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Ascend

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Ascend is a developer of an insurance payments platform that offers automated payments in financing, collections, and payables.

Investor Profile

Ascend has backed more than 3 startups, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Canada.
  • Strong thematic focus on SaaS, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (33%)
  • Series A (33%)
  • Series Unknown (33%)

Country Focus

  • United States (67%)
  • Canada (33%)

Industry Focus

  • Saas
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Information Technology
  • Software
  • Education
  • Generative Ai
  • Higher Education
  • Crm
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Who does Ascend frequently co-invest with?

Founders' Co-op
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 1
TN
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Fika Ventures
North America, California, United States, Culver City
Co-Investments: 2
U.S. Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
FV
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 1
Gradient Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Essence VC
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 2
Madrona
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Ascend?

Clarify AI

Plymouth, Michigan, United States

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI)EducationGenerative AIHigher Education
Series AJun 25, 2025
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Clarify

Seattle, Washington, United States

Clarify offers a CRM that assists in managing sales processes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)CRMSaaS
Series UnknownJun 25, 2025
Amount Raised: $14,999,998
Topicflow

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

TopicFlow offers SaaS-based meeting management solutions with AI integration for performance assessment and data privacy.

Information TechnologySaaSSoftware
SeedJun 25, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,831,710