Ascend is the first modern insurance payments platform that provides automated, all-in-one financing, collections, and payables. We help distributors sell more by eliminating labor intensive processes and providing customers with the great online checkout experience they expect.
We’re hiring across engineering and business functions - email us at hello@useascend.com if you're interested in learning more.
We’re hiring across engineering and business functions - email us at hello@useascend.com if you're interested in learning more.
Location: United States, California, Palo Alto
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $35.5M
Founded date: 2021
Investors 10
| Date | Name | Website |
| 14.11.2023 | XYZ Ventur... | xyz.vc |
| - | Financial ... | finventure... |
| - | FirstMark | firstmark.... |
| - | Distribute... | distribute... |
| 24.09.2021 | First Roun... | firstround... |
| - | HSCM Ventu... | hscmventur... |
| - | Restive | restive.co... |
| 16.06.2021 | FirstMark ... | firstmarkc... |
| 28.01.2022 | Index Vent... | indexventu... |
| - | BoxGroup | boxgroup.c... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 28.01.2022 | Series A | $30M | Index Vent... |
| 17.09.2021 | Seed | $5.5M | First Roun... |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.03.2023 | Pathpoint launches PathPay, a first-of-its-kind wholesale payment experience for insurance agents | “Collecting payments directly from insureds is something completely new to the wholesale industry, but it considerably cuts down on agent overhead. We’re thrilled to bring this to every agent using Pathpoint across the U.S.,” said Alex Barg... |
| 27.01.2022 | Ascend’s BNPL approach to insurance lifted by $280M in new equity, debt | Four months after a seed round, Ascend is back with its first big boost to enable the company to expand its “buy now, pay later” commercial insurance tool that combines financing, collections and payables. Today, the company announced $30 m... |
| 27.01.2022 | Ascend Raises $30M IN Series A; Secures $250M Lending Commitment | Ascend, a NYC-based modern insurance payments platform, raised $30M in Series A equity funding, bringing the total funding raised to $39M. The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from new investors such as Distributed Venture... |
| 27.01.2022 | Ascend Raises $30M Series A and Secures $250M Lending Commitment To Boost Modern Insurance Payment Offerings | NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend, the first modern insurance payments platform, today announced that they have raised a $30M Series A in equity funding, bringing the total funding raised to $39M along with a $250M lending comm... |
| 17.09.2021 | Ascend raises $5.5M to provide a BNPL option for commercial insurance TechCrunch / 09.15.21 All News Ascend on Wednesday announced a $5.5 million seed round to further its insurance payments platfo... | Ascend on Wednesday announced a $5.5 million seed round to further its insurance payments platform that combines financing, collections and payables. First Round Capital led the round and was joined by Susa Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Box... |
| 16.09.2021 | Goldman Sachs dives into fintech’s latest trend with GreenSky | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Goldman Sachs’ push into consumer banking is endlessly fascinating. The banking giant was not a h... |
| 16.09.2021 | Goldman Sachs dives into fintech’s latest trend with GreenSky | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Paid Content How hard work and meaningful relationships fuel Bridgewater Associates’ success From... |
| 15.09.2021 | Daily funding roundup - September 15th, 2021 | Persona raised $150M; Arcadia landed $100M; Glean closed $55M; StrongDM secured $54M Persona: Persona is a San Francisco-based identity infrastructure company built to manage customer identities. Persona has raised $150 million in Series C ... |
| 15.09.2021 | Ascend raises $5.5M to provide a BNPL option for commercial insurance | Ascend on Wednesday announced a $5.5 million seed round to further its insurance payments platform that combines financing, collections and payables. First Round Capital led the round and was joined by Susa Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Box ... |
| 15.09.2021 | Ascend Raises $5.5M In Seed Funding | Ascend, a NYC-based insurance payments platform that provides automated all-in-one financing, collections, and payables, raised $5.5M in seed funding. The round was led by First Round Capital, with participation from Susa Ventures, FirstMar... |
Show more