Your network already holds your next hires. Most of them just aren't ready yet.
ASCENDR shows who in your network is ready for the roles you need, who will be within 90 days, and what each of them is missing. Then it helps them close the gap, and shows you the outcomes.
Interactive preview · sample network, invented people
Portfolio talent network · London, Berlin, New York
Northstar Ventures
1,240 members · 38 portfolio companies
62%
Career activation
set a goal and received a plan
41%
Action within 7 days
completed a career action
86
Intros made in network
last 90 days
14
Hires from the network
into portfolio companies
Open roles across the portfolio
Senior Product Manager at Ledgerly
Series A · Fintech · London
- PR
Priya Raman
Product Manager, Tally
London
- Holds 5 of 5 core skills
- 3 years in fintech
- Member of Product Leaders
- DM
Daniel Moreau
Associate PM, Fieldwise
Paris
- Holds 4 of 5 core skills
- Already inside the portfolio
Missing: Fintech domain
- SC
Sarah Collins
Customer Support Lead, Kora Health
Dublin
- Customer insight and analytics transfer
- Working on discovery now
Missing: Product analytics, Roadmapping
- TB
Tom Becker
Business Analyst, Tessera
Berlin
- Strong analytics
- Has shipped internal tools
Missing: Product discovery, Fintech domain
- LH
Lina Haddad
UX Researcher, Ledgerly
Amsterdam
- Discovery is her day job
- Already at Ledgerly
Missing: Product analytics, Roadmapping
Grow supply instead of searching for it: give these 3 members the Product analytics path.
- LW
Lukas Weber
Operations Manager, Brightpath
Munich
- Stakeholder management
- Set PM as his goal 3 weeks ago
Missing: Product discovery, Product analytics, Roadmapping
Skill supply vs portfolio demand
People who have each skill, people learning it, and how many the portfolio needs.
- Product analyticsShort by 8 today
- Machine learningShort by 4 today
- Lifecycle marketingCovered
- Enterprise salesShort by 8 today
- KubernetesCovered
Where ASCENDR fits
The first two search a fixed pool. ASCENDR grows it.
Layer 1
Network intelligence
Who can introduce me?
Maps relationships so a fund can make warm introductions and share jobs across its portfolio.
Layer 2
Talent intelligence
Who fits this role today?
Searches people by skills and experience to find the best match in an existing pool.
Layer 3
Career intelligence
Who can become the right person, and how fast?
Shows every member what stands between them and the roles the network needs, then helps them close it.
ASCENDRASCENDR works alongside network and talent tools rather than replacing them. They find the right person in the network. ASCENDR makes more people in the network the right person.
How a pilot works
Twelve weeks to a number you can report.
A pilot is judged on one thing: did your network produce more career outcomes than it would have without ASCENDR?
- 1
Week 1
Invite your network
Share one link with founders, operators, alumni or students. No integration needed to start.
- 2
Weeks 2-4
Members set goals
Each member gets a plan: their gaps, the people who can help, and the roles in your network within reach.
- 3
Week 6
You see the map
Who is ready for which portfolio roles, who will be within 90 days, and which skills are in short supply.
- 4
Week 12
Outcome report
Introductions, interviews and hires that came from your network, with how each one was verified.
What you measure
Outcomes, not sign-ups.
The same four definitions power the member product, your dashboard and your board report, so the numbers never disagree.
01
Career activation
Share of members who set a goal and received a plan.
02
Network activation
Share who connected with a mentor, expert or community.
03
Action within 7 days
Share who completed a meaningful career action in their first week.
04
Outcome within 90 days
Interviews, offers, hires, promotions and introductions, marked self-reported or partner-confirmed.
Who it is for
Any organization whose people are the product.
VC platform teams
Grow the talent your portfolio is hiring for, and show your LPs the value your network creates.
Accelerators
Give every cohort founder a bench of mentors and operators matched to what they are missing.
Universities
Career infrastructure for students and alumni, with outcomes you can report.
Professional associations
Turn membership into measurable career progress, not just a newsletter.
Pilot ASCENDR with your network.
We are looking for a small number of design partners: funds, accelerators and universities that want to measure the career outcomes their network creates.