Co-investors · VC firm · United States

Who invests with Ascend

32 investors have backed two or more of the 98 startups Ascend has backed in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these startups it shares; Y Combinator shares the most, 11.

32co-investors
3kinds
Y Combinatormost shared (11)
VC firmsmost common kind

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VC firms

25 investors

  1. Madrona Venture GroupVC firmUnited States10 backed
  2. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States8 backed
  3. Liquid 2 VenturesVC firmUnited States6 backed
  4. TechstarsVC firmUnited States5 backed
  5. Cascade Seed FundVC firmUnited States4 backed
  6. Version One VenturesVC firmCanada4 backed
  7. Flying Fish PartnersVC firmUnited States4 backed
  8. Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firmUnited States3 backed

Government funds

4 investors

  1. National Science FoundationGovernment fundUnited States3 backed
  2. Korea Development BankGovernment fundSouth Korea2 backed
  3. Korea Tech Incubator Program For StartupGovernment fundSouth Korea2 backed
  4. Enterprise IrelandGovernment fundIreland2 backed

Accelerators

3 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States11 backed
  2. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  3. NeoAcceleratorUnited States2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more of the same startups as Ascend, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many startups it shares with Ascend. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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