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Aerolane is building a new logistics method, delivering shipments as fast as same-day and as affordably as the cost of ground
Velou is an AI-powered data enrichment company that enables businesses to create intelligent catalogs that transform customer interactions.
Applied Bioplastics manufactures bioplastics in retail, packaging, and medical industries to improve plastic recycling.
Ugly Lab is a waste-tech startup that provides subscription-based waste collection services and consulting.
Innohas is a food tech startup that researches, develops, produces, and distributes alternative meat using vegetables and animal protein.
TopicFlow offers SaaS-based meeting management solutions with AI integration for performance assessment and data privacy.
Inflection.io is a venture-backed product company that builds marketing technology to power product-led growth.
Lattice is a multiple saas platform to become an irreplaceable service.
A Living AI Management Software Solution for Clinical AI Governance in Healthcare
Sparrow Analytics is an environmental technology company that offers granulated air quality mapping to reduce human exposure to pollution.
Finpilot uses artificial intelligence to explore publicly available corporate files and respond to research requests in natural language.
Preserving trust in digital media by fighting AI-based misinformation and deepfakes
An online community of passionate boaters and trusted marine professionals.
The best way to buy and sell used electric vehicles.
SaaS-enabled B2B Marketplace for Home Repairs
Zenith Learning Group mission is to make a world-class education affordable and accessible to all Southeast Asian students.
AIS provides optimal agricultural prescriptions.
Cased provides a modern terminal for teams and a platform for production work.
Panda AI develops a B2B artificial intelligence platform designed to simplify work and combine various tasks.
Groopit provides a platform that combines human input with artificial intelligence to generate real-time organizational data.
Foundation is a B2B e-commerce network that links distributors and wholesalers with retailers.
Type is an AI-first document editor.
Included is an AI-native people analytics solution designed to cut through the data chaos to deliver clear, ready-to-action HR insights.
University Innovation Alliance is a group of public research universities that offers education services.
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.
Ascend's top investment sectors include Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology, SaaS, E-Commerce. The firm invests across 54 different industry categories.
Among tracked funding rounds, Clarity received $16.0M in a Seed round. Ascend's total known invested capital is $820.6M.
Ascend's average investment size is $11.4M across its portfolio of 188 companies.
Recent Ascend portfolio additions include Aerolane, Velou, Applied Bioplastics, Ugly Lab, Innohas. These companies were founded in 2020 or later.