Ascender Systems

**We're excited to share that Ascender Systems is featured in California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)'s latest video!** Join us as we share our father and son journey from a simple idea (of decorating palm trees) to making a positive impact on disaster response. A huge thanks to the Brink, our mentors/advisors Silvia Mah PhD, MBA, Andrew Biros, Ed.D., and Richard Howe for recognizing our work and providing invaluable support. Of course, a sincere thank you to our team of exceptional engineers Jacob Cruz, Iryna Dzieciuch, Luke Haberkern, and the team from the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering for their ongoing design work. #veteranownedbusiness, #innovation, #disasterresponse 

**Join us at the 2024 Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering Expo on this Thursday, 12Dec to witness the future of disaster response!** Our talented team from the University of San Diego have made remarkable strides in advancing our robotic climber technology. They've successfully reduced the climber's weight, improved the design, and brought us closer to a fully operational system. Click here for more details: https://lnkd.in/gkk6xeTW Don't miss this opportunity to see firsthand the impact of young innovators and the future of disaster relief. #engineering #robotics #innovation #teamwork #ascendersystems

Ascender Systems is excited to join Startup San Diego’s First Monday event on December 2nd! We'll be sharing our journey as we revolutionize disaster response with our innovative robotic climber. Join us as we discuss the challenges we've overcome, the lessons we've learned, and our vision for the future. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about our mission and how we're making a difference. #StartupSanDiego #innovation #robotics #disasterresponse

Thrilled to announce our collaborative partnership with talented engineering students from the University of San Diego's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering! Cameron Colucci, E.I.T., Tyler Moore, Ian Page, Michael Hellmold, Travis Kubon, and Brandon Salas are bringing their innovative ideas and technical skills to the Ascender Systems team. Together, we're pushing the boundaries of robotics and engineering to revolutionize disaster response. #partnership #innovation #engineering #robotics #disasterresponse #USD

We are so thrilled and honored that Ascender Systems has made the final 3 of the Accelerate California Entrepreneurship competition!! Our sincerest thank you to the judges, Deborah Nguyen, Sibylle Hauser, Jay Kunin, Angela Steinway, and Grace Nakayama, PhD, PMP, RAC-Drugs for their valuable feedback and support. Congratulations to our fellow finalists J Ross, Ph.D. and Elena Brin for their impressive presentations and innovative solutions for Alzheimer’s and cancer, respectively. It’s been so inspiring to see so many talented entrepreneurs working hard to make a difference in the world!! Please join us next week (24 Sept) at Innovation Day in Petco Park! #pitchcompetition #innovation #startup #disasterrelief #SanDiego

Ascender Systems is honored to have participated alongside MANY fantastic companies and founders! Our sincerest appreciation to our advisor, Silvia Mah PhD, MBA and our Co-Founder Ethan Muniz. #veteranentrepreneurship

So incredibly proud to have conducted our first podcast with Thomas Dioro from KZSU Stanford Radio 90.1FM's the Innovator's Podcast discussing our Ascender Systems. Thank you for the wonderful experience. Alongside my Co-Founder, Ethan Muniz, we discussed some of the our early challenges and customer pushback as well as the evolution of our prototype robotic climber. We remain excited to talk about our journey and aspiration to aid both Emergency Services and DoD customers. A very special THANK YOU to Leonid Capital Partners and James Parker and Christopher Lay for coordinating this event and ultimately believing in us!! We are sincerely appreciative!! Please check out the podcast here at Apple or Spotify: Apple Podcast Link https://lnkd.in/g3SYDHNV Spotify Podcast link https://lnkd.in/g69sZR7p

Thank you to everyone that joined us over the past 3 days to support the 10th Annual Veterans Business Battle at Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business! We would like to thank all of our applicants for throwing their hat in the ring this year and congratulations to those at advanced to the finals. Without further ado we are excited to announce this year's winners. In first place, taking home $15,000, we have Mesa Quantum In second place, taking home $10,000 we have Ascender Systems In third place, taking home $5,000 we have RxPharmacist This Equity Free funding would not be possible without the support of our generous sponsors. This years Honor Level Sponsors included SLB (Nick B. Tran and Terry Clancy, PMP, CSM), LEONID (James Parker and Christopher Lay), Texas Capital (Brian Barrow). This years Courage Level Sponsors included JPMorgan Chase & Co.(Danielle A Davis), KPMG US (Ginger Luckey and Nathan Shull), NRG Energy, Phillips 66 (Doug Sauer and Daniel Crister), Beachhead Investments (Jody James). This years Strength Level Sponsors included Amegy Bank (Kelley Simmons and Jevaughn Sterling), Capital CDC, Chevron, Comerica Bank (Shelley Ewart Naglieri and Steven Taylor), EO Houston Chapter, Martin Family Ventures (Mark Martin), Phillips Kaiser - Houston Business Attorneys (Gregory Phillips and Craig Kaiser), Scout Ventures (Stephen DiBartolomeo) and Exit Advisors, LLC Thank you for the continued support from the SBA Houston District Office (Mark Winchester), Veteran Ventures Capital (Joshua Weed). Stay tuned over the next few days as we highlight our contestants and panelists!

Ascender Systems is proud and honored to stand with 15 other fantastic veteran businesses at the 2024 Veterans Business Battle inext week!