Where does Kirby Winfield work?

Kirby Winfield is Founder of Dwellable and Founding General Partner at Ascend Venture Capital and Board director at Bean BOX.

What check size does Kirby Winfield write?

Kirby Winfield typically writes checks of $250K – $750K.

What companies did Kirby Winfield found?

Kirby Winfield founded Dwellable.

What companies has Kirby Winfield invested in?

Investments tracked here include Fabric inc., WhyLabs.ai.

Where did Kirby Winfield go to school?

Kirby Winfield studied at Middlebury College (BA, English); Seattle University School of Law (Coursework towards JD); Seattle Preparatory School.

Kirby Winfield

InvestorFounder

Founding General Partner at Ascend Venture Capital · Investor in Residence at AI2 Incubator · Board director at Bean BOX · Founder at Dwellable

Seattle, Washington

Writes $250K – $750K checks · typically $500K

FoundedDwellable

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Founding General Partner of Ascend who was previously an operator with four exits from four attempts, including two IPOs and two acquihires, and raised venture capital twice.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board director at Bean BOX

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Bean BOX's investors · 1

Ascend Venture CapitalSeattle · $250K – $750K checks

Co-founders at Bean BOX

Ryan FritzkyDirector

Matthew BerkExecutive Officer, Director

Founder at Dwellable

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Dwellable's investors · 2

MaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checks · since 2014 Version One VenturesVancouver · $250K – $500K checks · since 2014

Experience

AscendFounding General Partnercurrent2019 — presentGreater Seattle Area
Endurance EnergyFirst Checkcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
Overland AIFirst Checkcurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
AI2 IncubatorInvestor in Residencecurrent2017 — presentGreater Seattle Area
SpectrioBoard of Directors2016 — 2017
DwellableCo-founder and CEO2013 — 2015Greater Seattle Area
comScore, Inc.Senior Vice President, Corporate Development2011 — 2013Seattle, WA
AdXposePresident and CEO2008 — 2011Seattle, WA
SharperAgentBoard of Directors2006 — 2011Denver, CO
MarchexFounding Team, General Manager2003 — 2008Seattle, WA
Go2NetFounding Team, Director of Marketing1996 — 2001Seattle, WA
Ruder FinnExecutive Trainee1996
Abramson Ehrlich ManesIntern1994Washington, DC

Skills & more

Enterprise Software6SaaS14Mergers35Web Development17Local Marketing11Venture Financing13Analytics99Start-ups99PPC19Online Marketing74Online Publishing5Product Marketing11

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E-commerceDigital MediaSalesNew MediaDigital MarketingBusiness DevelopmentMarketingOnline AdvertisingStrategic PartnershipsProduct DevelopmentStrategyLeadership

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Investments

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Fabric inc.WhyLabs.ai

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Colleagues at Ascend Venture Capital

Jen Haller

Partner and Chief of Staff at Ascend Venture Capital

Nate Bek

Associate at Ascend Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kirby Winfield?: Founding General Partner of Ascend who was previously an operator with four exits from four attempts, including two IPOs and two acquihires, and raised venture capital twice.
Where does Kirby Winfield work?: Kirby Winfield is Founder of Dwellable and Founding General Partner at Ascend Venture Capital and Board director at Bean BOX.
What does Kirby Winfield invest in?: Kirby Winfield invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Kirby Winfield write?: Kirby Winfield typically writes checks of $250K – $750K.
What companies did Kirby Winfield found?: Kirby Winfield founded Dwellable.
What companies has Kirby Winfield invested in?: Investments tracked here include Fabric inc., WhyLabs.ai.
Where did Kirby Winfield go to school?: Kirby Winfield studied at Middlebury College (BA, English); Seattle University School of Law (Coursework towards JD); Seattle Preparatory School.