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Ascend Venture Group

No cheque observed since Apr 2012, after 30 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantGrowth equity

Series BSeries ASeries CBiotechnologyFood And BeverageVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 30 on record
Since the last cheque5318days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.8MRounds led0 of 30Sole investor9 roundsExits9 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 96%
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Ascend Venture Group highlights

  1. 01

    30 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    9 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
BiotechnologyFood And BeverageVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first30 appearances

  1. 2012

    1 round

  2. Apr
    MogreetVenture · US · marketwatch.com$4.1MWith 5 others
  3. 2009

    2 rounds

  4. Mar
    StrikeIronSeries D · US · finance.yahoo.com$5.5MWith 1 other
  5. Jan
    SchoolnetSeries D · US · fis.dowjones.com$13MWith 3 others
  6. 2008

    5 rounds

  7. Nov
    MogreetSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  8. Sept
    Send Word NowSeries D · US · sendwordnow.com$14MWith 2 others
  9. Aug
    DimensionUSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$6.0MSole investor
  10. Jun
    PlaybooxSeries A · US · equityhelpdesk.com$3.0MSole investor
  11. Apr
    Channel MSeries C · US · channelm.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  12. 2007

    6 rounds

  13. Nov
    WimbaSeries B · US · wimba.com$8.4MSole investor
  14. Oct
    Send Word NowSeries C · US · sendwordnow.com$8.5MWith 1 other
  15. Aug
    ITM SoftwareSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$4.0MWith 5 others
  16. May
    TutorSeries B · US · thealarmclock.com$14MWith 3 others
  17. Jan
    BoxxetSeries A · paidcontent.org$900KSole investor
  18. Jan
    TripologySeries A · US · venturebeat.com$1.3MSole investor
  19. 2006

    2 rounds

  20. Aug
    Send Word NowSeries B · US · sendwordnow.com$11MSole investor
  21. Jul
    NextMediumSeries B · US · freshnews.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  22. 2005

    5 rounds

  23. Dec
    DimensionUSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$3.0MSole investor
  24. Aug
    ClassLinkSeries A · US · globenewswire.com$3.0MSole investor
  25. Jul
    GridApp SystemsSeries A · US · networkcomputing.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  26. Feb
    NextMediumSeries A · US$3.5MWith 1 other
  27. Jan
    ITM SoftwareVenture · US · thefreelibrary.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  28. 2004

    1 round

  29. Aug
    Platform LearningSeries C$9.0MWith 4 others
  30. 2003

    3 rounds

  31. Nov
    ITM SoftwareSeries B · US$9.0MWith 3 others
  32. May
    Netilla NetworksSeries C$6.0MWith 4 others
  33. Feb
    PhatNoiseSeries A · US$3.4MWith 3 others
  34. 2002

    3 rounds

  35. Dec
    PhatNoiseUS$500KSole investor
  36. Nov
    OptateVenture · US$1.8MWith 2 others
  37. May
    SageMetricsSeries B · NG$6.0MWith 1 other
  38. 2001

    2 rounds

  39. Sept
    OptateSeries B · US$6.5MWith 1 other
  40. Aug
    SafeRentSeries C · thefreelibrary.com$3.0MWith 9 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 6 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed9 in all

MogreetBought by OutspokenUndisclosedMay 2013
TutorBought by IACUndisclosedJan 2013
SchoolnetBought by Pearson Education$230MApr 2011
GridApp SystemsBought by BMC SoftwareUndisclosedDec 2010
WimbaBought by BlackboardUndisclosedJul 2010
ITM SoftwareBought by BMC SoftwareUndisclosedJun 2008
Netilla NetworksBought by AEP NetworksUndisclosedDec 2004
OptateBought by WebMDUndisclosedApr 2003
SafeRentBought by First AmericanUndisclosedNov 2002

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Ascend Venture Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Ascend Venture Group

What does Ascend Venture Group invest in?

Ascend Venture Group invests most often at Series B and Series A (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology, Food And Beverage and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Ascend Venture Group?

30 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2012.

How big are Ascend Venture Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.8M.

Does Ascend Venture Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 30 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ascend Venture Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%).

Is Ascend Venture Group investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Apr 2012.

Who does Ascend Venture Group invest alongside?

Most often InnoCal Venture Capital (3 rounds together), Technology Partners (3 rounds together) and Black Diamond Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Ascend Venture Group?

Ascend Venture Group is a growth equity firm based in New York, United States.

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