About Ascent Capital
Ascent Capital is a private equity firm founded in 2001. It is primarily based in Bengaluru, India. As of Nov 2026, Ascent Capital is an active investor with a portfolio of 45 companies, comprising 45 funding rounds and 1 acquisition. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 funding round. The firm primarily invests in companies based in India and United States. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Healthcare. Its latest investment was a $***** Series A round in Symx on Oct 26, 2026
A lot of funds co-invest with Ascent Capital, with names like Amazon sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Ascent Capital has a team of 33 people, including 15 partners.
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Ascent Capital's Portfolio
Ascent Capital has a portfolio of 45 companies. They have invested in a total of 45 companies. Their most recent investment was in Symx (Series A round) on Oct 26, 2026. Here is the most recent investment by Ascent Capital:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 26, 2026 | Series A | 8719 | - | |
Sep 09, 2025 | Series B | 2750 | - | |
Nov 24, 2023 | Series B | 6007 | ||
Apr 15, 2023 | Series E | 5887 |
Ascent Capital has acquired 1 company. Their most recent acquisition was of Valley Hospital on May 20, 2022. Here is the most recent acquisition by Ascent Capital:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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May 20, 2022 | Standalone multispecialty hospital | - | 1996 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Ascent Capital:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2022
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in India and United States
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Ascent Capital
Ascent Capital has a team of 33 members including 15 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 5 Principals located in India, United States and 2 more locations. Ascent Capital's team sits on the board of 7 companies.Co-investors of Ascent Capital
Over the past 25 years, 114 investors have co-invested in Ascent Capital's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Ascent Capital: 114 investors entered a company along with Ascent Capital. These include investors like Amazon (2 companies).
Ascent Capital News
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Symx.ai Raises $6M Series A Funding to Scale Industrial AI Operating SystemThe SaaS News•Oct 27, 2026•Ascent Capital, Symx
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DeepSea Intelligence Completes Over 500 Million Yuan Series A Financing, Deep Sea Robots Set to ExplodeThe Paper•Aug 13, 2026•Ascent Capital, DeepSea, CD Capital Asset Management
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Ascent Capital-led consortium invests $24.4 million in Strides Pharma's unit Pivot PathVCCircle•Jun 29, 2026•Ascent Capital, Stridespharma
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Strides Pharma Sells Majority Stake in Pivot Path for Rs 100 CroreIndiaMedToday•Jun 29, 2026•Ascent Capital, Stridespharma
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Betr Acquires Ascent Capital Management to Accelerate Prediction Markets Launchhttps://www.intelligence360.news/•May 20, 2026•Ascent Capital
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Ascent Capital exiting from a legacy private equity portfolio companyVCCircle•Apr 02, 2025•Ascent Capital
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Ascent Capital Management LLC Makes New $789,000 Investment in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)MarketBeat•Mar 28, 2025•Alphabet, Ascent Capital
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Ascent Investment Holdings’ Sale of Equity Share of Amber Enterprises IndiaGlobal Legal Chronicle•Jul 12, 2024•Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Ascent Capital, Amber Enterprises India
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East Africa-focused PE firm Ascent Capital strikes fourth bet fromVCCircle•May 09, 2024•Ascent Capital
