About Ascendx

We leverage our ecosystem expertise to help our portfolio companies outperform their peers. AscendX portfolio companies have access to AscendX resources related to Go-to-Market, product development as well as central functions including finance and operations

Ascendx Team

Management Team

Ufuk Civilo | CEO

  • 10+ years SaaS investor, led early-stage tech investments at TPG Growth and The Rise Fund
  • Co-founded and led tech investments at D4 Ventures.
  • Previously, incubated and sat on the boards of roll-up / buy & build companies

VC / PE / Roll-Up 

Mike Tetlow | CTO

  • 10+ years of Co-founder / CTO experience at Taskray, a leading Salesforce ISV with over 700 customers generating $9M+ in ARR
  • Successful exit of Taskray to Plexus Capital in 2021
  • Principal engineering and product decision maker for all Taskray products

Technology / ISV

Bertan Ilbak | CIO

  • 10+ years investment experience
  • 7+ years of experience in PE focusing on SMEs with majority ownership
  • Led B2B IT services transactions at Mediterra Capital and implemented buy & build strategies

PE / SaaS

James Lumb | GTM

  • 11+ years of Founder/CEO experience at Zenkraft, a leading Salesforce ISV generating $10M ARR
  • Successful exit of Zenkraft to Bringg in 2022
  • 2+ years of SVP, GTM experience at Bringg, the leading last mile delivery management platform

Execution / GTM / ISV

Marc Thompson | CFO

  • 15+ years of Finance experiences in managing the growth and development of SaaS businesses
  • Former Finance director of Pipedrive in UK & Ireland
  • Oversaw Vista PE’s Pipedrive acquisition process and transition

Finance / SaaS

Ascendx Team

Advisors

Thomas Weisman

Managing Partner at Osprey Investors

Nishant Nayyar

Head of TMT at HIG Europe

Gavin Patterson

Former President and CRO of Salesforce

Pullen Daniel

Co-Founder / EVP Corporate Development at nCino

Ben Mccarthy

Founder at Salesforce Ben

Virginia Matassa

Former VP, ISV Sales EMEA & APAC of Salesforce

Our values

The Values That

Drive Our Mission

We use these core values to guide our actions:

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Trust
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Customer Success
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Decentralization
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Respect
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Innovation
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Proactive

Ascendx team

Taking the
1% Pledge

We have joined with leading companies globally in a pledge to donate 1% of equity, profit, employee time, or software licenses to the non-profit community.

Come work
with us!

Join AscendX, a leader in enterprise software solutions, where innovation meets real-world impact. We’re seeking the brightest minds to help us continue enhancing CRM platforms for global enterprises.

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your app?

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