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Ascendo Ventures

#208, 22 Teheran-ro 7-gil, Seoul, Gangnam-gu, South Korea

Overview

Early stage venture capital fund accelerating startup growth.

Founded

2017

Deals ยท 12mo

1

Links

WebsiteLinkedIn

Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

South Korea
Taiwan
United States

Sector focus

Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

6rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
aweXome Ray
Aug 2026Participated
$5 MSeries B
ASET
Sep 2025Participated
$2 MSeries A
Open Rhapsody
Sep 2025Led
$2 MSeries A
Allo
Dec 2021Participated
$5 MSeries A
FunNow
Nov 2021Led
$15 MSeries B
N.THING
Oct 2021Participated
$21 MSeries B
aweXome Ray
Aug 2026Participated
$5 MSeries B
ASET
Sep 2025Participated
$2 MSeries A
Open Rhapsody
Sep 2025Led
$2 MSeries A
Allo
Dec 2021Participated
$5 MSeries A
FunNow
Nov 2021Led
$15 MSeries B
N.THING
Oct 2021Participated
$21 MSeries B
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Deal Distribution

Ascendo Ventures: 6 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Ascendo Ventures: 6 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A12
Series B12

Monthly Deal Activity

Ascendo Ventures: 6 deals are recorded across 61 months.All available history.
Ascendo Ventures: 6 deals are recorded across 61 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Ascendo Ventures: Space & Frontier Tech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Ascendo Ventures: Space & Frontier Tech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Space & Frontier Tech2
Networks, Cloud & Communication2
Travel & Hospitality1
Enterprise Software1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Consumer & Lifestyle1
Hardware & Robotics1
Marketing & Advertising1
Crypto & Blockchain1
Fintech1
Manufacturing1
Health & Life Sciences1
Food & Agriculture1

Deal Size Distribution

Ascendo Ventures: 6 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Ascendo Ventures: 6 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M2
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Ascendo Ventures: South Korea has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Ascendo Ventures: South Korea has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
South Korea4
United States1
Taiwan1
Ascendo Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Accuvest sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Ascendo Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Accuvest sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Accuvest1
Atinum Investment1
CDIB Capital1
CSV Venture Fund1
Darwin Ventures1
IGIS Asset Management1
InterVest1
KAIST Youth Startup Investment Holdings1
Kiwoom Investment1
KKday1
KNET Investment Partners1
KT&G1
L&S Venture Capital1
Partners Investment1
Pathfinder H1
PChome1
Perfect Hexagon Commodity & Investment Bank1
Re Investment1
S&S Investment1
Sanpu Travel Group1

Investment Strategy

Ascendo Ventures: Led accounts for 33% and participating for 67% of round participation.All available history.
Ascendo Ventures: Led accounts for 33% and participating for 67% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led233%
Participating467%
Ascendo Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Ascendo Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led2100%

Team

Dongsuk Shin

Managing Director, CEO, Co-founder