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It had raised USD 22.9 million in total and was founded in 2024 by former Microsoft executives David Tepper, Doron Holan and Erik Winters.","description":"","country":null,"category":null,"originalName":"Ascerta完成1800万美元A轮融资，专注企业AI投入ROI衡量","eventDate":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","website":"https://www.unite.ai/ascerta-raises-18m-series-a-to-turn-enterprise-ai-spend-into-measurable-roi/","sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-13T16:58:25.516Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-15T23:20:21.111Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-15T23:20:21.111Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-15T14:23:27.067Z","sourceHash":"69cb6db77d35067104007b763cc2327e13eb9044a2a6380fda41b7c15d3e9f7d","companyId":"e539b177-08b9-421f-b3a1-4d4716fcb73b","foundedYear":null,"logoUrl":null,"originalText":"据Unite.AI报道，2026年9月30日，企业AI管理平台Ascerta完成1800万美元A轮融资，由Dell Technologies Capital领投，Hitachi Ventures、BGV与Wipro Ventures参投。公司总部位于华盛顿州贝尔维尤，前身为Pay-i，专注将AI成本与商业成果挂钩、衡量投入回报，累计融资2290万美元，由前微软高管David Tepper、Doron Holan与Erik Winters于2024年创立。","sources":[{"url":"https://www.unite.ai/ascerta-raises-18m-series-a-to-turn-enterprise-ai-spend-into-measurable-roi/","publishedOn":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z"}],"related":[{"id":"e539b177-08b9-421f-b3a1-4d4716fcb73b","kind":"companies","code":"UB-C5050","name":"Ascerta","nameBasis":"source-english","summary":"Management of enterprise AI investment costs, value, and ROI","description":"","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Ascerta","eventDate":null,"website":"https://ascerta.com/","sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:26:42.586Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:26:42.586Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:05:01.520Z","sourceHash":"79dc142d4c0efb62d82f1fc1d5c3ac572034f41631cabb51efde098615d10bf6","companyId":null,"foundedYear":null,"logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/ascerta"},{"id":"8099ed48-81ba-46a7-915a-ef8985fc347b","kind":"institutions","code":"UB-I356","name":"BGV","nameBasis":"original-brand","summary":"An investment organization identified by an abbreviation in the source; 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