Seattle VC firm Ascend closes $17M third fund for early-stage physical AI and hardware startups

Seattle venture firm Ascend closed a $17 million third fund to back early-stage 'Third Act' startups in physical AI and hardware, securing FirstLook Partners as its first institutional investor.

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2026-11-11 15:15 · GeekWire
Seattle VC firm Ascend closes $17M fund to back ‘Third Act' startups in physical AI and hardware

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