Ascend together.

Founded in 2018, Ascendo Ventures is a Seoul, Korea-based venture capital firm that strives to be a true lifecycle partner for the fastest growing, game-changing Asian tech companies.

We are stage agnostic: We invest in pre-series A to pre-IPO stage technology companies mainly in Asia, across the following spaces.

  • Digital contactless tech services and platforms

  • IoT, AI, and robotics technology driving operational efficiency

  • Environmental and climate related innovation

  • Digital healthcare and food tech

  • Blockchain technology

We ascend together: From the moment we invest in our portfolio companies, we fully commit to being a long-term partner with founders, together embracing the tremendous challenges and changes to come down the road. We join them on their arduous ascent, actively providing our full support by connecting them with executives, investors, industry experts, and more. On top of that, we are uniquely positioned to enable portfolio companies to connect with potential business partners when they engage in global business expansion.

Respect and empathy for founders: We understand what it is like for founders to try to make unprecedented and outwardly impossible objectives possible, putting their best foot forward and striving to make continuous progress. In lockstep and out of respect, we sincerely seek to do our part and provide our full support to founders throughout their journey.