Ascential
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Ascential is an international business-to-business media company. They inform and connect business professionals in more than 150 countries through market-leading Exhibitions & Festivals and Information Services.Ascential powers the prestigious Cannes Lions festival for the branded communications industry, the world’s premier market leadingpayments and financial services innovation congress Money 20/20, the UK’s largest trade show Spring/Autumn Fair, the global fashion trend forecasting service WGSN and environmental data business Groundsure. 22 of Ascential’s 31 product lines are market leading and are number one in their respective markets.They exist to provide customers with world class content and connections empowering their businesses to be the best informed and best connected. Their products enable focus, growth and value.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
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Industries Ascential invests in
Stages Ascential invests in
Countries Ascential invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (33%)
- Advertising 2 (33%)
- SaaS 1 (17%)
- Privacy 1 (17%)
- Big Data 1 (17%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (33%)
- Seed 1 (17%)
- Series B 1 (17%)
- Series D 1 (17%)
- Corporate Round 1 (17%)
Country
- Canada 1 (17%)
- New Zealand 1 (17%)
- United States 1 (17%)
- United Kingdom 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Hamilton
Head of Creative Partnerships
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Head of Creative Partnerships | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mandy Gradden
Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Natasha Christie-Miller
CEO / President
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CEO / President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Paul Harrison
COO & Executive Director
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COO & Executive Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Philip Thomas
President
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President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracksuit has created beautiful, always-on, and radically affordable brand tracking for modern consumer brands. Brand marketers and leaders at consumer brands have access to enterprise-tier brand tracking, specifically built for them, at a price point that works. Teams can easily track awareness, consideration, preference and brand associationsfrom real humans within the wider market, and compare results against competitors. | $13.5M / Series A / Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Tracksuit has created beautiful, always-on, and radically affordable brand tracking for modern consumer brands. Brand marketers and leaders at consumer brands have access to enterprise-tier brand tracking, specifically built for them, at a price point that works. Teams can easily track awareness, consideration, preference and brand associationsfrom real humans within the wider market, and compare results against competitors. | $4.8M / Seed / Feb 13, 2023 | ||
| #Paid is a tech company that operates a creative marketing platform that combines brand and creator collaboration. The platform allows brands to collaborate with relevant artists, travelers, storytellers, and photographers from all over the world for product placement on social media platforms. | $14.9M / Series B / Aug 26, 2021 | ||
| At Hudson MX, we empower agencies and brands to achieve more. Our solutions are designed to help teams across today’s ever-evolving media ecosystem bridge vision to results, enabling differentiated strategies, revenue growth, cost savings, and a talent advantage. Hudson MX was established on January 1, 2016 by JT Batson in Atlanta, Georgia. | $63.5M / Series D / Feb 03, 2021 | ||
| InfoSum has developed a decentralized platform designed to remove the trust barriers between progress and privacy. Its platform enables advertisers, media owners, data providers, and other advertising technology firms to collaborate across multiple data sources, without requiring the underlying data to be moved or pooled. The company was foundedin 2016 and is headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire. | $15.1M / Series A / Sep 01, 2020 | ||
| At Hudson MX, we empower agencies and brands to achieve more. Our solutions are designed to help teams across today’s ever-evolving media ecosystem bridge vision to results, enabling differentiated strategies, revenue growth, cost savings, and a talent advantage. Hudson MX was established on January 1, 2016 by JT Batson in Atlanta, Georgia. | $10M / Corporate Round / Feb 24, 2020 |
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FAQ
What does Ascential invest in?
Ascential invests primarily in Software, Advertising and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Ascential?
The team at Ascential includes Alex Hamilton (Head of Creative Partnerships), Mandy Gradden (Chief Financial Officer) and Natasha Christie-Miller (CEO / President), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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