| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.03.2026 | Kinfolk: $7.2 Million Seed Funding Secured For AI Workforce Operations Platform | Kinfolk, a London-based AI workforce operations platform, announced it has raised $7.2 million in seed funding to expand its agentic AI technology designed to automate HR and people operations workflows. The round was led by AlbionVC, with ... |
| 09.03.2026 | Kinfolk Raises $7M in Seed Funding | Kinfolk, a London, UK-based provider of an AI-driven workforce operations platform, raised $7M in seed funding.
The round was led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital, Ascension, Emerge, and angel investors including Ton... |
| 03.03.2026 | Kinfolk Secures $7.2M to Revolutionize HR with Autonomous AI | Kinfolk, an AI-native HR workforce operations platform, raised $7.2 million in seed funding. This capital fuels its mission to revolutionize Human Resources. The platform deploys agentic AI. It integrates directly into Slack and Microsoft T... |
| 02.03.2026 | Kinfolk: $7 Million Seed Raised For AI Workforce Operations Platform | Kinfolk, an AI native workforce operations platform designed for modern HR and People Operations teams, has raised $7 million in seed funding led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital, Ascension, Emerge, and angel investo... |
| 25.02.2026 | Kinfolk closes $7M seed round for AI-driven HR platform | London-based Kinfolk, an AI-native HR workforce operations platform, has raised a $7.2 million seed round led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital and existing investors Ascension and Emerge. Angel investors, including T... |
| 16.02.2026 | Tembo Raises £16M in Funding Round | Tembo, a London, UK-based provider of a digital savings and mortgage platform, raised £16m in funding round.
Backers included Gresham House Ventures, and existing investors Goodwater Capital, Aviva, McPike Family Office, Love Ventures, Asce... |
| 31.01.2026 | UK Tech Ecosystem Secures Major Regional Investment Boost | Ascension Ventures clinched a significant £10 million commitment from the British Business Bank. This strategic capital injection targets UK's regional tech ecosystem. It empowers early-stage founders beyond London and the South East. The B... |
| 27.01.2026 | London’s Ascension Ventures secures up to €11.5 million commitment to support regional early-stage founders | Ascension Ventures, a British VC investing at the pre-Seed and Seed levels, has received a new up to €11.5 million (£10 million) commitment, enhancing access to capital for early-stage businesses across diverse sectors and ensuring that fou... |
| 30.09.2025 | Raising the Bar Inside the mind of Iulia Tudor, Partner at Ascension VC, on what early-stage founders need to win investors, scale smart, and turn "no" into opportunity. | When it comes to early-stage investing, Iulia Tudor has learned one thing: success isn't just about the idea - it's about the people, the timing, and the vision. As a partner at Ascension VC, Tudor has backed some of the most promising star... |
| 29.08.2025 | “The old model is broken and must be replaced”: London’s Synkka raises funding to cut parcel delivery costs | Synkka, a UK-based logistics Tech startup aiming to automate the parcel delivery industry, has announced a pre-Seed funding round to support the development of its AI-powered workforce and accelerate the rollout of its first digital integra... |
| 29.08.2025 | Synkka raises pre-seed to launch AI agents for scalable, autonomous parcel delivery | London-based Synkka, an AI platform automating the full carrier integration process, has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by Ascension VC. The round is notably joined by a syndicate of seasoned parcel delivery experts who have bu... |
| 16.01.2025 | What Inspired a Founder to Take on the Pension Industry? Building a business that makes pensions engaging and accessible isn't easy. Here's how a bold idea, resilience, and a focus on user experience ... | For Royden Greaves, launching London based fintech Jarvis that tells workers exactly when they can retire was about more than just building a fintech startup - it was about reshaping the way UK workers engage with their pensions. With over ... |
| 26.03.2024 | Ascension VC: Leading the Charge in Tech4Good Investments | Ascension VC, a London-based venture capital firm, has made waves in the tech investment world with the successful first close of its new Tech4Good pre-seed fund. With a focus on backing startups that leverage technology to create positive ... |
| 25.03.2024 | Ascension VC launches €19.8M institutional impact fund for Tech4Good startups | Early-stage investment fund Ascension VC announced a €19.8 million first close of its new institutional impact fund, which will back talented founders leveraging technology to build more resilient societies. A second close of the overall £5... |
| 25.03.2024 | London-based VC Ascension reaches first €19.8 million close of new Tech4Good pre-seed fund | - |
| 25.03.2024 | UK’s Ascension VC announces €19.8M fund close of new Tech4Good pre-seed fund | Read this article in:
London-based Ascension VC, an early-stage VC fund, announced that it has secured £17M (approximately €19.84M) first close for its institutional impact fund, aimed at supporting visionary founders who are using technolo... |
| 25.03.2024 | Ascension VC Holds £17M Close of New Tech4Good £50M Pre-Seed Fund | Ascension VC, a London, UK-based early-stage venture capital firm, held the first £17M close of its new Tech4Good £50m pre-seed fund.
A second close will follow in 2025. The anchor investor was Big Society Capital. A mix of existing and new... |
| 27.10.2023 | Captur secures £2.2m in Seed Round | Captur, based in London, pioneers in creating state of the art image recognition tools tailored for industries such as logistics, transportation and automotive. Their innovative solution empowers businesses to utilise smartphone cameras for... |
| 28.07.2023 | Debt prevention platform SuperFi raises $1 million to launch pilot in London | London-based debt prevention and management platform SuperFi has raised a $1 million Pre-seed funding round to help Londoners to manage their debt better. The round, which was facilitated on the fundraising platform Floww, was led by Ascens... |
| 13.10.2022 | Zen Educate, a marketplace that matches schools with teachers, raises $21M to fuel US expansion | Zen Educate, an online marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, has raised £19.3 million ($21 million) in a Series A extension round of funding.
Founded out of London in 2017, Zen Educate is setting... |
| 01.09.2022 | London-based Thalamos picks up €1 million to digitise Mental Health Act | London-based mental health startup Thalamos has raised €1 million to digitise the Mental Health Act. The seed round was backed by the Conduit Impact EIS Fund managed by Ascension, angel investors including Syndicate Room, and a private Seed... |
| 30.08.2022 | So fresh and so clean: Oxwash soaks up £10 million and receives B Corp certification | London-based Oxwash has been going about its business when it comes to taking on the environmental trouble makers that the washing and dry cleaning sector has been long guilty of. While the site of a blue bucketed bicycle shuttling freshly ... |
| 30.08.2022 | So fresh and so clean? Oxwash soaks up £10 million and receives B Corp certification, but the numbers don't add up | London-based Oxwash has been going about its business when it comes to taking on the environmental trouble makers that the washing and dry cleaning sector has been long guilty of. While the site of a blue bucketed bicycle shuttling freshly ... |
| 24.05.2022 | Taking steps towards net zero world, Foodsteps picks up $4.1 million to label environmental impact of food | The food sector currently contributes 26 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and is struggling to reduce this impact. However, due to the challenge of gauging the sustainability of the industry’s sprawling supply chain, this remains... |
| 03.05.2022 | RideTandem drives in £1.75 million to tackle transport poverty in the UK | UK-based mobility startup RideTandem has raised £1.75 million in seed funding. 1818 Venture Capital led the round, alongside Conduit Connect, Low Carbon Innovation Fund, previous investors Ascension and Seedrs, and angel investors. The extr... |
| 21.04.2022 | Newcastle’s AMLo gets £2.45 million-shot to facilitate early-stage skin cancer test | UK-based medical device company that specialises in the early detection of skin cancers, AMLo Biosciences (AMLo) has brought in an investment of £2.45 million. The round saw the participation of Ascension’s Life Fund and Conduit’s EIS Impac... |
| 16.03.2022 | London-based startup procures $8.2 million to make supply chain management hassle-free and real-time | Despite being core to how all businesses operate, there is far too much friction in the process of procuring goods and services, and companies are often left unaware of the potential risks accompanying their decisions. Taking up the challen... |
| 04.03.2022 | Helping gig economy workers keep the income stable, SteadyPay raises $5 million | London’s SteadyPay has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round. The subscription-based service offers gig economy workers peace of mind when it comes to income, automatically topping up bank accounts when their earnings fall below ave... |
| 03.12.2021 | Vinehealth raises $5.5m to improve the quality of life and survival of cancer patients | The round was led by Talis Capital, with participation from Playfair Capital, Ascension and healthcare heavyweights
Vinehealth announces it has raised $5.5m in seed funding. The round was led by Talis Capital, with participation from previ... |
| - | Helping gig economy workers keep the income stable, SteadyPay raises $5 million | London’s SteadyPay has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round. The subscription-based service offers gig economy workers peace of mind when it comes to income, automatically topping up bank accounts when their earnings fall below ave... |
| - | Providing valuable research data to pharma, and improving the quality of life of cancer patients, Vinehealth raises $5.5 million | London-based Vinehealth has raised $5.5 million in seed funding. The digital health platform uses a combination of behavioural science and AI to help cancer patients track, manage, and better understand their care. The funding is set to hel... |
| - | RideTandem drives in £1.75 million to tackle transport poverty in the UK | UK-based mobility startup RideTandem has raised £1.75 million in seed funding. 1818 Venture Capital led the round, alongside Conduit Connect, Low Carbon Innovation Fund, previous investors Ascension and Seedrs, and angel investors. The extr... |
| - | EV charging platform aggregator Bonnet secures $1.26 million | London-based EV charging point aggregator Bonnet has secured $1.26 million in new funding. In addition to availability reports, the startup also offers cost-effective vehicle charging payment plans that can be rolled over from month to mont... |
| - | Taking steps towards net zero world, Foodsteps picks up $4.1 million to label environmental impact of food | The food sector currently contributes 26 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and is struggling to reduce this impact. However, due to the challenge of gauging the sustainability of the industry’s sprawling supply chain, this remains... |
| - | Fashion rental marketplace HURR stitches up $5.4 million | London’s fashion rental marketplace HURR has raised $5.4 million in a seed funding round. Taking the fashion industry head-on, HURR offers savvy consumers a circular economy approach, providing peer-to-peer fashion rentals, direct partnersh... |
| - | B2B payments provider Nook raises $1.1 million, aims to rid the industry of PDFs | London and Lisboa-based trade collaboration platform Nook (not to be confused with the e-reader of the same name) has raised $1.1 million in a pre-seed round. The startup now joins Mondu, TIS, Briqpay, and Hokodo in the B2B payments sector,... |
| - | Newcastle’s AMLo gets £2.45 million-shot to facilitate early-stage skin cancer test | UK-based medical device company that specialises in the early detection of skin cancers, AMLo Biosciences (AMLo) has brought in an investment of £2.45 million. The round saw the participation of Ascension’s Life Fund and Conduit’s EIS Impac... |
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| - | London-based startup procures $8.2 million to make supply chain management hassle-free and real-time | Despite being core to how all businesses operate, there is far too much friction in the process of procuring goods and services, and companies are often left unaware of the potential risks accompanying their decisions. Taking up the challen... |
