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Ascension

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 190 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $2.1B, Oct 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ACreator EconomyFinTechFinance & Crypto

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92%of best year34cheques in 12 months, 190 on record
Since the last cheque12days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.4MCheque size, as they say$100K – $500KRounds led1 of 190Sole investor29 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 90%
Pitch Ascension

Ascension highlights

  1. 01

    34 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 29 rounds, median $1.5M

What they do

We are a London-based VC, investing early-stage capital for ambitious founders, across the UK, Europe and North America.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $500K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Creator EconomyFinTechFinance & Crypto
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first190 appearances

  1. 2026

    29 rounds

  2. Oct
    RelacePre-seed · GB · The SaaS News$1.6MWith 2 others
  3. Oct
    Neela BiotechPre-seed · GB · Tech Funding News$2.8MWith 3 others
  4. Sept
    ThursdayVenture · GB$1.5MWith 1 other
  5. Sept
    SpriveSeries A · GB$10MWith 1 other
  6. Jul
    QureightSeries B · GB · Ventureburn$20MWith 6 others
  7. Jul
    PlendDebt · GB$27MWith 3 others
  8. Jun
    SaltroadSeed · GB$2.0MWith 1 other
  9. Jun
    RejoniVenture · US · Catalyst Health Ventures$25MWith 7 others
  10. Jun
    Nebu-FlowGrant · GB$2.7MWith 2 others
  11. Jun
    Concert BioGrant · GB$132KWith 4 others
  12. May
    GEEIQVenture · GB$6.8MWith 2 others
  13. May
    Fifth Dimension AISeries A · GB$26MWith 4 others
  14. May
    VoxmindPre-seed · GB$736KSole investor
  15. May
    HapplSeries A · GB$5.0MWith 4 others
  16. May
    GreenpixieSeed · GB$6.3MWith 2 others
  17. Apr
    ManaMindPre-seed · GB · Firms' own news pages$1.5MWith 5 others
  18. Apr
    YoutilityVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  19. Apr
    Round TreasurySeed · GB$6.0MWith 1 other
  20. Apr
    NunaBioVenture · GB$8.8MWith 2 others
  21. Mar
    Concert BioGrant · GB$133KWith 4 others
  22. Mar
    Epoch BiodesignGB · Firms' own news pages$12MWith 9 others
  23. Mar
    FarmdriveSeed · GB$927KWith 2 others
  24. Mar
    ShellworksSeries A · GB$15MWith 4 others
  25. Mar
    CapturSeed · GB$6.0MWith 4 others
  26. Mar
    HoselPre-seed · GB$673KSole investor
  27. Feb
    TemboGrowth · GB · Gresham House Ventures$22MWith 6 others
  28. Feb
    KinfolkSeed · GB$7.2MWith 2 others
  29. Jan
    TUAL TechnologySeed · GB$2.0MSole investor
  30. Jan
    Eolas MedicalSeries A · GB$12MWith 3 others
  31. 2025

    25 rounds

  32. Dec
    Track TitanSeed · GB$5.0MWith 4 others
  33. Dec
    AlturaSeed · GB$4.0MSole investor
  34. Dec
    MiAlgaeGrant · GB$2.0MWith 4 others
  35. Nov
    EediVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  36. Nov
    NextSenseSeries A · US$16MSole investor
  37. Oct
    Cala HealthSeries C · US$50MWith 3 others
  38. Oct
    InstyllaSeries C · US$22MSole investor
  39. Sept
    Camera IntelligenceSeed · GB$2.0MWith 4 others
  40. Aug
    Better NatureVenture · GB$1.5MWith 2 others
  41. Jun
    VallaSeed · GB · TechCrunch$2.7MWith 5 others
  42. May
    SuveraVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 4 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

DKDaniel K ConnerExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
DEDavid E EricksonChief Investment Officer of Ascension Investment Management LLC, Manager of the Ascension Alpha Fund, LLCiFiling they signed
PTPhillip ToewsChief Executive OfficeriFiling they signed
RDRandall D. SchroederChief Operating OfficeriFiling they signed
SESenate EskridgeExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 32 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Who they invest alongside

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

SeedcampVC firm12rounds togetherConcept VenturesVC firm10rounds togetherWayraCorporate VC9rounds togetherEntrepreneur FirstAccelerator7rounds togetherEverywhere VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherForce Over MassVC firm7rounds togetherFounders FactoryAccelerator7rounds togetherInnovate UKVC firm7rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator7rounds togetherTechstart VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherAda VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherFuel VenturesVC firm6rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Ascension put money into.

Thursday$1.5M · Sept 2026Sprive$10M · Sept 2026Qureight$20M · Jul 2026Plend$27M · Jul 2026Nebu-Flow$2.7M · Jun 2026Concert Bio$132K · Jun 2026

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Ascension in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Ascension

What does Ascension invest in?

Ascension invests most often at Seed and Venture (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Creator Economy, FinTech and Finance & Crypto.

How active is Ascension?

190 investments on record, 34 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Ascension invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Relace (Pre-seed, Oct 2026), Neela Biotech (Pre-seed, Oct 2026) and Thursday (Venture, Sept 2026).

How big are Ascension's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.4M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $500K.

Does Ascension lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 190 investments on record (1%).

Where does Ascension invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (90%) and the United States (10%).

Is Ascension investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 34 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Ascension invest alongside?

Most often Seedcamp (12 rounds together), Concept Ventures (10 rounds together) and Wayra (9 rounds together).

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