# Ascend Venture Group: portfolio, investments and team > Ascend Venture Group is a growth equity based in United States. 30 investments on record, latest Apr 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend-venture-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Ascend Venture Group No cheque observed since Apr 2012, after 30 earlier cheques, and the website is dead. Dormant Growth equity Series B Series A Series C Biotechnology Food And Beverage Venture Capital & Private Equity Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 30 on record Since the last cheque **5318** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.8M** Rounds led **0 of 30** Sole investor **9 rounds** Exits **9 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 96%** Pitch Ascend Venture Group ## Ascend Venture Group highlights - 01 30 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 59% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $3.0M - 04 9 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Biotechnology Food And Beverage Venture Capital & Private Equity - **Based in:** New York, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **30 appearances** - **2012** 1 round - **Apr** **[Mogreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogreet)** Venture · US · marketwatch.com **$4.1M** With 5 others - **2009** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[StrikeIron](https://millionrounds.com/company/strikeiron)** Series D · US · finance.yahoo.com **$5.5M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Schoolnet](https://millionrounds.com/company/schoolnet)** Series D · US · fis.dowjones.com **$13M** With 3 others - **2008** 5 rounds - **Nov** **[Mogreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogreet)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Send Word Now](https://millionrounds.com/company/send-word-now)** Series D · US · sendwordnow.com **$14M** With 2 others - **Aug** **[DimensionU](https://millionrounds.com/company/dimensionu)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$6.0M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Playboox](https://millionrounds.com/company/playboox)** Series A · US · equityhelpdesk.com **$3.0M** Sole investor - **Apr** **[Channel M](https://millionrounds.com/company/channel-m)** Series C · US · channelm.com **$6.0M** With 2 others - **2007** 6 rounds - **Nov** **[Wimba](https://millionrounds.com/company/wimba)** Series B · US · wimba.com **$8.4M** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Send Word Now](https://millionrounds.com/company/send-word-now)** Series C · US · sendwordnow.com **$8.5M** With 1 other - **Aug** **[ITM Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/itm-software)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$4.0M** With 5 others - **May** **[Tutor](https://millionrounds.com/company/tutor)** Series B · US · thealarmclock.com **$14M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Boxxet](https://millionrounds.com/company/boxxet)** Series A · paidcontent.org **$900K** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Tripology](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripology)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$1.3M** Sole investor - **2006** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Send Word Now](https://millionrounds.com/company/send-word-now)** Series B · US · sendwordnow.com **$11M** Sole investor - **Jul** **[NextMedium](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextmedium)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$6.0M** With 2 others - **2005** 5 rounds - **Dec** **[DimensionU](https://millionrounds.com/company/dimensionu)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$3.0M** Sole investor - **Aug** **[ClassLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/classlink)** Series A · US · globenewswire.com **$3.0M** Sole investor - **Jul** **[GridApp Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridapp-systems)** Series A · US · networkcomputing.com **$5.0M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[NextMedium](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextmedium)** Series A · US **$3.5M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[ITM Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/itm-software)** Venture · US · thefreelibrary.com **$6.0M** With 3 others - **2004** 1 round - **Aug** **[Platform Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/platform-learning)** Series C **$9.0M** With 4 others - **2003** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[ITM Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/itm-software)** Series B · US **$9.0M** With 3 others - **May** **[Netilla Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/netilla-networks)** Series C **$6.0M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[PhatNoise](https://millionrounds.com/company/phatnoise)** Series A · US **$3.4M** With 3 others - **2002** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[PhatNoise](https://millionrounds.com/company/phatnoise)** US **$500K** Sole investor - **Nov** **[Optate](https://millionrounds.com/company/optate)** Venture · US **$1.8M** With 2 others - **May** **[SageMetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sagemetrics)** Series B · NG **$6.0M** With 1 other - **2001** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Optate](https://millionrounds.com/company/optate)** Series B · US **$6.5M** With 1 other - **Aug** **[SafeRent](https://millionrounds.com/company/saferent)** Series C · thefreelibrary.com **$3.0M** With 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 listed **9 in all** **[Mogreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogreet)** Bought by Outspoken **Undisclosed** May 2013 **[Tutor](https://millionrounds.com/company/tutor)** Bought by [IAC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iac) **Undisclosed** Jan 2013 **[Schoolnet](https://millionrounds.com/company/schoolnet)** Bought by [Pearson Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pearson-education) **$230M** Apr 2011 **[GridApp Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridapp-systems)** Bought by BMC Software **Undisclosed** Dec 2010 **[Wimba](https://millionrounds.com/company/wimba)** Bought by Blackboard **Undisclosed** Jul 2010 **[ITM Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/itm-software)** Bought by BMC Software **Undisclosed** Jun 2008 **[Netilla Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/netilla-networks)** Bought by AEP Networks **Undisclosed** Dec 2004 **[Optate](https://millionrounds.com/company/optate)** Bought by WebMD **Undisclosed** Apr 2003 **[SafeRent](https://millionrounds.com/company/saferent)** Bought by [First American](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-american) **Undisclosed** Nov 2002 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series B Series A Series C Median round joined **$5.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M** Led 0 of 30 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 9 rounds - **Last cheque:** Apr 2012 - **Exits:** 9 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *9* - Series A *8* - Series C *5* - Series D *4* - Venture *3* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2012 Often in the room with - [InnoCal Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innocal-venture-capital) 3 - [Technology Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technology-partners) 3 - [Black Diamond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/black-diamond-ventures) 2 - [DFJ Frontier](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-frontier) 2 - [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) 2 - [Opportunity Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/opportunity-capital-partners) 2 **Pitching Ascend Venture Group?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**InnoCal Venture Capital** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innocal-venture-capital)[**Technology Partners** Hedge fund **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technology-partners)[**Black Diamond Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/black-diamond-ventures)[**DFJ Frontier** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-frontier)[**Globespan Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners)[**Opportunity Capital Partners** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/opportunity-capital-partners)[**RBC Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rbc-venture-partners)[**Southpaw Asset Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/southpaw-asset-management) ## 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? 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