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Ascend VC

Kingmaker TierBased on the data VC Catalog holds.

Kingmaker Tier: 90 out of 100

Also known as Ascend Capital Group, Ascend Partners, Ascend Venture Capital, Ascend Venture Capital III FF, Ascend Venture Capital III FF, LP, Ascend Venture Group, Ascend Ventures

  • AI models & AI infrastructure
  • Cloud & networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data & analytics
  • Developer tools
  • HR & future of work
  • Legal, compliance & govtech
  • Productivity & collaboration
  • Sales & marketing tech
  • Vertical software
  • Pre seed
  • AI native
  • US
  • VC
  • B2B
Investor type
VC
Investing status
Activeas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
Headquarters
SEATTLE, WA, United States
Funds
1
Check size
preferred check $250-$750KSource (opens in a new tab)
Legal name
Ascend Solutions, LLC
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Record updated 17 September 2026

About

Ascend is a pre-seed venture capital firm investing in SaaS 3.0 : (vertical AI agents and applications), Gen AI 2.0 ("fast followers" in horizontal AI/infrastructure), and Frontier AI (AI applied to the physical world's hardest problems).

Investment approach

Thesis
Preferred stage is pre-seed, preferred check $250-$750K, and we focus primarily on Seattle-area founders.Source (opens in a new tab)
Eligibility
we focus primarily on Seattle-area founders.
Investing status notes
Ascend is a pre-seed venture capital firm investing in SaaS 3.0 : (vertical AI agents and applications), Gen AI 2.0 ("fast followers" in horizontal AI/infrastructure), and Frontier AI (AI applied to the physical world's hardest problems).

Funds

Ascend Venture Capital III FF, LP
Vintage 2025Main fund

SEC registration

SEC CIK
2056860
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