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Ascend Venture Capital

Ascend Venture Capital

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Ascend Venture Capital: Partnering with founders for financial and operational support towards scalable growth.

Location
St. Louis, MO, US
Founded
2018
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Ascend Venture Capital is a venture capital firm based in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, MO. The firm focuses on various stages of investment, including Convertible Notes, Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed, and Series B rounds. Ascend partners with founders to provide both financial and operational support, aiding in their journey toward scalable growth.

Notable portfolio companies include Arbol, Avante, DeFi Devs, FreightWaves, infinite io, Insurdata, LO3 Energy, MetaSoul, and StoryFit. Ascend's investment philosophy emphasizes close collaboration with founders to ensure successful scaling. The firm offers unique value-add services that extend beyond capital, focusing on operational support to help startups achieve their growth objectives.

Ascend Venture Capital - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments31
Current Portfolio Count15
Total Portfolio Exits0

Top Investment Stages

Convertible Note10 (35.7%)
Seed7 (25.0%)
Series A5 (17.9%)
Pre-Seed3 (10.7%)
Series Unknown3 (10.7%)

Stage Mix

Convertible Note 36%Seed 25%Series A 18%Pre-Seed 11%Series Unknown 11%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

Avante logo

Avante

Applied Bioplastics logo

Applied Bioplastics

Arbol logo

Arbol

StoryFit logo

StoryFit

DeFi Devs logo

DeFi Devs

Cased logo

Cased

Journey Foods logo

Journey Foods

Utopia Labs logo

Utopia Labs

LO3 Energy logo

LO3 Energy

Insurdata logo

Insurdata

MetaSoul logo

MetaSoul

Astrapi logo

Astrapi

FreightWaves logo

FreightWaves

infinite io logo

infinite io

Lumate logo

Lumate

Ascend Venture Capital - Classification

NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • 6790Miscellaneous Investing
  • 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
Show 6 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
  • 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
  • 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
SIC
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 6720Investment Offices
  • 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end