“The strategic advice and direction provided by Ascent has been invaluable to me over the years.”
Harvard Bioscience
Team
With over 80 years of combined venture capital experience, the Ascent investment team is a group of seasoned professionals with the common vision of backing passionate, innovative entrepreneurs. Committed to being a valuable partner to its portfolio companies, Ascent leverages the know-how, contacts and resources that its team has established over the last 22 years.
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Administrative Team |
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Venture Partner Program |
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Special Limited Partner |
Walter Dick
Managing Director
Chris Lynch
Managing Director
Brian Girvan
General Partner & CFO
Geoff Oblak
General Partner
Matt Fates
Partner
Luke Burns
Principal
Tom Scanlon
Vice President of Finance
Erica Kaswell
Senior Office Manager
Lauren Cuozzo
Office Manager
Jack Blaeser
Former President & CEO,
Concord Communications
Larry Genovesi
Founder, Chairman & CEO,
Terascala
Chane Graziano
Chief Executive Officer,
Harvard Bioscience
Nick Grewal
Former Founder & CEO,
Nashoba Networks
Hugh Kelly
Vice President of Marketing,
Network Engines
Eric Schultz
President,
Sensitech
Frank Polestra
Special Limited Partner
Bob Mazzarella
Chairman and CEO, Pyxis Mobile;Former President of Fidelity Brokerage Services;Former President of Fidelity's Institutional Brokerage Group
Ed Schmid
President and CEO of eCopy, Inc.
Former Founder and CEO of TACC (acquired by Illinois Toolworks)