Maroon Bells, Colorado · 39.0710° N 106.9890° W

Succession Fueled by Two Founders.

Every conversation is with Dylan or Ephraim, from the first call through to close. Selling the business you built is a personal decision, and it deserves a relationship rather than a process.

Principals3,700 m
Dylan Rush

Co-Founder, Partner

Dylan Rush

A former collegiate athlete turned operator. Dylan founded a brick-and-mortar training facility in 2023 and grew it to an exit in 2025, and has built business development and sourcing systems across a range of commercial environments. He has spoken directly with hundreds of owners about what they want their businesses to become.

Ephraim Tice

Co-Founder, Partner

Ephraim Tice

A serial entrepreneur with a track record of building and exiting businesses across consumer and B2B markets. Ephraim founded and scaled a screen printing operation before executing a successful exit, and brings the combination of founder experience and commercial discipline that shapes how Ascent evaluates and operates the companies it acquires.

Capital4,300 m

Institutional Grade Capital, Operator Grade Experience.

Ascent is backed by institutional grade capital and a partner team of experienced industry operators who have completed more than 100 acquisitions. That depth sits behind every conversation we have, and it is why we can be direct about what is possible and what is not.

It is also what lets us move on a business quickly once we both know it is the right fit, rather than going looking for the money after the fact.