Established in 2001, Ascendiant provides investment capital and strategic guidance to publicly traded, emerging growth companies based in the United States and selected foreign markets. Ascendiant Capital Group LLC is a direct equity investor in small-cap and micro-cap publicly traded companies. Ascendiant Securities LLC, an investment bank, is registered with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).