Investor directoryAscension
Ascension invests early-stage capital into mission-driven, outlier founders across multiple sectors.
What they invest in
Sectors
Geographies
In numbers
In the last 24 months, Ascension took part in 6 funding rounds on record at Oka, 4 of them in the last 12 months. HealthTech is its most frequent sector (3 of 6 rounds with a known sector), Pre-Seed its most frequent stage (3 of 5). Most often the startup was based in the United Kingdom: 5 of 5 rounds with a known location. The most recent round on record is from October 2026.
As of October 2026. Source: Oka, counted from funding rounds reported in the press; rounds that were never reported are not included.
The facts
- Typical cheque
- €100k – €10M
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2013
Portfolio companies
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Recent rounds
Neela Biotech
£2.1MPre-SeedClimateAscensionCambridge EnterpriseVentures Together · +2 more in the source
United Kingdomtechfundingnews.comSaltroad
£1.5MHealthTechTechstart VenturesleadAscensionScaleX Ventures · +1 more in the source
United Kingdomtech.euMerx
£1M (approximately €1.1M)Pre-SeedAI / MLVentureFriendsleadAscension
United Kingdomsiliconcanals.comResearch Grid
$6.48 millionSeedHealthTechFuel VenturesleadAscensionarve capitalAda VenturesArāya VenturesMorgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab · +2 more in the source
United Kingdomtechcrunch.com
Rounds Ascension took part in, as reported by the linked articles. See who else is investing right now.
Questions founders ask
- Is Ascension actively investing?
- Yes. Oka has 4 funding rounds with Ascension on record from the last 12 months; the most recent is from October 2026.
- How much does Ascension typically invest?
- Ascension states a typical cheque of €100k – €10M.
- Which stages does Ascension invest in?
- Ascension invests at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A. In the rounds on record, Pre-Seed is the most frequent (3 of 5).
- Where is Ascension based?
- Ascension is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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