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== Past investments == === ChilliConnect (exited) === ChilliConnect is a live game management service for building and managing connected games. Their platform offers cloud-based services aimed at allowing developers to run online games at scale, without an in-house server infrastructure. ChilliConnect was acquired by Unity Technologies in 2019. === Wagestream === Wagestream is a financial wellbeing tool for corporate employees. The business works with employers to enable salary advances for their workforces, without the need for costly interest to be charged. Wagestream recently raised $175m in the form of $60m in equity led by Smash Ventures and $115m in debt from Silicon Valley Bank. === WeGift === WeGift is a global online gift card purchase and management platform offering corporate customers a powerful set of API and eCommerce solutions that make buying and selling online gift cards simple, for example when used as part of a corporate reward scheme. WeGift raised £8.7m in March 2021, led by CommerzVentures and with existing investors AlbionVC, Stride and Unilever Ventures participating in the round. As this Fund is an EIS fund, upon investing you will gain access to new investments made by the fund manager on your behalf. Please note that the companies set out above are past investments by the fund manager and are presented for indicative purposes only. === Lick Home === Lick is a home decorating platform for the Iinstagram generation. Ascension first invested in the D2C paint, wallpaper and tools company in 2019 (during its pre-seed funding round), and the company has recently raised a £15m Series A led by OMERS Ventures with participation from Felix Capital and several prominent angel investors including Alex Chesterman (Zoopla, Cazoo, LoveFilm). === zeroheight === zeroheight is a design documentation platform that enables users to easily create and codify style guides and common design elements for easy and fast re-use. The platform integrates with UX tools and allows design teams to share work and save time through customisable design documentation. Zeroheight raised a $10m round in August 2021 led by Tribe Capital with participation from Adobe, Y Combinator, FundersClub and Expa as well as several well-known angel investors. === Vidsy === Vidsy is an online marketplace platform connecting creative video makers with major household brands to produce modern video content. Vidsy’s platform enables brands to create, test and optimise branded video content through its community of next generation digital creators, predominantly aged 18-26 years old. Vidsy recently raised £12m led by Access Entertainment alongside Delin Ventures and GMG Ventures. === Beem === Beem is an augmented reality platform that enables musicians, performers and influencers to livestream themselves and have followers view broadcasts wherever they are. Beem also works with corporates on major online content, recently collaborating with ASOS on an augmented reality catwalk production. Beem recently raised $4m from 5 Lion, Grouport Ventures, Inertia Ventures, Lior Messika and other strategic angels. === Thursday === Thursday's mission is to make Thursday the most exciting day to be single. Their dating app comes alive for only 24 hours a week, enabling single users to keep their swiping, matching and dating to a single day - and to make dating fun and spontaneous again. Thursday raised $3.5m in June 2021 from Best Nights VC, Connect Ventures and early backers of CityMapper and TypeForm, alongside angels including Tom Blomfield (Monzo, GoCardless).
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