# Ascent Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team > Ascent Venture Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 65 investments on record, latest Jul 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascent-venture-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Ascent Venture Partners Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet New fund $71M, Aug 2016 VC firm Seed Series A Series B Webtools Cyber Security B2b2c Follow Ascent Venture Partners and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fascent-venture-partners) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 65 on record Since the last cheque **2646** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$8.0M** Rounds led **0 of 65** Sole investor **8 rounds** Exits **10 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 92%** Pitch Ascent Venture Partners ## Ascent Venture Partners highlights - 01 65 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 55% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $7.0M - 04 10 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2016-06 From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Webtools Cyber Security B2b2c - **Based in:** Boston, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **65 appearances** - **2019** 1 round - **Jul** **[Connected2Fiber](https://millionrounds.com/company/connected2fiber)** US · Fiercetelecom **$5.3M** With 3 others - **2018** 1 round - **Apr** **Empow** Series B · IL · FinSMEs **$10M** Sole investor - **2017** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Pwnie Express](https://millionrounds.com/company/pwnie-express)** US · FinSMEs **$8.0M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[Nova Sciences Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/nova-sciences-holdings)** FinSMEs **$100M** With 1 other - **2016** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Splash](https://millionrounds.com/company/splash)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$7.0M** Sole investor - **Sept** **[Promoboxx](https://millionrounds.com/company/promoboxx)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$8.2M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Codeship](https://millionrounds.com/company/codeship)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$7.0M** Sole investor - **2015** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Sidecar](https://millionrounds.com/company/sidecar)** Series B · US **$8.0M** With 12 others - **Feb** **[RapidMiner](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidminer)** Series B · US **$15M** With 3 others - **2014** 3 rounds - **Jul** **[Knoa Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/knoa-software)** Series B · US **$5.1M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Invaluable](https://millionrounds.com/company/invaluable)** Series D · US **$34M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[CloudLock](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudlock)** Series C · US **$17M** With 3 others - **2013** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Terascala](https://millionrounds.com/company/terascala)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **May** **[Perspecsys](https://millionrounds.com/company/perspecsys)** Venture · CA · finsmes.com **$12M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Verivo Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/verivo-software)** Venture · US · pandodaily.com **$4.0M** With 2 others - **2012** 8 rounds - **Dec** **[Knoa Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/knoa-software)** Series A · US · businesswire.com **$7.5M** With 4 others - **Oct** **[ScaleBase](https://millionrounds.com/company/scalebase)** Series B · US · masshightech.com **$11M** With 2 others - **Sept** **[HubCast](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubcast)** Series B · US · masshightech.com **$4.3M** With 1 other - **Apr** **[Terascala](https://millionrounds.com/company/terascala)** Series B · US · marketwatch.com **$14M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[CloudLock](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudlock)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$8.7M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[StartApp](https://millionrounds.com/company/startapp)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$4.3M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Verivo Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/verivo-software)** Venture · US · verivo.com **$17M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[Pyxis Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/pyxis-mobile)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$17M** With 2 others - **2010** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[ClickFox](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickfox)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$18M** With 4 others - **Sept** **[TimeTrade Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/timetrade-systems)** Series A · US · timetrade.com **$5.6M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Everyday Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/everyday-solutions)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$2.8M** With 2 others - **May** **[StrikeIron](https://millionrounds.com/company/strikeiron)** Venture · US **$2.3M** With 2 others - **2009** 6 rounds - **Dec** **[Auction Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/auction-holdings)** Venture · US · masshightech.com **$13M** With 1 other - **Dec** **[Invaluable](https://millionrounds.com/company/invaluable)** Venture · US **$13M** With 2 others - **Dec** **[Cedar Point Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/cedar-point-communications)** Debt · DE · masshightech.com **$2.0M** With 7 others - **Nov** **[Bizo](https://millionrounds.com/company/bizo)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$6.0M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Network Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/network-intelligence)** Series C · US **$12M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[WebLayers](https://millionrounds.com/company/weblayers)** Venture · US · marketwire.com **$3.0M** With 2 others - **2008** 3 rounds - **Apr** **[Fidelis Security Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/fidelis-security-systems)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$22M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[ClickFox](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickfox)** Series A · US · venturecapitalupdate.com **$13M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[BEZ Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/bez-systems)** Venture · US **$2.0M** With 2 others - **2007** 9 rounds - **Dec** **[Pyxis Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/pyxis-mobile)** Series B · US **$1.9M** With 1 other - **Dec** **[Verivo Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/verivo-software)** Series B · US **$1.9M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[V.i. Laboratories](https://millionrounds.com/company/v-i-laboratories)** Series B · US · vilabs.com **$8.0M** With 2 others - **Nov** **[HubCast](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubcast)** Series A · US · hubcast.com **$8.1M** With 1 other 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 registration **7 named** BJ **Brian Joseph Girvan** Managing Member of Ascent Venture Management VI, LLC i Filing they signed CW **Christopher Wallis Dick** President, Director of Ascent Venture Management Inc i Form ADV CW **Christopher W. Lynch** Manager i Filing they signed GS **Geoffrey S. Oblak** Managing Member of Ascent Venture Management VI, LLC i Filing they signed LD **Luke Dinnel Burns** Managing Member of Ascent Venture Management VI, LLC i Filing they signed RM **R. Matt Fates** Managing Member of Ascent Venture Management VI, LLC i Filing they signed TJ **Thomas Joseph Scanlon** Chief Financial Officer i Form 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 **$109M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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 platform](https://millionrounds.com/company/cybereason)[All-in-one talent enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/company/gr8-people)[Connectbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/connectbase)[Customer engagement and](https://millionrounds.com/company/exchange-solutions)[Enterprise grade online](https://millionrounds.com/company/timetrade)[Hubcast](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubcast)[Leading online marketplace](https://millionrounds.com/company/invaluable)[Leading software provider](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudbees)[Live engagement platform](https://millionrounds.com/company/vee24)[Medical imaging systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/hologic)[Rapidminer](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidminer)[Sales and recruiting](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoominfo)[Splashthat](https://millionrounds.com/company/splashthat) AI platform to Fleet management and Leading provider of Leading provider of Lekarnabrno Placemark Scientific instruments used Start Usage and compliance User 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 listed **10 in all** **[Perspecsys](https://millionrounds.com/company/perspecsys)** Bought by Blue Coat Systems **Undisclosed** Jul 2015 **[Fidelis Security Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/fidelis-security-systems)** Bought by [Marlin Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marlin-equity-partners) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015 **[Bizo](https://millionrounds.com/company/bizo)** Bought by [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) **$175M** Jul 2014 **[Placemark Investments](https://millionrounds.com/company/placemark-investments)** Bought by [Envestnet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/envestnet) **$66M** Jul 2014 **[Everyday Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/everyday-solutions)** Bought by Synovia, Inc. **Undisclosed** Sept 2012 **[Bluesocket](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluesocket)** Bought by [ADTRAN](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adtran) **Undisclosed** Aug 2011 **[Cedar Point Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/cedar-point-communications)** Bought by GENBAND **Undisclosed** Jan 2011 **[Guardium](https://millionrounds.com/company/guardium)** Bought by [IBM (International Business Machines)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm-international-business-machines) **$225M** Nov 2009 **[Interactive Supercomputing](https://millionrounds.com/company/interactive-supercomputing)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Sept 2009 **[Watch Hill Partners](https://millionrounds.com/company/watch-hill-partners)** Bought by MasterCard Advisors **Undisclosed** May 2004 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$71M** raised in Aug 2016 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$8.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$7.0M** Led 0 of 65 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 8 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jul 2019 - **Exits:** 10 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *18* - Series A said *15* - Venture *14* - Series C *10* - Series D *3* - Seed said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2019 Often in the room with - [CEDAR Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cedar-fund) 10 - [Commonwealth Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commonwealth-capital) 9 - [Egan-Managed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/egan-managed-capital) 9 - [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) 4 - [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) 4 - [Star Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/star-ventures) 4 **Pitching Ascent Venture Partners?** 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 Ascent Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**CEDAR Fund** Investment firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cedar-fund)[**Commonwealth Capital Ventures** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commonwealth-capital)[**Egan-Managed Capital** Growth equity **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/egan-managed-capital)[**Battery Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures)[**CRV** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)[**Star Ventures** Growth equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/star-ventures)[**Boulder Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boulder-ventures)[**Common Angels** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/common-angels)[**Flagship Pioneering, LLC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering-llc)[**Menlo Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures)[**Advantage Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advantage-capital)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) ## Recently backed The latest companies Ascent Venture Partners put money into. [**Splash** $7.0M · Dec 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/splash)[**Promoboxx** $8.2M · Sept 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/promoboxx)[**Codeship** $7.0M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/codeship) ## Quick answers about Ascent Venture Partners ### 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. ### How active is Ascent Venture Partners? 65 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2019. ### What has Ascent Venture Partners invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Connected2Fiber (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019), Empow (Series B, Apr 2018) and Pwnie Express (Undisclosed round, Nov 2017). ### How big are Ascent Venture Partners's cheques? The median round it joins is $8.0M. ### Does Ascent Venture Partners lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 65 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Ascent Venture Partners invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%). ### Is Ascent Venture Partners investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019. ### Who does Ascent Venture Partners invest alongside? Most often CEDAR Fund (10 rounds together), Commonwealth Capital Ventures (9 rounds together) and Egan-Managed Capital (9 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ascent-venture-partners) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=ascent-venture-partners)