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Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Ascent Venture Partners
Ascent Venture Partners
venture manager, reported GAV $141M across 3 vehicles
Importance
39
elevated
Active deployment
30
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
69
high
Freshness
99
high
Research priority
14
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- unknown
- Office address
- unknown
- Business phone
- 617-720-9400adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.ASCENTVP.COM/
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Jun 26, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 3 (3 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $109Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business phone
- 617-720-9400adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
32 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- enterprise software, b2b
- Stages
- early
- Geography
- emerging markets
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 32
Funds and vehicles
3 reported, 5 no longer reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascent Venture Partners Iv-B, L.P. | Feeder or parallel | 2016 form d first sale | Harvest | $2.2M Jul 10, 2024 | 13 | $41.4M | Jun 24, 2016 |
| Ascent Venture Partners VI, L.P. | Fund | 2015 form d first sale | Harvest | $74.7M Jul 10, 2024 | 24 | $71.0M of $150M | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Ascent Venture Partners V, L.P. | Fund | 2008 form d first sale | Harvest | $64.4M Jul 10, 2024 | 42 | $81.8M of $81.8M | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Ascent Venture Partners III, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $9.3M Mar 30, 2021 | 68 | unknown | unknown |
| Ascent Venture Partners II, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $377,543 Mar 30, 2020 | 24 | unknown | unknown |
| Ascent Venture Partners, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $358,928 Mar 29, 2019 | 2 | unknown | unknown |
| Ascent Venture Partners IV, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $201,295 Mar 29, 2022 | 44 | unknown | unknown |
| Ascent Venture Partners Iv-A, L.P. | Feeder or parallel | unknown | Wound down | $15,125 Mar 29, 2022 | 45 | unknown | unknown |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
11 current, 6 departed
Brian J. Girvan
General partnerGeneral Partner
Christopher Lynch
General partnerSpecial General Partner
Christopher W. Dick
General partnerGeneral Partner
Geoff Oblak
General partnerGeneral Partner
Luke Burns
General partnerGeneral Partner
Matt Fates
General partnerGeneral Partner
Thomas Joseph Scanlon
Platform and operationsChief Financial Officer · since Apr 1, 2020
Tom Scanlon
Platform and operationsChief Financial Officer
Brian Joseph Girvan
PrincipalSecretary, Director Of Ascent Venture Management Inc · since Jan 1, 2012
Christopher Wallis Dick
PrincipalPresident, Director Of Ascent Venture Management Inc · since Mar 1, 1999
Luke Dinnel Burns
PrincipalDirector Of Ascent Venture Management Inc · since Jan 1, 2016
6 departed (kept with end dates)
- Christopher W Lynch · Managing Member · Mar 1, 2008 to Mar 30, 2021 Inference
- Geoffrey Scott Oblak · Managing Member · Mar 1, 2008 to Mar 30, 2021 Inference
- Leigh E Michl · Retired Managing Member Of Ascent Venture Management Iii, Llc · Nov 1, 2001 to Mar 30, 2021 Inference
- Frank Marino Polestra · Former Managing Director (Deceased) · Feb 1, 1995 to Mar 30, 2021 Inference
- Thomas Joseph Scanlon · Member Of Ascent Venture Management Vi, Llc · Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 30, 2021 Inference
- Richard Matthiessen Fates · Director Of Ascent Venture Management Inc · Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2023 Inference
Investments on record
32 edges, 32 companies, 0 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
13 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Matrix 2 shared · recurringFontinalis Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeCamber Partners Management LLC 1 shared · one timeCanaan Partners 1 shared · one timeBoston Millennia Partners 1 shared · one timeProfounders Capital Partners LLP 1 shared · one timeMK Capital Company 1 shared · one timeMutual Capital Partners Funds 1 shared · one timeH.I.G. Capital, LLC 1 shared · one timeSterling Road 1 shared · one timeRevolution 1 shared · one timeCRV, LLC 1 shared · one timeProspect Management Co. II, LLC 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
1 disclosed
- Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board amount undisclosed mapension.com
Timeline
26 dated events
- Jun 30, 2025Mass PRIM lists Ascent Venture Partners among its private equity managers
- Mar 31, 2023Ascent Venture Partners Iv-A, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture PartnersFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceAscent Venture Partners Iv-A, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2023Ascent Venture Partners IV, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture PartnersFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceAscent Venture Partners IV, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2023Richard Matthiessen Fates (Director Of Ascent Venture Management Inc) no longer on Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners
- Mar 29, 2022Ascent Venture Partners III, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture PartnersFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceAscent Venture Partners III, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2021Christopher W Lynch (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners
- Mar 30, 2021Ascent Venture Partners II, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture PartnersFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceAscent Venture Partners II, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2021Geoffrey Scott Oblak (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners
- Mar 30, 2021Frank Marino Polestra (Former Managing Director (Deceased)) no longer on Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners
- Mar 30, 2021Leigh E Michl (Retired Managing Member Of Ascent Venture Management Iii, Llc) no longer on Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners
- Mar 30, 2021Thomas Joseph Scanlon (Member Of Ascent Venture Management Vi, Llc) no longer on Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners
- Apr 1, 2020Thomas Joseph Scanlon joined Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners as Chief Financial Officer
- Mar 30, 2020Ascent Venture Partners, L.P. no longer reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture PartnersFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceAscent Venture Partners, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2017Ascent Venture Partners Iv-B, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $76,436,645Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactAscent Venture Partners Iv-B, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Sep 11, 2015Ascent Venture Partners VI, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $63,550,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactAscent Venture Partners VI, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2012Ascent Venture Partners Iv-A, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $136,481,957Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactAscent Venture Partners Iv-A, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2012Ascent Venture Partners IV, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $51,564,673Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactAscent Venture Partners IV, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2012Ascent Venture Partners II, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $4,284,329Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactAscent Venture Partners II, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2012Ascent Venture Partners V, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $73,629,195Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactAscent Venture Partners V, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2012Ascent Venture Partners, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $4,450,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactAscent Venture Partners, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2012Ascent Venture Partners III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Ascent Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $21,263,458Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactAscent Venture Partners III, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2012Ascent Venture Partners first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 1, 2008Richard Matthiessen Fates joined Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners as Managing Member
- Mar 1, 2008Luke Dinnel Burns joined Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners as Managing Member
- Nov 1, 2001Leigh E Michl joined Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners as Retired Managing Member Of Ascent Venture Management Iii, Llc
- Feb 1, 1995Frank Marino Polestra joined Schedule A of Ascent Venture Partners as Managing Director
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $141M across 3 vehicles
Evidence
47 observations from 3 sources