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What does Ascent Venture Partners invest in?
Ascent Venture Partners invests most often at Series B and Series A (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Webtools, Cyber Security and B2b2c.
Ascent Venture Partners highlights
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65 rounds on record
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Mostly Series B and Series A: 55% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $7.0M
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10 exits from the portfolio
What they do
Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2016-06From their own website
- Type
- VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
- Sectors
- WebtoolsCyber SecurityB2b2c
- Based in
- Boston, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first65 appearances
- 2019
1 round
- Jul
- 2018
1 round
- Apr
- 2017
2 rounds
- Nov
- Feb
- 2016
3 rounds
- Dec
- Sept
- Jul
- 2015
2 rounds
- Nov
- Feb
- 2014
3 rounds
- Jul
- Jun
- Jan
- 2013
3 rounds
- Nov
- May
- Apr
- 2012
8 rounds
- Dec
- Oct
- Sept
- Apr
- Mar
- Mar
- Jan
- Jan
- 2010
4 rounds
- Nov
- Sept
- Jun
- May
- 2009
6 rounds
- Dec
- Dec
- Dec
- Nov
- Feb
- Jan
- 2008
3 rounds
- Apr
- Apr
- Jan
- 2007
9 rounds
- Dec
- Dec
- Nov
- Nov
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 registration7 named
BJBrian Joseph GirvanManaging Member of Ascent Venture Management VI, LLCiFiling they signed
CWChristopher Wallis DickPresident, Director of Ascent Venture Management InciForm ADV
CWChristopher W. LynchManageriFiling they signed
GSGeoffrey S. OblakManaging Member of Ascent Venture Management VI, LLCiFiling they signed
LDLuke Dinnel BurnsManaging Member of Ascent Venture Management VI, LLCiFiling they signed
RMR. Matt FatesManaging Member of Ascent Venture Management VI, LLCiFiling they signed
TJThomas Joseph ScanlonChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
We also hold 17 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
$109Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
- Legal name
- Ascent Venture Management, INC
- SEC number
- CRD 162108
What they claim to have backed
From their own portfolio page (on their website)
13 of 23 we have independently watched raise
AI cybersecurity platformAll-in-one talent enterpriseConnectbaseCustomer engagement andEnterprise grade onlineHubcastLeading online marketplaceLeading software providerLive engagement platformMedical imaging systemsRapidminerSales and recruitingSplashthatAI platform toFleet management andLeading provider ofLeading provider ofLekarnabrnoPlacemarkScientific instruments usedStartUsage and complianceUser analytics for
Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed10 in all
PerspecsysBought by Blue Coat SystemsUndisclosedJul 2015
Fidelis Security SystemsBought by Marlin Equity PartnersUndisclosedApr 2015
Placemark InvestmentsBought by Envestnet$66MJul 2014
Everyday SolutionsBought by Synovia, Inc.UndisclosedSept 2012
BluesocketBought by ADTRANUndisclosedAug 2011
Cedar Point CommunicationsBought by GENBANDUndisclosedJan 2011
GuardiumBought by IBM (International Business Machines)$225MNov 2009
Interactive SupercomputingBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedSept 2009
Watch Hill PartnersBought by MasterCard AdvisorsUndisclosedMay 2004
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.