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Ascend is excited to announce Thomas Stahura has joined the team as an analyst. Thomas, a recent Purdue engineering graduate, will develop internal automation…
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Ascend Updates
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.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kirby Winfield, General Partner
Kirby founded Ascend to write the first institutional check into Pacific Northwest technology companies. He’s on the board of 12 portfolio companies, including Bean Box and Endurance Energy.
