Ascension Ventures

Ascension Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2012. It focuses on early-stage to growth investments in the United Kingdom, including SEIS and EIS eligible opportunities. The firm targets technology and media driven sectors such as digital media, creative industries, advertising technology, fintech, educational technology, health technology, and next generation platforms, as well as e-commerce, sustainability, energy, transport, and consumer goods. It supports seed to growth rounds and is open to co-investments with angels and other funds, aiming to exit investments in four to seven years. The firm emphasizes building practical partnerships with portfolio companies to foster scale and long-term value.

Guneesh Batra

Associate

Brian Belsky

Principal

Luke Birch

Associate

Garvin Brown

Venture Partner

Sean Cheng

Managing Director

Kate Davis

Investment Principal

Hadley Diest

Investor

Taha Jangda

Managing Director

Jami Jenkins

Venture Partner

John Kuelper

Managing Director

Nikolaos Makris

Venture Partner

Sam Marchant

Associate

Remy Minute

Partner

Brendan Salvino

Senior Investment Associate

Ryan Schuler

Managing Director

Barney Smith

Venture Partner

Emma Steele

Partner

Diane Stewart JD

Venture Partner

Evan Stoff

Associate

Saurabh Tripathi

CFO and Executive Vice President

Chris Wheatcroft

Investor

Jean de Fougerolles

Managing Partner

Past deals in Birmingham

Formatzone

Venture Round in 2018
Formatzone, founded in 2016 and based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, specializes in the production, broadcast, distribution, and monetization of video entertainment formats. The company operates as a fast-track platform, facilitating the creation and dissemination of content for television and social media. Formatzone collaborates with both emerging and established creative talents, working on a joint venture basis to enhance its offerings in the competitive video entertainment landscape.

Formatzone

Seed Round in 2016
Formatzone, founded in 2016 and based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, specializes in the production, broadcast, distribution, and monetization of video entertainment formats. The company operates as a fast-track platform, facilitating the creation and dissemination of content for television and social media. Formatzone collaborates with both emerging and established creative talents, working on a joint venture basis to enhance its offerings in the competitive video entertainment landscape.

Aston EyeTech

Seed Round in 2014
Aston EyeTech is a tech startup developing a range of proprietary hardware and software products for ocular care. It is revolutionizing the Ocular care ecosystem through increased portability, improved accuracy, and lower costs. The company is a spinout from Aston University’s School of Optometry. Aston EyeTech was founded in 2014 and is based in Birmingham, England.
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