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Ascent Venture Partners
Boston, United States
Ascent Venture Partners invests exclusively in early‑stage enterprise technology companies, focusing on B2B software that can become market leaders. They leverage over three decades of experience and a deep network to ad...
Portfolio
56+
Employees
5+
Founded
1985
AUM
≈ $719.5M
Investment focus
Stages
Pre-Seed → Series A
Industries
Software OnlyEnterprise Software
Geographic scope
North America
Fund details
Funds
Ascent II
Vintage 2025 • $500.0M
Ascent Venture Partners IV-B LP
Vintage 2017 • $41.4M
Ascent Venture Partners VI LP
Vintage 2015 • $71.0M
Ascent Venture Partners III LP
Vintage 2012 • $9.3M
Ascent Venture Partners II LP
Vintage 2012 • $4.0M
Ascent Venture Partners LP
Vintage 2012 • $4.0M
Ascent Venture Partners V LP
Vintage 2012 • $81.8M
Ascent Venture Partners Fund 2020
Vintage 2020 • $8.0M
Sources
Ascent Venture Partners
Ascent Venture Partners invests exclusively in early‑stage enterprise technology companies, focusing on B2B software that can become market leaders. They leverage over three decades of experience and a deep network to add operational value and accelerate growth. Their thesis centers on backing founders building innovative solutions for large‑scale businesses.
Portfolio
56+
Employees
5+
Founded
1985
AUM
≈ $719.5M
Funds
Ascent II · Vintage 2025 • $500.0M
Ascent Venture Partners IV-B LP · Vintage 2017 • $41.4M
Ascent Venture Partners VI LP · Vintage 2015 • $71.0M
Ascent Venture Partners III LP · Vintage 2012 • $9.3M
Ascent Venture Partners II LP · Vintage 2012 • $4.0M
Ascent Venture Partners LP · Vintage 2012 • $4.0M
Ascent Venture Partners V LP · Vintage 2012 • $81.8M
Ascent Venture Partners Fund 2020 · Vintage 2020 • $8.0M
Stages
Pre-Seed → Series A
Industries
Software OnlyEnterprise Software
Geographic scope
North America
Sources
Showing 24 of 28 matched portfolio companies
Altair RapidMiner provides an integrated data analytics and AI platform that unifies structured and unstructured data through a data‑fabric layer and a graph‑based digital twin, enabling contextual analytics and model training at enterprise scale. The solution includes end‑to‑end MLOps automation, generative AI studios, and governance tools that enforce traceability and compliance across cloud, hybrid, and HPC environments. It targets large and mid‑market enterprises that require unified data access, advanced analytics, and scalable AI automation.
Funding: $3.9M
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Funding: $3.9M
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ATC is a real estate platform that aggregates zoning approval, land entitlement, and permit data, enabling professionals to efficiently track development projects and access essential planning documents. By centralizing property records and streamlining the research process, ATC significantly reduces the time required for site selection and project proposal preparation.
Funding: $4.9M
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Funding: $4.9M
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Bizowl is an online platform that aggregates essential business services, including market analysis, web development, and digital marketing, enabling startups and small businesses to access tailored solutions for their growth needs. By providing a centralized resource for comparing service providers and pricing, Bizowl addresses the challenge of finding reliable partners and ensures users receive quality support throughout their business journey.
CloudBees Unify is an AI‑driven control plane that aggregates metadata from existing CI/CD, SCM, security, and feature‑management tools into a unified knowledge graph. It enables autonomous agents to orchestrate workflows, enforce policy‑as‑code, and provide real‑time analytics and remediation without requiring toolchain replacement. The platform helps enterprise DevOps teams reduce manual effort, improve compliance, and accelerate safe software releases.
Funding: $150.0M
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Funding: $150.0M
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Connectbase provides a platform that automates the buying and selling of connectivity through location-based insights and a Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) system. This technology addresses the inefficiencies of manual processes in connectivity transactions, enabling users to execute deals faster and with greater accuracy across a network of over 300 providers and 2.7 billion profiled locations.
Funding: $4.5M
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Funding: $4.5M
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Eli provides a mobile application and web platform that engages employees in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives through gamified challenges and collaborative idea-sharing. This approach enhances internal communication, fosters a culture aligned with sustainability values, and enables companies to track engagement metrics and environmental impact effectively.
Engine is a travel management platform that consolidates booking and invoicing for business trips, allowing companies to manage all travel-related expenses in one dashboard. By eliminating agent-assist fees and providing a virtual credit card for incidentals, Engine helps businesses save time and reduce travel costs without any membership fees or contracts.
Funding: $140.0M
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Permira
Permira
Funding: $140.0M
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Provides an IP licensing marketplace tailored for game developers and publishers to easily secure rights for popular brands, characters, and content. By streamlining partner matching and proposal generation, it reduces the licensing process from months to days, enabling faster game development and new revenue opportunities through in-game content and events.
Ligence Heart™ provides a web-based echocardiography analysis and reporting software that utilizes AI for automated heart ultrasound image interpretation. This tool enhances diagnostic accuracy and efficiency by streamlining workflow, allowing cardiologists to focus on patient care while reducing report generation time by up to 15 minutes per patient.
Funding: $4.5M
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Simpact Ventures
Simpact Ventures
Funding: $4.5M
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Provides a shared progress tracking platform for coaches and clients, enabling clients to log actions, track goals, and maintain accountability between sessions. Coaches gain measurable insights into client progress and engagement through customizable logs, reminders, and real-time feedback tools, improving the effectiveness of their practice.
Provides a no-code platform for creating interactive in-product experiences, including onboarding tours, feature announcements, and surveys, enabling businesses to engage users without developer involvement. By personalizing user journeys and tracking engagement through integrated analytics, it helps increase feature adoption, reduce support tickets, and improve overall user retention.
NOVA is a platform that connects creative professionals with job opportunities by allowing users to showcase their portfolios and post job listings tailored to specific project needs. It addresses the challenge of finding qualified talent quickly in the creative industry, having generated over $10 million for creatives and facilitated 17,000 job postings across more than 500 cities globally.
Funding: $1.8M
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Funding: $1.8M
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Om provides access to massive, internally generated datasets detailing proteome-wide small molecule binding data. Researchers can programmatically query billions of protein and small molecule interaction data points to identify therapeutic opportunities instantly. The platform leverages synthetic biology and pico-scale engineering to accelerate the transition from hypothesis to launching a discovery program.
Funding: $250.0K
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Funding: $250.0K
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ON is an AI chat platform designed for enterprise use, integrating with e-commerce systems like Shopify to enhance customer interactions by providing real-time access to product and order information. This technology addresses the high volume of customer service inquiries, improving site conversions and customer satisfaction while reducing the workload for support agents.
Funding: $25.0M
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Funding: $25.0M
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The startup operates a zero-knowledge oracle network for Ethereum, utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to facilitate secure off-chain computation for tasks such as automation and machine learning inference. This technology enhances the functionality and reliability of smart contracts, enabling developers to create more sophisticated decentralized applications without compromising on trust or security.
15+
500+Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $23.0M
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Funding: $23.0M
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Py is a mobile application that teaches users app development and data science skills through interactive coding exercises and real-world projects. The platform addresses the skills gap in the tech industry by providing accessible, hands-on learning experiences for aspiring developers and data scientists.
Funding: $120.0K
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Funding: $120.0K
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Ready Digital offers a non-intrusive smart home monitoring system for senior care, utilizing mmWave radar to detect falls and track health patterns without cameras or wearables. The system provides AI-powered insights into daily activities and sleep quality, delivering real-time alerts and historical data to caregivers via a dedicated app.
Provides a real-time animation platform that uses state-driven animation and interactive design tools to create production-ready graphics for games, apps, and websites. By eliminating the need for hard-coded animations, it enables teams to streamline workflows, improve iteration speed, and deliver high-quality, responsive visual experiences across multiple platforms.
Funding: $14.0M
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Two Sigma Ventures
Two Sigma Ventures
Funding: $14.0M
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Ro operates a telehealth platform that provides online clinics for weight loss, sexual health, hair restoration, and fertility management using clinically proven treatments and prescription medications. The service eliminates the need for insurance and offers free, discreet shipping, making healthcare accessible and convenient for over 2 million members.
This supply chain platform facilitates interoperability and orchestration between trading partners using cloud, AI, and blockchain technologies. It focuses on improving distribution networks and enabling integrated supply chain management for enhanced profitability.
Founded 2020100+
Sen provides real-time streaming of high-resolution videos captured from space, utilizing satellite technology to deliver live feeds of Earth’s landscapes, urban areas, and natural events. This service enables users to monitor environmental changes, assess disaster impacts, and gain insights into global phenomena, enhancing awareness and response capabilities for various stakeholders.
Funding: $2.4M
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Mercia Fund Managers
Mercia Fund Managers
Funding: $2.4M
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Spec provides proactive fraud defense for websites and APIs by utilizing real-time behavioral models and journey data to detect over 99% of fraudulent activity. The platform prevents account takeovers and chargebacks, ensuring a secure and frictionless experience for legitimate users while remaining invisible to attackers.
Funding: $29.7M
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SignalFire
SignalFire
Funding: $29.7M
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SuperX is a mobile trading platform that enables users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, including memecoins, with fast transaction execution and real-time profit and loss tracking. The platform addresses the need for efficient on- and off-ramping of funds, allowing users to easily deposit via card and manage their crypto investments seamlessly.
Funding: $240.0K
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Funding: $240.0K
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Synchronous builds software that enables manufacturers to make real-time production decisions by analyzing operational data and optimizing workflows. This technology enhances productivity by providing actionable insights that reduce downtime and improve resource allocation.
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