Ascend Ventures

Ascend Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York that focuses on supporting early-stage, data-centric technology companies across North America. Founded in 2000, the firm partners with ambitious entrepreneurs to facilitate financial and operational growth, aiming for rapid value creation. Ascend Ventures emphasizes the importance of alternative investments in achieving significant returns and building diversified portfolios. The firm combines financial expertise with unique investment opportunities to establish effective risk/reward partnerships. While Ascend Ventures has been associated with various industries, including software and technology, it is currently in the process of winding down operations and liquidating its remaining portfolio.

David C. Bowen

Founding Partner

Dan Conner

General Partner

Yinka Faleti

Partner

Levy J.D., Susan

Partner

David Moon

Associate

Kylie Sachs

Partner

Past deals in Missouri

Lumate

Convertible Note in 2015
Lumate, LLC is a company that specializes in a context-driven mobile advertising platform designed to help advertisers effectively reach their target audiences. The platform incorporates geo-location and real-time bidding technologies, offering audience targeting capabilities to ad networks, agencies, media buyers, publishers, and self-service advertisers. Key products include AdTrade, a bidding engine that contextualizes mobile advertising by analyzing data points related to user behavior, AdMotive, a self-service portal that allows customization of ad reach, and DataWell, an API and SDK aimed at publishers and data providers for monetizing audience segment data. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, Lumate also operates a satellite office in Rolla, Missouri.