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Ascendo Ventures
Venture capital · Seoul, South Korea · Asia Pacific
Ascendo Ventures is a Seoul, Korea-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that invests in technology companies. It supports portfolio companies with business development, fundraising and networking, particularly for global expansion.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
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Or find every investor that fitsAscendo Ventures lists 36 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Series B, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (18%), Healthcare & Biotech (14%) and Enterprise Software (11%). 77% of its companies are based in South Korea. It invests most often alongside LB Investment, Quantum Ventures Korea and Envisioning Partners.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Ascendo Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Ascendo Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 36. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundAscendo Ventures does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 100% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 74th | 36 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 56th | 3% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 10th | 18% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 18% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 14% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 9% | 7% |
| Education | 9% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Food & Agriculture | 6% | 3% |
| Legal & Compliance | 6% | 2% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| LB Investment | 3 |
| Quantum Ventures Korea | 3 |
| Envisioning Partners | 2 |
| SM Culture Partners | 2 |
| Atinum Investment | 1 |
| Darwin Ventures | 1 |
| IMM Investment | 1 |
| KNET Investment Partners | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers3597%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company13%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Ascendo Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Ascendo Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2026 | Series B |
Round details for Ascendo Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Ascendo Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
36 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrop provides an ad business solution based on 1P in-app data | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| AIS provides optimal agricultural work prescriptions to help farmers increase crop yields and reduce production costs through an algorithm that considers the stages of crop growth. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ALLO makes custom apps, games, or tools that users can describe and use on their canvas, and allows them to keep using and improving these apps | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Alsemy generates neural network based device compact models and provides AI-driven platforms for optimizing semiconductor manufacturing and design | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides apartment living support services, including management fee payment and analysis, through a mobile platform. | Real Estate & ConstructionFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company crafts carbon nanotubes into breakthrough innovations and provides materials and equipment for various industries, including semiconductors and X-ray technology. | Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech | Aug 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Bountifarm operates a platform that connects buyers and sellers in the agricultural trade industry through an AI chat broker with escrow payments | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides visitation nursing, family nursing, and daytime protection services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dalcomsoft develops and provides mobile rhythm games featuring K-POP artists. | Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Fitpet changes the way of pet health care to respond to the voices of guardians | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells clothing online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| H Energy operates an energy investment platform and provides solar power generation services | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company sells food products, including plant-based and frozen items. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Jienem develops hotel brands and provides hospitality operations solutions | Real Estate & ConstructionLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Kencoa is engaged in the business of supplying special materials used in space and aircraft, manufacturing aerostructure including the engine and space launch system-related parts, MRO including defense MRO and passenger to freighter conversion, and Advanced air mobilities. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Lattice is an enterprise AI company that defines problems with clients and delivers solutions to improve productivity across the organization. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| LivsMed manufactures medical equipment, including articulating instruments and vessel sealing systems. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates an online platform for direct transactions of meat products | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- ascendovc.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 10 Aug 2026
- Companies checked
- 36
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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