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Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
Bridgewater Bank is a full-service financial institution based in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, founded in 2005. As a subsidiary of Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc., it is one of the largest locally-led banks in the state, with total assets of approximately $5.14 billion and nine branches across the Twin Cities area. The bank focuses on providing personalized, relationship-driven banking experiences for entrepreneurs, business professionals, and individuals. Its offerings include commercial banking services such as real estate lending, construction financing, and treasury management, as well as personal banking products like checking and savings accounts, loans, and certificates of deposit. Bridgewater Bank is committed to supporting its clients with tailored financial solutions and a strong emphasis on community connection.
We build fast, collaborative growth for highly disruptive brands.
We are a trusted partner and advisor to executives, founders and funders – bringing strategic and tactical knowledge, expertise and tools that help them solve problems, overcome challenges and reclaim time. We provide a tailored suite of cross-functional services designed to empower and enable brands to grow, drive revenue, operate with ease and transform company culture.