First Ascent Ventures was founded in 2015 and is a Toronto based VC fund that invests in emerging Canadian and U.S.-based enterprise software companies.
Joined June 2020
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Congrats to First Ascent portfolio company @DailyPay on their most recent raise!
Big news! DailyPay has secured over $175M in funding, including a $100M expansion to our credit facility and over $75M in equity financing. See how these funds will help drive product innovations and expansion into new markets: yhoo.it/3S2sppk
Excited to partner with @Osano and participate in their USD$25M Series B transaction!
Exciting news! We’ve secured a $25m #SeriesB, led by #BairdCapital, with participation from @jumpcapital, @liveoakvp, @nextcoastVP, #TDFVentures, and @FirstAscent_VC! This funding will help us grow our team and continue to expand our #DataPrivacy Platform: pvcy.me/3QxStcF
Congratulations to the entire @godialogue team on their acquisition by @SunLife!
@FirstAscent_vc has been a proud investor since the Series B funding round in 2019!
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Congrats to FAV portfolio company @linksquares on the major achievement of being named a Leader in the @forrester wave CLM category!
We're proud to announce that LinkSquares is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Contract LifeCycle Management, Q2 2023! 🎉 hubs.li/Q01SjtSn0
Congrats to FAV portfolio company @godialogue on their strong FY 2022 results, namely exceeding $100M in total ARR!
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Excited to lead ShinyDoc's Series A funding round!
We are thrilled to announce that Shinydocs has received $16.25 million in funding led by Toronto-based @FirstAscent_VC and @ExportDevCanada 🎉
Read more on this exciting partnership here: bit.ly/3JFxzVl
#RethinkingData #DataDriven
Congrats to FAV portfolio company @DailyPay on securing $260 million in new capital to fuel growth!
“It’s the financial institutions that are standing by us,“ - Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Coop
Read more on DailyPay’s latest round of funding. yhoo.it/3Hbqzg6
#fintech #funding
Excited to partner with @WaterlineVC on our Series A investment in @AndgoSystems!
Our investment will help @AndgoSystems continually revolutionize shift-filling and scheduling workflows for enterprise organizations!
@AndgoSystems has raised $5.6 million in Series A Funding in a round co-led by @FirstAscent_VC & @WaterlineVC! 🎉
Thank you to our valued customers, employees, investors & partners! Exciting times at Andgo - and the best is yet to come! Read more here: hubs.li/Q01m9s100
Excited to announce our investment in @potloc's series B round! We look forward to partnering with the @potloc management team as they revolutionize the market research vertical!
At @potloc, we are thrilled to announce our very successful round of Series B financing - we’ve raised $35 million in investments! With this capital, we will continue to revolutionize market research for years to come. Learn more about our mission here: bit.ly/39IflD9
First Ascent Ventures is excited to share that today portfolio company @LinkSquares has raised $100M Series C financing at an $800M valuation!
Excited for the next evolution of LinkSquares as they revolutionize how in house-legal teams work!
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As we wrap up the analysis of year-end 2021, here's a look at the top disclosed #VC deals. Of note, @Wealthsimple, @trulioo & @AssentGlobal are the top 3 with massive mega-rounds. Full report: cvca.ca/research-insight/mar…
Congratulations to @thinkdataworks for leading this project alongside @PalantirTech and @MartinreaInt to to address the urgent supply chain crisis impacting manufacturers and consumers worldwide.
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📢 NEWS: LinkSquares has extended the power of our #AI into the pre-signature process becoming the first end-to-end CLM powered by AI. We’re giving legal teams access to more insights and data than any other solution. Read all about it here: hubs.li/Q011_qkW0
Congratulations to FAV portfolio company @AssentGlobal and CEO @AndrewWaitman for raising $350 million from Vista Equity Partners and achieving "unicorn" status!
#proudinvestor #canadiantech #unicorns
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Excited to announce our first Fund II investment in @SamaAI
CC: @LaCDPQ @SalesforceVC @VistaraGrowth
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Read the article below written by @linksquares CEO @TheSunak on tips to scale your SaaS business. A great read for all scale-up CEOs!
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Congratulations Q4 @q4tweets on their successful IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange @TMXGroup. $115 million. Amazing job by @darrellheaps @RyanLevenberg and the entire management team. @FirstAscent_VC is a proud investor. #vc #VentureCapital #canadiantech
FAV portfolio company @q4tweets amends proposed $150M IPO to be priced $14.0-$17.5 per share
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Listen to @AssentGlobal CEO @AndrewWaitman with @volitioncapital's Sean Cantwell on the Scaling Success podcast. Interesting insights about the path from start-up to high-performing scaleup!
#technology #proudinvestor #SupplyChain
New Scaling Success podcast dropped today featuring
@AndrewWaitman discussing the path to scale past startup mode. Check it out: volitioncapital.com/news/sca…
