Ascend Ends 2020 with 2 New Investments

2020 was a difficult year. Despite all the hardships and inability to travel, Ascend Capital Partners was able to finish 2020 with two new investments!

Ascend closed its investment in Neteera Technologies in March 2020. They join Northwell Ventures and other investors in the Series A round. Based in Israel, Neteera develops remote contactless sensing technology intended for automotive, medical and IoT applications. The company's novel technology is based on the detection of electromagnetic emissions from sweat ducts allowing for reliable and speedy biometric identification along with monitoring of other physiological parameters, such as stress, fatigue, pain, alcohol influence, drug abuse detection and medical diagnostics, enabling clients to conduct contact-free, continuous, safe and cost-effective vital signs monitoring.

Find out more about Neteera Technologies here: https://www.neteera.com/

Ascend closed its investment in Interventional Systems in April 2020. Interventional Systems based in Austria has developed a novel surgical robot platform that is designed for real-time image guided minimally invasive surgical procedures. It’s technology and platform enables the robot to be used in a wide variety of minimally invasive surgeries in various locations of the body and can integrate into multiple imaging modalities. This solution helps surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgeries quickly, accurately and safely.

Find out more about Interventional Systems here: https://www.interventional-systems.com/