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Ascension

Ascension

Venture Capital

Ascension Ventures is a venture capital firm that led the pre-seed funding round for Voxmind.


Recent investments

Series A
£3.8M

Digital Horizon led the Series A round for the financial stability platform, with participation from Ascension Ventures and the UK government.

"This investment allows us to create financial stability for 100s of thousands more customers in the UK. We will offer more products to eliminate financial stress for our customers and partners."
— John Downie, Co-founder and CEO
Pre-Seed
£600K

The pre-seed round was led by Ascension with backing from Charlotte Street Capital and high-profile angels.

"After going through the pain of miscarriage and IVF myself, I absolutely understand the need for better fertility support. I wish I could have joined your community at the time!"
— Holly Branson
Seed
£2.9M

The seed round was backed by investors including 5 Lion Ventures and Ascension Ventures to support team growth and product development.

"As AR adoption accelerates, and the metaverse jumps from science fiction to reality, we’re excited to offer today’s mobile users a glimpse of an inevitable future that combines our physical selves with the metaverse through Beem,"
— Janosch Amstutz, CEO
Seed
£1.5M

Playfair Capital led the seed investment in Qureight, with backing from Meltwind, Ascension, and Cambridge Angels, to accelerate drug development partnerships.

"our next targets are pulmonary hypertension and adverse drug effects in complex lung cancer patients. This funding will allow us to use our platform to work with our biopharma partners to accelerate drug development in these areas."
— Alessandro Ruggiero, Co-founder