Luke Burns, a General Partner at Boston-based Ascent Venture Partners. See sector focus and contact routes.
Luke Burns, a General Partner at Boston-based Ascent Venture Partners, invests in early-stage B2B technology companies at the pre-seed and seed stages, with initial check sizes of $2 million to $5 million. His portfolio focuses on data analytics, SaaS, IT infrastructure, and cybersecurity, featuring notable companies such as CloudLock (acquired by Cisco), RapidMiner, Sidecar, and empow (acquired by Cybereason). Burns maintains a distinctive thesis centered on supporting East Coast startups that drive enterprise IT innovation and transform business operations through cloud-native and data-driven solutions.
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