Loading
Loading
Ascend is built to help organizations run competitions that feel clean, fair, and scalable — from the first announcement to the final winners.
Publish event pages, manage registrations, teams, submissions, and judging — without spreadsheets.
Clear deadlines, tracks, and rules — plus an account dashboard for teams + submissions.
Role-based access, audit logs, and safe data scoping per org and event.
Built on the belief that STEM access should be equitable.
Democracy and egalitarian values cannot be achieved and maintained if countries or communities are mere spectators and renters of the digital world.
Frustrated by the chaos of organizing hackathons, Ramon built Ascend — a single platform to run competitions cleanly from announcement to winners.

Organizer-first workflows, participant clarity, and safe admin controls.
Ensuring communities have reliable internet connectivity and modern computing resources
Teaching essential computer skills and internet safety to underserved populations
Creating bridges to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics opportunities
Empowering local communities to own and control their digital infrastructure