“Ascent worked hard and was a very steady investor when times got tough. The support and guidance they provided helped the management team regain momentum and grow the company significantly.”
Terascala
Success Stories
The Ascent team takes pride in the success stories of its portfolio companies and the entrepreneurs with whom it has fostered lasting relationships. Ascent has been fortunate to have backed many successful ventures and it is proud of the number of entrepreneurs who choose to work with the Ascent team on multiple ventures.
Selected success stories include:
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Guardium acquired by IBM Guardium, the database security company, develops the most widely-used solution for database activity monitoring, security and auditing, with a blue-chip customer base that includes organizations in all major geographies and industries. Guardium was acquired by IBM. |
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Concord acquired by CA (NYSE: CA)
Concord Communications went public but is now part of CA (NYSE: CA) develops, markets, and supports a family of turnkey, automated, scaleable, software-based performance analysis and reporting solutions for the management of computer networks. |
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Synchronoss NASDAQ: SNCR
Synchronoss (NASDAQ: SNCR) provides telecom business process outsourcing solutions to enterprises and service providers. |
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Network Intelligence acquired by EMC (NYSE: EMC)
Network Intelligence is the leading provider of network event management solutions that alert and report on all messages relating to security and performance on the business network. NIC was acquired by EMC (NYSE: EMC) for $175M. |
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Network Engines NASDAQ: NENG
Network Engines (NASDAQ: NENG) combines creative hardware packaging and software integration to provide high-density, scalable server appliances and storage platforms that enable strategic partners to deliver turnkey solutions that are easy to use, install and manage. |
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Harvard Bioscience NASDAQ: HBIO
Harvard Bioscience (NASDAQ: HBIO) is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative, enabling tools used in drug discovery research. |
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Sensitech
Sensitech provides a global network for the capture of mission-critical logistics information. |