# First Ascent Associates: portfolio, investments and team > First Ascent Associates is a vc firm based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Apr 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-ascent-associates (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # First Ascent Associates No cheque observed since Apr 2015, after 8 earlier cheques, and the website is dead. Dormant VC firm Seed Lending Manufacturing Venture Capital & Private Equity Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **4206** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.7M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **4 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch First Ascent Associates ## First Ascent Associates highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median undisclosed ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Lending Manufacturing Venture Capital & Private Equity - **Based in:** San Francisco, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2015** 2 rounds - **Apr** **[Vytmn](https://millionrounds.com/company/vytmn)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 8 others - **Mar** **[Havenly](https://millionrounds.com/company/havenly)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2014** 6 rounds - **Oct** **[Paintzen](https://millionrounds.com/company/paintzen)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 14 others - **Aug** **[Chewse](https://millionrounds.com/company/chewse)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Aug** **[Lenda](https://millionrounds.com/company/lenda)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 14 others - **Jul** **[CannaSys](https://millionrounds.com/company/cannasys)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jul** **[Paintzen](https://millionrounds.com/company/paintzen)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jun** **[TapFwd](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapfwd)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 14 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 **1** person 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. ## The cheque Seed Median round joined **$1.7M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-** Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 4 rounds - **Last cheque:** Apr 2015 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *4* Cheques by year Led Joined 2014 2015 Often in the room with - [AngelPad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad) 2 - [Ben Narasin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-narasin) 2 - [Jared Kopf](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-kopf) 2 - [Marc Bell Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital) 2 **Pitching First Ascent Associates?** 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 First Ascent Associates. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**AngelPad** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad)[**Ben Narasin** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-narasin)[**Jared Kopf** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-kopf)[**Marc Bell Capital** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital) ## Quick answers about First Ascent Associates ### What does First Ascent Associates invest in? First Ascent Associates invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Lending, Manufacturing and Venture Capital & Private Equity. ### How active is First Ascent Associates? 8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2015. ### How big are First Ascent Associates's cheques? The median round it joins is $1.7M. ### Does First Ascent Associates lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does First Ascent Associates invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is First Ascent Associates investing now? It looks quiet: no investment on record since Apr 2015. ### Who does First Ascent Associates invest alongside? Most often AngelPad (2 rounds together), Ben Narasin (2 rounds together) and Jared Kopf (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is First Ascent Associates? First Ascent Associates is a VC firm based in San Francisco, United States. ## 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=first-ascent-associates) · [Is this your firm? 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