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London
United Kingdom
Employees
Scale: 11-50
Estimated: 53
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4 years, 8 months agoThe UK Seed Fund
Ascension is an early-stage venture capital firm built and managed by exited operators and entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders.
Since 2015, Ascension has invested in 150+ start-ups across its (S)EIS & Institutional Funds – our specialist approach and extensive sector reach allow us to identify and scale pioneering tech enterprises.
With over £83m under management and twelve exits, Ascension is the most active VC in London over the past decade (Beauhurst) and is UKBAA's Seed VC of the Year in 2022.
Ascension is particularly focused on backing impact businesses leveraging the power of technology to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.
Creative Industries, Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Digital Media and Marketing, Technology, E-commerce, Media, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Finance, Enterprise Investment Scheme, Ventures, Entrepreneurship, SEIS, EIS, Online Video, Games, Music, FinTech, Energy, Impact, Sustainability, New Work, Digital Health, Life Sciences, Seed, Seed+, Venture, and Start-Up
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Brighteye Ventures Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Brighteye Ventures Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 13 Oct 2022 | | |
UK Research and Innovation Public business cluster, Government Administration | UK Research and Innovation Public business cluster, Government Administration | Other 10 Mar 2022 | | |
Bethnal Green Ventures Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Bethnal Green Ventures Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 8 Dec 2020 31 Mar 2024 | | |
Illumina For Startups Startup accelerator & VC, Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research | Illumina For Startups Startup accelerator & VC, Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research | Other 13 Sep 2022 | | |
Apple Consumer Electronics, Computers and Electronics Manufacturing | Apple Consumer Electronics, Computers and Electronics Manufacturing | Other 29 Mar 2022 | | |
Lever Food, Consumer Goods, Software Development | Lever Food, Consumer Goods, Software Development | Other 14 Dec 2020 | | |
Amadeus IT services, IT Services and IT Consulting | Amadeus IT services, IT Services and IT Consulting | Other 26 Oct 2020 | | |
Catapult.org National and local authorities, Civic & Social Organization | Catapult.org National and local authorities, Civic & Social Organization | Other 12 Dec 2019 | | |
Barclays Wealth Management Bank, Financial Services | Barclays Wealth Management Bank, Financial Services | Other 24 Feb 2020 | | |
Techstars Iowa Accelerator Startup accelerator & VC, Venture Capital & Private Equity | Techstars Iowa Accelerator Startup accelerator & VC, Venture Capital & Private Equity | Other 11 Nov 2021 | |