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Ascerta raises $18M Series A led by Dell Technologies Capital to help enterprises measure AI ROI and business value from AI investments.

PRIVATESep 30, 2026

Amount Raised

$18 Million

Round Type

Series A

BellevueSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNatural Language Processing

Investors

Wipro VenturesBgvHitachi VenturesDell Technologies Capital

Description

Ascerta has closed an $18 million Series A funding round led by Dell Technologies Capital, with participation from Hitachi Ventures, BGV, Wipro Ventures and existing investors. The Bellevue, Washington-based company, formerly known as Pay-i, is expanding from AI cost management to Enterprise AI Management, helping organizations measure AI cost, adoption and business outcomes. The round brings total funding to $22.9 million. Founded in 2024 by Microsoft veterans, Ascerta addresses the challenge of connecting AI spending to measurable business value as enterprise AI programs move beyond controlled experiments.

Company Information

Company

Ascerta

Location

Bellevue, Washington, United States

About

Ascerta is an Enterprise AI Management platform that helps organizations measure the ROI and business value of their AI investments. Founded by Microsoft veterans in 2024, the company tracks AI costs, adoption, and business outcomes across enterprise AI systems including Copilot, Bedrock, and other AI tools. Ascerta offers three products: Atlas for measuring AI value and ROI, Forge for engineering team productivity, and Convoy for AI infrastructure allocation. The platform connects technical usage metrics to financial performance and KPIs to help leaders determine which AI projects should scale, be optimized, or discontinued.

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