Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 1
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 18.07.2022 | SafeDigit.... | safedigit.io | $1.2M | Canada, Br... |
Mentions in press and media 20
| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.10.2024 | Moondream: The Little AI That Could | In the bustling tech landscape, a new player has emerged, and it’s making waves. Moondream, a San Francisco-based startup, recently secured $4.5 million in pre-seed funding. This funding round was led by Felicis Ventures, with support from ... |
| 28.10.2024 | Moondream raises $4.5M to prove that smaller AI models can still pack a punch | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Moondream emerged from stealth mode today with $4.5 million in pre-seed funding and a radical proposition: when i... |
| 28.11.2023 | AI finally brings personalization to edtech | Personal companions for teachers and students, learning through games, and more in edtech with AI Personalization has been the hot topic since marketers realized that people have to like ads. Ironically, it was the smart machine that made p... |
| 09.05.2023 | Seattle VC firm Ascend raises $25M for second fund, plans to double down on AI | Kirby Winfield judges GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch competition. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Ascend is ready to help more startups fly. The Seattle-based pre-seed venture capital firm led by startup veteran Kirby Winfield on Tuesday announc... |
| 09.05.2023 | Ascend raises $25 million for pre-seed AI startups in the Pacific Northwest | Investing in artificial intelligence (AI) startups is the latest bandwagon VCs are piling onto. But as last year’s crypto experts quickly work to rebrand as AI experts, they’ll have to compete with the VCs who have been investing in the cat... |
| 22.01.2023 | 🏙️ It's not all doom and gloom, right? | If you’re wondering why you’ve been seeing our fantastic founder William Johnson in your inbox since the New Year, it’s because I’ve been on a boat in Antarctica. (Yes, seriously.) As well as being an indescribably beautiful location, it’s ... |
| 06.10.2022 | Elevator Pitch winner Strella Biotechnology has a ripe idea for solving major food waste problem | Katherine Sizov, left, CEO & co-founder of Strella Biotechnology, discusses her win in the Elevator Pitch competition at the GeekWire Summit on Thursday alongside Amina Moreau, CEO of Radious; Erin Quick, co-founder and CEO of PairTree;... |
| 18.07.2022 | SafeDigit raises $1.2M in pre-seed funding | Vancouver-based SafeDigit has raised USD $1.2 million in pre-seed funding for its logistics integration platform. The round was led by Ascend.vc, with participation from Acequia Capital and the Cascade Seed Fund. Co-founded by CEO Marat Asa... |
| 26.04.2022 | A ‘don’t do list’ for founders: VC shares tips for startup leaders | Kirby Winfield. There are a lot of guides and blog posts for founders that provide advice on what to do as a leader of an early-stage startup. But not as many highlight what not to do in those initial days building the next great unicorn. K... |
| 23.11.2021 | We asked seven venture capitalists if the metaverse is the next big thing or just a lot of hype | Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg uses a haptic glove research prototype intended to create a realistic sense of touch in the metaverse. (Meta Photo) What is the metaverse? How far off is it? And will this represent a tectonic technological platform... |
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