Simone D'Souza

Private Equity Analyst at Ascend Venture Group LLC

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Ms. D'Souza is member of Kauffman Fellows Class 12 and a Senior Associate under mentor Darryl E.
Wash at Ascend Venture Group, LLC.
She joined Ascend in 2005 after completing an M.B.A.
and Master of Education.
Prior to graduate school, Ms. D'Souza worked in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co., focusing on mergers and acquisitions and capital raisings for financial institutions.
She has also spent time working with various education organizations, including service providers and public school districts.
Ms. D'Souza currently serves as a board observer on Tabula Digita, Inc. and ClassLink, Inc. Ms. D'Souza received an M.B.A.
from The Wharton School, a Master of Education from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A.
in Political Science, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) from the University of Pennsylvania.

Simone D'Souza active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Ascend Venture Group LLC Ascend Venture Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ascend Venture Group LLC (Ascend Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Darryl E. Wash, Charles Webb Crockett and Roszell Mack. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Private Equity Analyst	-

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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Ascend Venture Group LLC Ascend Venture Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ascend Venture Group LLC (Ascend Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Darryl E. Wash, Charles Webb Crockett and Roszell Mack. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Finance
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.	Finance