Ascendis

Name

Ascendis

Legal name

Ascendis Consulting

Website

https://ascendis.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Marketplace Enablement, Seller Tools & E-commerce Infrastructure (BPAMAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Customer & Go-to-Market Onboarding (Sales/CS/Support) (EDABAOAH)

Keywords

• Digital transformation consulting
• E-commerce platform implementation
• Experience design services
• Technology strategy consulting
• ServiceNow implementation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Strategy Consulting: Strategy, transformation, and advisory services delivered through project-based engagements or retainers
2. ServiceNow Implementation: Advisory, implementation, application management, and low-code development services for ServiceNow platform including AI-powered solutions
3. Design Services: Branding, brand strategy, design systems, e-commerce, experience design, UI/UX, websites and apps
4. Technology Implementation: B2B & B2C platform implementation, managed services, web development, digital & omnichannel strategy

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ascendis is a boutique strategy, design, and technology consultancy that helps enterprise clients solve real market problems through digital transformation. The firm delivers strategy consulting, human-centered experience design, and technology implementation services on platforms such as Shopify, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, ServiceNow, and headless architectures, with a focus on commerce, retail, and consumer brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy Consulting Strategy, transformation, and advisory services delivered through project-based engagements or retainers for enterprise clients in commerce, retail, and technology sectors.
• Design Services Branding, brand strategy, design systems, e-commerce design, experience design, UI/UX, websites and apps for enterprise clients.
• Technology Implementation B2B and B2C platform implementation, managed services, web development, and digital and omnichannel strategy on Shopify, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and headless architectures.
• ServiceNow Practice Advisory, implementation, application management, and low-code development services for the ServiceNow platform, including AI-powered solutions for HCM, CRM, employee experience, and customer experience.
• Change Management Consulting Organizational change and transformation management services led by the Change Management practice partner.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% increase in homepage conversion rates for RONA after redesign
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• PencilzminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2024Partnered with Pencilz for W by Jake Paul digital experience launch. Ascendis Partner Yann Berube is also Pencilz founder. Design and development collaboration delivered card-based digital experience on Shopify in 6 weeks.
• RennaïcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 5 September 2024Selected as Rennaï's technology partner for building entire IT and digital infrastructure from scratch. Implemented modern Salesforce architecture with hybrid headless setup. Rennaï is a luxury brand debuting at Montreal's Royalmount.
• ServiceNowcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial ServiceNow practice offering advisory, implementation, application management, and low-code development services. Recently launched ServiceNow AI Fellowship program. Led by Partner Elie Alam with 25+ years experience in enterprise technology.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OSF Digital: Quebec-headquartered global commerce and digital transformation consultancy specializing in Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Shopify Plus implementations for enterprise retailers — closely mirrors Ascendis's commerce platform delivery model and customer type.
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy pairing strategy, design, and engineering for enterprise digital transformations; directly comparable as a multi-disciplinary boutique-style tech consultancy competing for similar transformation mandates.
• Engine Digital: Montreal-based boutique digital experience agency serving enterprise commerce and brand clients; directly comparable given Ascendis's hiring of Norma MacDonald from Engine Digital and similar service breadth across strategy, design, and platform implementation.
• Slalom: North American boutique-style technology and management consultancy delivering strategy, technology, and experience transformation for enterprise clients; comparable in culture, multi-disciplinary delivery model, and senior-talent positioning.

Others

• Salesforce (technology vendor partner): Core platform Ascendis implements for clients including CCM Hockey (Salesforce Commerce Cloud) and Rennaï (entire IT/digital infrastructure build); referenced here as a key ecosystem partner rather than a competitor.
• Shopify (technology vendor partner): Core commerce platform Ascendis implements for clients including Quilicot (Magento→Shopify migration), Sakara (headless commerce), Waschies, and the W by Jake Paul experience; comparable as an ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Song (formerly Accenture Interactive): Accenture's experience and commerce practice covering strategy, design, and platform implementation; competes for the same enterprise CX transformation mandates as Ascendis (and Elie Alam's prior tenure at Accenture makes this a direct talent and capability overlap).
• Publicis Sapient: Global digital transformation consultancy (Publicis arm) delivering strategy, experience, and platform engineering at scale; overlaps with Ascendis's full-service transformation offering but operates at much larger scope across industries.
• Deloitte Digital: Big Four digital transformation practice delivering enterprise platform implementations, customer experience, and strategy services; Ascendis ServiceNow lead Elie Alam's prior background is explicitly Deloitte, signalling talent and capability overlap.
• VML (formerly VMLY&R): WPP-owned commerce, customer experience, and brand experience agency; delivers enterprise commerce platform implementations and design strategy that parallel Ascendis's offering, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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