Entity
  • Ascension

    Created in 2012
  • BETA

    Up & running (A)
    Existing signals show a regular activity
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  • Entity types

  • Location

    Tintagel House, 92 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TY, UK

    London

    United Kingdom

  • Employees

    Scale: 11-50

    Estimated: 53

  • Engaged corporates

    30
    6 22
  • Added in Motherbase

    4 years, 8 months ago
Description
  • Value proposition

    The 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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