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Ascend welcomes new analyst Thomas Stahura

June 7, 2024

Ascend is excited to announce Thomas Stahura has joined the team as an analyst.

Thomas, a recent Purdue engineering graduate, will develop internal automation tools, perform technical diligence, and scout new startups. He will also code alongside engineers, hacking together new projects and tools.

As a college student, Thomas co-founded two AI startups: Quasi, a pre-ChatGPT AI content creation tool, and Pondr, an AI-powered product analytics platform.

The news was first shared in GeekWire.

Ascend’s team has doubled since the start of the year. From left: Jen Haller (Partner), Thomas Stahura (Analyst), Nate Bek (Associate), and Kirby Winfield (General Partner).

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