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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Ascend raised.
Companies Ascend acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Ascend. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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