Gavin Hewitt
Operating Partner @ Ascend
Seattle, United States
Gavin Hewitt is a startup investor at Ascend in Seattle. Gavin is the CEO of Velou. With over 20 years in the software and technology sector, primarily SaaS, Gavin has been part of incredible teams that transformed ideas into companies with significant impact. From the ground up, he has contributed to the journey of startups becoming industry leaders and helped build two $1B+ valuation companies as theVP of Sales, including Bluecore as a founding team member and during the rapid growth phase of Attentive from series C to over $450M in revenue.
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About Ascend
We invest wherever the Seattle Mariners play on TV. When I say “we”, I mean me and Jen, our mighty Chief of Staff. Marketplace, Consumer Brands, Ecommerce, B2B Software are my sweet spots. Preferred stage is pre-seed, preferred check $250-$750K. Ascend’s Limited Partners are a diverse group of technology leaders, financiers, and entrepreneurs.
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