Ascenders Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2016

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 20

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $1.6M

  • Investors
  • 13

Ascenders General Information

Description

Developer of a sports management company intended to create a system that permits people to self-actualize work and life in games. The company's offerings help in creating a business to work in sports, fostering world-class professionals by creating an infrastructure, sports education, and asset management services, enabling clients to have access to a work environment where sports professionals can work comfortably.

Contact Information

Website
www.ascenders.co.jp
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 4 Floor, 7-27 Higashi-Gotanda
  • Shinagawa-ku
  • Tokyo, 141-0022
  • Japan
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Education and Training Services (B2B)
Corporate Office
  • 4 Floor, 7-27 Higashi-Gotanda
  • Shinagawa-ku
  • Tokyo, 141-0022
  • Japan

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Ascenders Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
3. Later Stage VC (Series A) 19-Sep-2024 $1.6M Completed Generating Revenue
2. Later Stage VC 12-Jul-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
1. Seed Round 23-Jan-2020 $412K $412K Completed Generating Revenue
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Ascenders Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Class C Preferred
Class B Preferred
Class A Preferred 1,667 $187.93 $187.93 1x $187.93 9.98%
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Ascenders Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of a sports management company intended to create a system that permits people to self-actualize work and life
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Tokyo, Japan
20 As of 2025

London, United Kingdom
 

London, United Kingdom
 
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Ascenders Competitors (5)

One of Ascenders’s 5 competitors is Paragon (PGN), a Corporate Backed or Acquired company based in London, United Kingdom.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Paragon (PGN) Corporate Backed or Acquired London, United Kingdom
WePlay Corporate Backed or Acquired London, United Kingdom
Aura International Venture Capital-Backed Beijing, China
Vindex Corporate Backed or Acquired New York, NY
Oasys Consultants Private Equity-Backed Paris, France
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Ascenders Investors (13)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Amuse Group Corporation Minority
BSP Asset Management Corporation Minority
Carta Holdings Corporation Minority
Carta Ventures (Japan) Venture Capital Minority
Japan Post Capital Corporate Venture Capital Minority
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Ascenders Affiliates

Subsidiaries (1)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Ascenders (Pilates Studio Management Business) Tokyo, Japan

Ascenders FAQs

  • When was Ascenders founded?

    Ascenders was founded in 2016.

  • Where is Ascenders headquartered?

    Ascenders is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

  • What is the size of Ascenders?

    Ascenders has 20 total employees.

  • What industry is Ascenders in?

    Ascenders’s primary industry is Media and Information Services (B2B).

  • Is Ascenders a private or public company?

    Ascenders is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Ascenders?

    The current valuation of Ascenders is .

  • What is Ascenders’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Ascenders is .

  • How much funding has Ascenders raised over time?

    Ascenders has raised $2.86M.

  • Who are Ascenders’s investors?

    Amuse Group, BSP Asset Management, Carta Holdings, Carta Ventures (Japan), and Japan Post Capital are 5 of 13 investors who have invested in Ascenders.

  • Who are Ascenders’s competitors?

    Paragon (PGN), WePlay, Aura International, Vindex, and Oasys Consultants are competitors of Ascenders.

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