Ascendant

Ascendant advises growing companies on value creating transactions. We help our clients to raise Venture and Institutional Capital as well as sell companies.

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Just released our 2017 Tech Investment analysis - https://t.co/1ckFDuieIR. Over £5bn (+89%) invested in 809 companies (+25%). More active investors than ever and the largest UK deal - Improbable raising £389m. London took 73% of all money invested. #VC #tech #invest

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Just finished our Q3 UK Tech Venture Investment research. £1.69bn (£737m) was invested in 217 (163) deals - market continues to boom. 2/3 of deals in Internet Service companies. London takes 69% of all investment. See https://t.co/RoTzA4S4KD. #VentureCapital #tech #London

[Tom Kneen @BigHTom]

Great chat with @AscendantCF's Stuart McKnight this morning - video coming soon to the Start-up Hub!

[VentureBeat @VentureBeat]

Pixlplay turns a smartphone into a kid’s camera https://t.co/MIGzYTFtlA

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Just gone live with 2016 UK/Irish Tech Venture report https://t.co/UckzTfMysf£2.77bn invested in 649 deals by 538 investors. #venture #tech

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

"Where's the Appetite for Risk in UK/Irish Venture?" https://t.co/4RSWEizae1 by @AscendantCF on @LinkedIn

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Early indications for UK Tech investments look like £3bn+ in c.680 companies. Still TBC, but if so, value up 20% and volume up 25%.

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Interesting summary of some of the key developments in Scotland's life science sector. Scottish Enterprise has one…https://t.co/PBpUHQkUnk

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Interesting new fund focussed on good opportunities outside of London. Long overdue (see our recent note on regiona…https://t.co/xWuSvxaQaC

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Just published Q3 UK Tech Venture stats. £737m invested in 163 companies. See https://t.co/UckzTg49jN. #VentureCapital #tech

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Ascendant helps BookingTek check in with Mobeus https://t.co/6hnf8QUgpX

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Attending #highgrowth event at WeWork's largest office in the world near Moorgate.

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Just going to the world's biggest corporate venturing event #gcv2016 hope to catch up with many friends, clients and colleagues

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

"Raising VC finance is a long tail marketing game..." by @AscendantCF on @LinkedIn https://t.co/4WIFhASrVh

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

"Explosive growth in Tech investment..." by @AscendantCF on @LinkedIn https://t.co/JKx77oUczT #venture #tech #growth

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

A little insight into the "real" scale of Fintech investment in the UK and Ireland. #Fintech #Venture https://t.co/isfBMMF4Oi

[Harry Davies @hrdavies]

In 2015, VCs invested the largest amount in the UK since 2000 - Stuart McKnight @WayraUK @AscendantCF @FogelDavid

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

""Glass half full market for VC" - and what it means for companies raising finance" by @AscendantCF on @LinkedIn https://t.co/3ijg9zIi7B

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

See our Q3 VC research at https://t.co/UckzTfMysf Booming VC market in UK/Ireland + biggest deal ever #VC #Investment #Technology #FanDuel

[Ascendant @AscendantCF]

Good article on VC decision making but I really like the reference to VC investments as black swan events. http://t.co/BpnzTC6kKz