# Brian Ascher at Venrock

> Brian Ascher, Member of Vef Management V, LLC at Venrock. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-ascher (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Menlo Park, US · Partner

# Brian Ascher

Member of Vef Management V, LLC i at [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 14 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 3 +3 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 14 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Venrock
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Venrock** VC firm · US **22** cheques in 12 months **560** all time **3** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [3Box](https://millionrounds.com/company/3box)
- [6sense](https://millionrounds.com/startup/6sense-3)
- [Adify](https://millionrounds.com/startup/adify)
- [Aledade](https://millionrounds.com/company/aledade)
- [Altruist](https://millionrounds.com/startup/altruist)
- [Amino Apps](https://millionrounds.com/company/amino-apps)
- [Aria Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aria-systems)
- [Astranis](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis)
- [Astronomer](https://millionrounds.com/company/astronomer)
- [Atom Computing](https://millionrounds.com/startup/atom-computing)
- [Atrenta](https://millionrounds.com/startup/atrenta)
- [Auditoria.AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/auditoria-ai)
- [Beckon](https://millionrounds.com/company/beckon)
- [Better Finance](https://millionrounds.com/startup/better-finance)
- [Biolux Research](https://millionrounds.com/startup/biolux-research)
- [CTERA Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ctera-networks)
- [CVRx](https://millionrounds.com/company/cvrx)
- [Chisel.ai](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chisel-ai)
- [Concentric Analgesics](https://millionrounds.com/company/concentric-analgesics)
- [Corvidia](https://millionrounds.com/company/corvidia)
- [CrowdJustice](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdjustice)
- [Cyteir Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyteir-therapeutics)
- [Dapper Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/dapper-labs)
- [Devoted Health](https://millionrounds.com/startup/devoted-health)
- [Doctor On Demand](https://millionrounds.com/startup/doctor-on-demand-2)
- [Dstillery](https://millionrounds.com/company/dstillery)
- [Dynamic Signal](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynamic-signal)
- [Element Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/element-biosciences)
- [Encoded Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/encoded-therapeutics)
- [Federation Bio](https://millionrounds.com/startup/federation-bio)
- [Hua Medicine](https://millionrounds.com/company/hua-medicine)
- [Inrix](https://millionrounds.com/startup/inrix)
- [Inscripta](https://millionrounds.com/company/inscripta)
- [Interos](https://millionrounds.com/company/interos)
- [Iris Medicine](https://millionrounds.com/startup/iris-medicine)
- [Keros Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/keros-therapeutics)

36 of 89 companies.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Auditoria.AI, Inc.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Socrates AI, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **6Sense Insights, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Beckon, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Awarepoint Corp** Director on 6 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Dynamic Signal, Inc.** Director since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ATRENTA INC** Director on 2 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Personal Capital Corp** Director on 6 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS INC** Director since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Billfloat, Inc.** Director since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **AWAREPOINT Corp** Director on 2 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **T3C INC** Director on 2 filings · since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CC:Betty, Inc.** Director since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **AWAREPOINT CORP** Director since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Venrock

- [**Ray Rothrock** Investor *13 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ray-rothrock)
- [**Alex Rosen** Managing Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-rosen)
- [**Nick Beim** Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/nick-beim)
- [**Bong Koh** Member of Vr Management, LLC *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bong-koh)
- [**Tom Willerer** Chief Operating Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-willerer)
- [**Alon Bonder** Principal, Corporate Development *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alon-bonder)
- [**Anders Hove** Partner and Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anders-hove)
- [**Anthony Evnin** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anthony-evnin)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 5 Feb 2025 · 44 min The Evolution of building a legacy firm at Venrock with Brian Ascher With [Brian Ascher](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-ascher) Mentions [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) About this episode Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Brian Ascher, a veteran venture capitalist at Venrock, a firm with a storied history dating back to 1969 as part of the Rockefeller… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 30 Jul 2018 · 42 min 169. Product is Paramount (Brian Ascher) With [Brian Ascher](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-ascher) Mentions [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) About this episode Brian Ascher of Venrock joins Nick to discuss Product is Paramount. In this episode, we cover: What is your story at Venrock and how have both you and your firm evolved over the past two decades. Talk a little about Venrock and your focus there. You were a product manager at Intuit, prior to… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 31 May 2017 · 25 min 20VC: How Both Founders & GPs Should Construct Their Pitch, Why VCs Are Eternal Optimists & What Makes The Best Post-Investment VC/Founder Relationship with Brian Ascher, Partner @ Venrock With [Brian Ascher](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-ascher) Mentions [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) About this episode Brian Ascher is a Partner @ Venrock, a leading fund with prior investments including Nest, Dollar Shave Club, AppNexus and many more. At Venrock, Brian invests broadly across enterprise and consumer markets and has enjoyed no less than 10 of his investments exit successfully. Due to this exit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Brian Ascher in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 29 May 2019 · 8 min Investor Stories 113: Lessons Learned (Tananbaum, Ascher, Nahm) Mentions [Brian Ascher](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-ascher)[Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jim Tananbaum Brian Ascher Tae Hea Nahm Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 31 Jan 2019 · 9 min Investor Stories 105: Why I Passed (Tusk, Bahat, Ascher) Mentions [Bradley Tusk](https://millionrounds.com/person/bradley-tusk)[Brian Ascher](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-ascher)[Roy Bahat](https://millionrounds.com/person/roy-bahat) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Bradley Tusk Roy Bahat Brian Ascher Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 1 Oct 2018 · 9 min Investor Stories 96: What's Next (Ascher, Medved, Fontana) Mentions [Ash Fontana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-fontana)[Brian Ascher](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-ascher)[Joe Medved](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-medved) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Brian Ascher Joe Medved Ash Fontana Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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