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Ascend's AI portfolio
Ascend has backed 29 AI startups in rounds we track, $355M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Sabi.
Funding by segment
- Pre-seed and seed$157M15
- Series A$103M9
- Stage not reported$16M3
- Series B$78M2
Where they are based
- United States24$301M
- United Kingdom1$2.6M
- South Korea1$5.5M
- Finland1$38M
United States
United Kingdom
South Korea
FinlandFounded
4 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M2
- $1M to $10M13
- $10M to $50M13
- $50M to $250M1
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
25 of 29 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States24
- United Kingdom1
- South Korea1
- Finland1
Startups by country, 4 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Pre-seed and seed
15 startups · $157M raised
SabiSABI is a software company that offers business consultancy, smart home integration, and web application development services.United States$50M
ClarityClarity Technologies is a neurotechnology company focused on developing non-invasive brain-computer interface solutions aimed at tUnited States$19M
Outbound AIOutbound AI is a Seattle-based healthcare technology company founded in 2021.United States$16M
HedgehogHedgehog is an open Network Fabric for the Distributed Cloud.United States$14M
Groundlight AIGroundlight AI is a Seattle-based artificial intelligence startup founded in 2019.United States$10M
OumiOumi, based in Seattle and founded in 2024, is the world's first unconditionally open AI lab, structured as a Public Benefit Corporation.United States$10M
KamiwazaAIKamiwazaAI is a Colorado-based enterprise software company founded in 2023 by Luke Norris and Matt Wallace.United States$8.5M
Audivi AIAudivi AI is a tech company that offers drive through voice automation service for QSR industry.United States$7.3M
Series A
9 startups · $103M raised
KnapsackKnapsack is a design company that offers web design and SEO services.United States$22M
VouchedVouched is a Seattle-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in AI-powered identity verification.United States$17M
ClarifyClarify is an AI-native, autonomous CRM platform designed for modern revenue teams.United States$15M
XemblyXembly is a Seattle-based technology company founded in 2020 that specializes in developing an AI-powered automated chief of staffUnited States$15M
FinpilotFinpilot uses artificial intelligence to explore publicly available corporate files and respond to research requests in natural language.United States$14M
WhyLabsWhyLabs AI Control Center provides security & observability for AI and GenAI applicationsUnited States$10M
StoryFitStoryFit is an AI technology company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in "Story Science" for the entertainment and publishing industries.United States$7.3M
Gentle EnergyOperation intelligence streaming service that increases profit by 20%-$2.1M
Stage not reported
3 startups · $16M raised
- TTENExclusive networking platform designed for executives, connecting members to their ideal opportunities.-$5.8M
ENERZAiENERZAi is a privately held company based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in Edge AI and on-device AI software solutions.South Korea$5.5M
VelouVelou is an AI-powered ecommerce software company that enhances product discovery, data quality, and shopping conversion for brandUnited States$5.0M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names Ascend as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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