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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.
CoinPayments is the easiest, fastest, and most secure way for merchants worldwide to transact in cryptocurrencies. It is the first and largest cryptocurrency payment processor with more than US $10 billion in total payments to date while supporting more than 2,100 coins on its platform. It is the preferred crypto payment solution for merchants and eCommerce platform providers worldwide. Founded in 2013, CoinPayments is dedicated to providing clients with fast, secure, and user-friendly crypto payment APIs, shopping cart plugins, digital wallets, and a host of other solutions supporting cryptocurrency payment applications.
Kloeckner Metals - Americas is a prominent steel and metal distributor based in Roswell, Georgia. As the North American subsidiary of Klöckner & Co SE, it ranks as the fourth-largest metal service center in North America, operating around 50 locations across the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company serves approximately 8,000 metalworking businesses with a diverse portfolio of over 190,000 products, including carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. The company offers extensive services beyond distribution, such as custom processing, warehousing, logistics solutions, and supply chain management. This comprehensive approach helps customers optimize production schedules and reduce lead times by providing materials close to their operations. Kloeckner Metals supports various industries, including automotive, construction, energy, and infrastructure, ensuring that its customers have access to the products and services they need for their projects.