
FOR FUTURE FOUNDERS
THINKING ABOUT STARTING A COMPANY? WE’D LIKE TO KNOW YOU EARLY.
Meet Ascend early, tap into our community, and stay close while you figure out what comes next.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK.
Recommended reading for anyone wanting to be a founder.
GET IN THE ROOM
Meet founders, operators, investors, and people working on their own “someday.”

ASCEND COMMUNITY
FOUNDERS BASH 2024
SEATTLE · FOUNDERS · OPERATORS · INVESTORS
BEFORE THEY WERE FOUNDERS
Meet founders, operators, investors, and people working on their own “someday.”

FUTURE FOUNDERS FORM
Put yourself on our radar.
Tell us who you are, what you know, and what you might want to build someday. We read every submission.
Due to high volume of entries, there is no guarantee we get back to you.
KEEP THINKING.
Ideas from Ascend on founders, technology, fundraising, and what’s coming next.
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