Our Focus
Lifecycle support with a focus on transformative technology
Our strategy is anchored in providing value-added support to entrepreneurs at all stages of business-building, focusing on innovators disrupting fast-evolving global sectors.
Through our in-house team and with access to the global management consulting leader BCG – our strategic partner – you’ll connect with the resources, people and expertise you need to overcome your biggest challenges.
Multistage
investment
Our approach to investment is designed to support your company’s unique needs throughout the journey from seed to market leadership.
Early Stage
Early-stage founders face unique challenges, and we’re here to help you through them. Our Ascent Team searches worldwide for ideas, people and technologies with the potential to mature into global, game-changing companies.
Growth to Late Stage
For growth to late-stage companies, we support you with the knowledge, tools and connections to build market-leading businesses. We provide the value-add needed to help you navigate your next phase of expansion, with services ranging from capital advisory, strategy and business development to people and organizational support.
Deep sector
expertise
We focus on extraordinary companies advancing technology in critical sectors of change.
Technology
Both new technologies and the novel application of existing technologies are rapidly transforming the foundational industries of the global economy. We invest in two critical technology sectors that are fundamentally reshaping the way the world works:
- Enterprise
- FinTech
Healthcare
Rapid advances in technology, life sciences and businesses processes are upending the way people access, deliver and develop healthcare solutions. We invest in category-defining businesses across the spectrum of healthcare:
- Healthcare IT & Saas
- Digital Healthcare
- Biotechnology & Bio-IT
- Healthcare Insurance and Payment Model
Climate
Climate change is among the most complex and defining challenges of our time. We invest globally in the entrepreneurs and companies scaling innovative solutions to support the transition. Our areas of focus include:
- Energy
- Transportation
- Industry
- Built environment
- Food & land use
- Carbon/climate management