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Francis Larson

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Founder at Ascen · Cofounder at Leif

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedAscen · YCLeif

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About

Francis Larson founded Ascen, an employer-of-record service focused on the staffing sector.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Founder at AscenYC W19

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YC

Francis went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Francis can intro founders to Ascen's investors below.

Ascen's investors · 3

MAGIC FundLos Angeles · $50K – $5M checksVentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $100K – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Cofounder at Leif

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Leif's investors · 1

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks

Co-founders at Leif

OB
Oliver BirchCofounder

Experience

  1. AscenFounder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts
  2. Lifted, an Upwork CompanyGM, EORcurrent2025 — present
  3. LeifFounder & CEO2015 — 2018New York, New York, United States
  4. Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2014 — 2015London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship97Software Development84Start-ups62

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Francis Larson?
Francis Larson founded Ascen, an employer-of-record service focused on the staffing sector.
Where does Francis Larson work?
Francis Larson is Founder of Ascen and Cofounder at Leif.
What companies did Francis Larson found?
Francis Larson founded Ascen, Leif.
Where did Francis Larson go to school?
Francis Larson studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2019 Batch); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc); UC Irvine (BA).

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