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Ascend.vc

16 employees

Ascend is the most active pre-seed venture capital fund in the Pacific Northwest.

Investor insights

Countries invested in

united states1

Sectors invested in

Software31
Artificial Intelligence15
Information Technology15
SaaS14
Internet10
Machine Learning9
E-Commerce9
Financial Services7
Computer6
B2B6
FinTech5
Health Care5
Marketplace5
Retail4
Analytics4
Logistics3
Data Integration3
Marketing3
Sales3
Big Data3

Funding rounds participated in

$3.1M sweet spot round size

Most of their 66 investments are in rounds between $1.5M and $6M

Investor type

Micro VC
Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Sectors

Financial Services
E-Commerce
Venture Capital

Date founded

2019

Investments made

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Outbound AI raised $16M on June 21, 2023

Investors: KCRise Fund, Pack Ventures, Tacoma Venture Fund, Madrona Venture Group and Ascend.vc

P

PANDA AI raised $760K on June 15, 2023

Investors: - and Ascend.vc

U

Undisclosed raised $500K on June 2, 2023

Investors: Madrona Venture Labs and Ascend.vc

F

Foundation raised $3M on May 1, 2023

Investors: Founders Co-op, Upside, Fortson VC and Ascend.vc

G

Groundlight AI raised $10M on April 19, 2023

Investors: Flying Fish Partners, Founders Co-op, Greycroft, Madrona Venture Group and Ascend.vc

T

Type.ai raised $500K on April 5, 2023

Investors: Y Combinator and Ascend.vc

W

Whalesync raised $1.8M on January 26, 2023

Investors: Soma Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, Y Combinator and Ascend.vc

B

Blueprint AI raised undisclosed on December 27, 2022

Investors: Ascend.vc

U

Undisclosed raised $3M on December 7, 2022

Investors: -, GTMfund and Ascend.vc

H

Hedgehog raised $3.8M on November 22, 2022

Investors: Engineering Capital, Shipyard Capital and Ascend.vc

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