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Brian Ascher

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General Partner at Venrock Associates · Partner at Venrock · Board director at Socrates · Board director at Beckon · Board director at Awarepoint

Palo Alto

Midas 2013 · #85Midas 2012 · #56Midas 2011Midas 2009Kauffman Fellow · Class 4

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Brian Ascher is a Partner at Venrock focusing on early-stage technology investments in Intelligent Enterprise, AI, SaaS, and FinTech. He previously served as Senior Product Manager at Intuit overseeing Quicken, and incubated SmartBiz Loans as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Venrock, working with founders from conception through launch and multiple financing rounds. Ascher invests in companies at pre-launch and early revenue stages, emphasizing hands-on involvement in problem-solving and company development.

Board director at Socrates

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Socrates's investors · 4

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksAspect VenturesPalo AltoNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2017VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2017

Board director at Beckon

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Beckon's investors · 6

August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checks · since 2015Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checksFocus Opportunity FundPalo AltoRally Ventures Management, LlcMenlo Park · $100K – $4M checksRobin Hood VenturesPhiladelphia · $250K – $1M checksVenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2015

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Jennifer ZeszutExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Awarepoint

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Awarepoint's investors · 7

Heritage GroupNashville · $15M checksHERITAGE HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONNashvilleIcon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M checks · since 2016Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksNew Leaf Venture PartnersNew York · since 2016Rex Health VenturesRaleigh · $250K – $500K checks · since 2017VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2016

Experience

  1. VenrockPartnercurrent1998 — presentPalo Alto, California
  2. 6senseMember Board of Directorscurrent2013 — present
  3. IntuitSenior Product Manager1995 — 1998Mountain View, CA
  4. Robertson StephensAssociate1994San Francisco, CA
  5. Monitor GroupConsultant1989 — 1993Santa Monica, CA

Skills & more

Early-stage StartupsProduct ManagementStrategyStart-upsPrivate EquityInvestmentsSaaSManagementCorporate FinanceVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipMergers
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsProduct MarketingNew Business DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentMarketing StrategyStrategic PlanningMobile DevicesEnterprise SoftwareHCITAdtechFinTech

Languages Spanish

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Deals · 8

SmartBiz BancsharesBoard seat

via Venrock · filed May 2025 · $2.7M raise

AuditoriaBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Feb 2025 · $38.9M raise

InrixBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Aug 2022 · $10M raise

SocratesBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Dec 2017 · $11M raise

AwarepointBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Aug 2017 · $1.9M raise

Personal CapitalBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Aug 2017 · $50M raise

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6Sense InsightsBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Feb 2015 · $20M raise

BeckonBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Feb 2015 · $13.8M raise

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Colleagues at Venrock Associates

Bob P. Kocher
General Partner at Venrock Associates
Bryan Roberts
Partner at Venrock
Camille D. Samuels
General Partner at Venrock Associates
David B. Pakman
General Partner at Venrock Associates
Ethan J. Batraski
General Partner at Venrock Associates
Ganesh Srinivasan
General Partner at Venrock Associates
Michael F. Tyrrell
General Partner at Venrock Associates
Nick Beim
Partner at Venrock

Network1

Ray RothrockMentor
Fund II Chair, Former Partner & Internet and Energy Investment Program Lead, Venrock at Overture Climate

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian Ascher?
Brian Ascher is a Partner at Venrock focusing on early-stage technology investments in Intelligent Enterprise, AI, SaaS, and FinTech. He previously served as Senior Product Manager at Intuit overseeing Quicken, and incubated SmartBiz Loans as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Venrock, working with founders from conception through launch and multiple financing rounds. Ascher invests in companies at pre-launch and early revenue stages, emphasizing hands-on involvement in problem-solving and company development.
Where does Brian Ascher work?
Brian Ascher is General Partner at Venrock Associates and Board director at Socrates and Board director at Beckon and Board director at Awarepoint.
What boards does Brian Ascher sit on?
Brian Ascher holds tracked board seats at 6Sense Insights, Auditoria, Awarepoint, Beckon, Inrix, Personal Capital, SmartBiz Bancshares, Socrates.
Where did Brian Ascher go to school?
Brian Ascher studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Princeton University (BA, Biology, Economics).

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