# Ascendant Capital

> Ascendant Capital is a VC fund in Austin backing SaaS and Blockchain. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3216558/
- Website: http://ascendant-cap.com/

Ascendant Capital is a boutique alternative investment firm that brings one-of-a-kind investment strategies to a diverse investor base with a focus on income-producing private equity. With over 35 employees, Ascendant has more than a decade of capital markets experience in the independent broker/dealer space, and has specialists from theindependent broker/dealer, RIA and institutional salespersons, in addition to a six-member National Accounts team. Ascendant Capital wholesales, markets and educates broker/dealers and RIAs to sell and service the Funds. In addition to sales support functions, Ascendant Capital focuses on product development, due diligence, marketing services and client relations.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jeffry Schneider | Founder and CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KW Kingfisher JV | KW Kingfisher is a joint venture that specializes in acquiring companies. |  | Debt Financing | Oct 27, 2025 |  |
| Ledger | Ledger develops security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies as well as blockchain applications for individuals and companies, by leveraging a distinctive, proprietary technology.Launched in 2014, Ledger has designed an acclaimed line of hardware security devices quickly placing the company as a global leader on the market with1,000,000 units sold in more than 165 countries. For enterprises and corporations, Ledger introduced the Vault: a fully managed SaaS solution addressing the need to safeguard a very large amount of multiple cryptocurrencies while mitigating both IT and physical assault threats. The company is also active in the industrial IoT market, leveraging its secure hardware technology to interface sensors and machines to smart contracts or blockchain-based assets.Ledger is headquartered in Paris, has a production facility in Vierzon (France), and offices in San Francisco. | $380M | Series C | Jun 10, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Molten Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-esprit) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [50T Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10t-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alliance Entreprendre](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-entreprendre) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Apollo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apollo-global-management-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CapHorn Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caphorn-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ascendant Capital invest in?

Ascendant Capital invests primarily in SaaS, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Series C and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ascendant Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Ascendant Capital?

The team at Ascendant Capital includes Jeffry Schneider (Founder and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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