# ascend.io: Information technology & services, Palo Alto, United States

> ascend.io: Ascend.io is an AI-native data engineering platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Based in Palo Alto, United States.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/ascend-io (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# ascend.io

Ascend.io is an AI-native data engineering platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Funding reported Last round: Series B

Information technology & services Palo Alto, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2015 11 years old
- **Team:** 21 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $50M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series B Apr 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for ascend.io has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About ascend.io

Ascend.io is an AI-native data engineering platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

The company focuses on simplifying data workflows for engineering teams across various industries, including Healthcare, Education, Supply Chain, and IoT. Ascend.io has raised approximately $50–$54 million in funding from notable investors and operates as a remote-first organization with a team of 26 to 52 employees. The core offering is the Ascend Agentic Data Engineering Platform, which automates the entire data pipeline lifecycle. This platform integrates data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and observability into a single system, significantly reducing manual tasks and costs. Key features include AI-driven automation, metadata-driven insights, and a low-code/no-code interface, enabling teams to build and manage data pipelines efficiently. Ascend.io aims to empower organizations to scale their data operations and innovate faster by streamlining data processes.

## What company datasets say ascend.io raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$50M** in dollars

Rounds **3**

Last round **Series B**

Last round size **$31M**

Last round date **Apr 2022**

Investors listed **10**

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)
- [Core Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-ventures-group)

Each firm lists ascend.io on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

metadata-driven optimization data products health care python data pipeline security retail & e-commerce data governance data pipeline speedup data mesh role-based access cost optimization data profiling data quality validation data pipeline optimization manufacturing data reliability

Built with from their website

Microsoft Azure Monitor CloudFlare CDN Google Tag Manager Amazon CloudFront Google Font API WordPress.org AWS Trusted Advisor TypeScript Microsoft 365 Shutterstock

+8 more

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- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 54151, 513210, SIC 7375, 7372
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $2.2M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/ascend-io)

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