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Ascend — Portfolio

Investor actively backing innovative startups and growth-stage companies across various industries and funding rounds.

188
Companies
$696.1M
Total invested
$8.8M
Avg. check
54
Industries
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9Software 8Information Technology 5SaaS 5Health Care 4Financial Services 3+48 more
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Cap Hill Brands
September 2022

Cap Hill Brands is a consumer products company that invests in and operates great e-commerce and DTC brands.

B2C · Seattle$100.0M Series B
Neon Health
September 2025

Neon accelerates patient access to critical care by jumping through all the hoops to onboard and adhere to life-saving drugs, treatments.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) · San Francisco$6.0M Seed
Applied Bioplastics
September 2024

Applied Bioplastics manufactures bioplastics in retail, packaging, and medical industries to improve plastic recycling.

Agriculture · AustinConvertible Note
Battlesnake
September 2021

Battlesnake is a platform that allows people who wanted to know and try programming in a fun way.

Developer Platform · Victoria$1.5M Seed
Outlift AI
September 2021

Outlift AI develops robotic process automation designed to assist and automate back-office healthcare work.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Seattle$6.8M Seed
Keepe
August 2023

SaaS-enabled B2B Marketplace for Home Repairs

B2B · SeattleVenture - Series Unknown
Solo Technologies
August 2021

Solo Technologies is an innovative platform for app-based gig workers.

Employee Benefits · Seattle$5.3M Seed
Audivi AI
August 2025

Audivi AI is a tech company that offers drive through voice automation service for QSR industry.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Milford$5.0M Seed
Yesler
August 2022

Yesler is a marketplace for lumber and building materials industries.

Building Material · Seattle$5.0M Seed
Zenith Learning Group
July 2023

Zenith Learning Group mission is to make a world-class education affordable and accessible to all Southeast Asian students.

EdTech · Singapore$1.4M Seed
Clearpool
July 2024

A DeFi protocol and decentralized capital markets ecosystem. Uncollateralized borrowing and lending for institutions.

Blockchain · SingaporeGrant
Mark OS
July 2024

AI that reviews creative at scale - surfacing gaps hurting performance or creating risk, and helping fix them pre-launch.

Analytics · Seattle$4.1M Pre-Seed
SafeDigit.io
July 2022

SafeDigit enables logistics businesses to build native integrations with the apps their customers love — in minutes.

Cloud Data Services · Vancouver$1.1M Pre-Seed
Clarify AI
June 2025

Clarify is an AI-powered writing tool that accelerates the academic writing process.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Seattle$15.0M Series A
System 9
June 2022

System 9 is a digital asset market-making firm focused on the crypto token market.

Blockchain · Los Angeles$5.7M Series A
Outbound AI
June 2023

Outbound AI is Conversation AI built for healthcare.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Seattle$16.0M Seed
Nanoflex Robotics
June 2026

Nanoflex Robotics develops a telerobotic platform that enables remote treatment of ischemic strokes

Health Care · OpfikonVenture - Series Unknown
Panda AI
June 2023

Panda AI develops a B2B artificial intelligence platform designed to simplify work and combine various tasks.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Seattle$760K Seed
Clarify
June 2025

Clarify offers a CRM that assists in managing sales processes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Seattle$15.0M Series A
Centerbridge Partners, Ascendant Capital Partners - JV
May 2026

Centerbridge Partners, Ascendant Capital Partners is a joint venture of Centerbridge Partners and Ascendant Capital Partners.

Real Estate Investment · New York$63.0M Debt Financing
Safal Partners
May 2026

Safal Partners is a management consulting firm.

Education · Houston$2.1M Grant
StitcherAI
May 2026

StitcherAI's AI-powered FinOps data platform to expedite your FinOps journey.

Cloud Management · Redmond$3.0M Pre-Seed
Pongo
May 2022

Industrial Strength Semantic Search for AI Applications.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Seattle$385K Pre-Seed
nftperp
May 2024

nftperp is an NFT perpetual contract trading platform.

Blockchain · WashingtonAngel

Where Ascend invests

Artificial Intelligence (AI)9
Software8
Information Technology5
SaaS5
Health Care4
Financial Services3

About Ascend's portfolio

How many companies has Ascend invested in?

Ascend has invested in 188 companies tracked in our database. The portfolio spans multiple industries and funding stages, from seed-stage startups to late-stage companies.

What industries does Ascend invest in?

Ascend's top investment sectors include Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software, Information Technology, SaaS, Health Care. The firm invests across 54 different industry categories.

What is Ascend's largest investment?

Among tracked funding rounds, Cap Hill Brands received $100.0M in a Series B round. Ascend's total known invested capital is $696.1M.

What is the average investment size for Ascend?

Ascend's average investment size is $8.8M across its portfolio of 188 companies.

What are Ascend's most recent investments?

Recent Ascend portfolio additions include Cap Hill Brands, Neon Health, Applied Bioplastics, Battlesnake, Outlift AI. These companies were founded in 2020 or later.

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