Investing Profile

Kirby Winfield(1253)

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Founding General Partner at Ascend.vc

ascend.vc/aboutSeattle, Washington

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Kirby Winfield's investing connections

55 Investors

Connected to Satya Patel (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), and 52 other investors on Signal.

Networks Kirby is a member of

Techstars Network

97 CONNECTIONS

Middlebury College Network

23 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Ascend Ventures General Partner

Investment Range

$250K - $750K

Sweet Spot

$500K

Investments On Record

2

Kirby Winfield is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Kirby Winfield's Investments On Record (2)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
WhyLabs.ai	Pre-SeedJan 2020$1	$1
Co-investors: Jacob Colker (Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2))
Fabric inc.	Seed RoundN/A	$100M
Co-investors: Ripley Carroll (Telescope Partners), Jeff Schox (Trucks Venture Capital), Larry Chu (Eunoia Capital Partners)

Kirby Winfield's Experience

Founding General Partner Ascend.vc2019 - Present

Investor in Residence Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)2017 - Present

Board of Directors Bean Box2016 - Present

Board of Directors Keepe2016 - Present

Minority Owner Grand Junction Rockies2010 - Present

Managing Member Ascend.vc2008 - Present

Minority Owner Fresno Grizzlies2018 - 2023

Mentor Techstars2016 - 2023

Board of Directors SyncFloor2019 - 2022

Cohort 3 Member Oper8r LLC2021 - 2021

Board of Directors Spectrio2016 - 2017

Co-founder and CEO Dwellable2013 - 2015

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development comScore, Inc.2011 - 2013

President and CEO AdXpose2008 - 2011

Board of Directors SharperAgent2006 - 2011

Founding Team, General Manager Marchex2003 - 2008

Director of Marketing Go2Net1996 - 2001

Founding Team, Director of Marketing Go2Net1996 - 2001

Executive Trainee Ruder Finn1996 - 1996

Intern Abramson Ehrlich Manes1994 - 1994

Kirby Winfield's Education

Seattle University School of Law Coursework towards JD

Middlebury College BA

Seattle Preparatory School

Seattle Prep

Assumption School

Seattle Country Day School

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