SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* G Squared Ascend Management I LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O G SQUARED ASCEND I INC. 205 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE (Street) CHICAGO IL 60601 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/04/2021	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol G Squared Ascend I Inc. [ GSQD ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Ordinary Shares(1)	6,957,500(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. As described in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252268) under the heading "Description of Securities," the Class B Ordinary Shares will automatically convert into Class A Ordinary Shares of the Issuer at the time of the Issuer's initial business combination and have no expiration date. The shares reported herein include up to 937,500 Class B Ordinary Shares that are subject to forfeiture if the underwriter of the Issuer's initial public offering does not exercise in full its option to purchase additional units, as described in the Registration Statement.

2. G Squared Ascend Management I, LLC (the "Sponsor") is the record holder of the shares reported herein. The Sponsor is governed by three managers, Larry Aschebrook, Ward Davis and Tom Hoban. Messrs. Aschebrook, Davis and Hoban have shared voting and investment power over the shares held by the Sponsor, and disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Sponsor except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Matthew Schoenfeld, Attorney-in-Fact	02/04/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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