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Brian Ascher

Investor

Partner at Venrock

Palo Alto

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451 people in our graph share verified history with Brian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

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.

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

From Brian's professional profile.

Deals · 8

SmartBiz BancsharesBoard seat

via Venrock · filed May 2025 · $2.7M raise

AuditoriaBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Feb 2025 · $38.9M raise

INRIX INC.Board 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

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Venrock

Abe Valdez
IT Manager at Venrock
Andrew Gottesdiener
VHCP at Venrock
Andy Wardle
VHCP at Venrock
Bailie Salk
Investor at Venrock
Bambie Guzman
Office Manager & Executive Assistant at Venrock
Bob Kocher
Co-Founder of Lyra Health; Partner at Venrock
Bong Koh
VHCP at Venrock
Brad Walan
VP of IT and Security at Venrock

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 Partner at Venrock.
What boards does Brian Ascher sit on?
Brian Ascher holds tracked board seats at 6Sense Insights, Auditoria, Awarepoint, Beckon, INRIX INC., 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).

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Princeton University877

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at 6sense14

Steve WalskeInvestor at Streamlined VenturesViral BajariaInvestor at 6senseCliff BoroInvestor at Entry Ventures GroupBrad FiedlerManaging Director at Insight PartnersVictor HwangManaging Director at Msd CapitalAmir RavandoustInvestor at Insight Partners

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Also worked at Intuit144

Nate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsDavid HahnCISO Operating Partner at Ballistic VenturesAnkita BalotiaPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpArjun AroraInvestor at Streamlined VenturesAdam CoccariManaging Director at HubSpot VenturesTekedra MawakanaCo-CEO of Waymo

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Also worked at Robertson Stephens47

Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment PartnersAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftNino MarakovicPartner, CEO at Sapphire VenturesSteve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra VenturesKendall BardenFund Accountant at Sierra Ventures

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Also worked at Monitor Group7

Robbie IsenbergMD at Clairvest Group IncEduardo CamposPartner at Onevc Venture Partners LlcJacob SamuelsonCo-Founder & Chief Product Officer at UplimitBrian D. AscherGeneral Partner at Venrock AssociatesEduardo CamposGeneral Partner at ONEVC Inv SpecialEduardo CamposGeneral Partner at ONEVC Kovi Special

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