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Apollo Asset Management

Private equityoperating company · company profile

New York · Growth–Late Stage · 37 people tracked

Also known as APOLLO CAPITAL CREDIT ADVISER, LLC · APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. · APOLLO CREDIT MANAGEMENT, LLC · APOLLO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. · Apollo Management Japan Limited · APOLLO MANAGER, LLC

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Investment thesis

Apollo presents itself as a key financing partner supporting some of the most innovative sectors that are driving the future economy. Its stated positioning centers on financing what it terms the global industrial renaissance, indicating a focus on providing capital to industrial and forward-looking sectors. The page content is limited and does not specify particular investment stages, check sizes, or a detailed sector-by-sector strategy.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Growth–Late Stage
HQ
New York, New York, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1990
AUM
$718.5B
Tracked investments
2

Team · 37 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Marc Rowan· Chief Executive Officer
Akila Grewal· Partner, Global Head of Institutional Client Group
Bert Crouch· Partner, Global Head of Apollo Real Estate Equityin
Bret Leas· Partner, Head of Asset Backed Financein
Christopher Edson· Partner, Global Head of Origination
Christopher Lahoud· Partner, Deputy Co-Head of Hybrid
David Krone· Partner, Global Head of Policy
Grant Kvalheim· Chief Executive Officer, Athene; Partner, Apollo Global Management
Jamey Lamanna· Partner, Chief Information Officerin
Jim Zelter· President, Apollo Global Managementin
John Cortese· Partnerin
John Golden· Partner, Global Head of Financial Regulationin
John Zito· Co-President, Apollo Asset Managementin
Martin Kelly· Partner, CFO, Apollo Global Managementin
Matthew Breitfelder· Partner, Global Head of Human Capital
Michael Downing· Co-President of Athene USA & Chief Operating Officer, Athene Holding; Partner, Apollo Global Management
Robert Bittencourt· Partner, Head of Apollo Thematic Investingin
Robert Givone· Partnerin
Scott Kleinman· Co-President, Apollo Asset Managementin
Sean Brennan· Co-President of Athene USA & Chief Commercial Officer, Athene Holding; Partner, Apollo Global Management
Stephanie Drescher· Partner, Chief Client and Product Development Officerin
Susan Kendall· Partner, CFO, Apollo Asset Managementin
Tristram Leach· Chief Investment Officer, EMEA and Co-Head of European Credit & Hybrid Equityin
Whitney Chatterjee· Partner, Chief Legal Officerin

What they invest in

from 2 of 2 portfolio companies

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Investments · 2 tracked

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Atheneathene.cominNYSE: ATHSApr 2014

Athene is a retirement services company that offers annuities and guaranteed income products to help individuals grow savings and create retirement income, along with institutional solutions such as reinsurance and pension group annuity contracts for companies.

FintechInsurTechPembroke, US

James Belardi(Chief Executive Officer)David Johnson(Chief Financial Officer)Grant Kvalheim(President)

BoardJerome Mourgue d'Algue(Director)Ahmed Ghubash(Director)Mark Cutis(Director)

Co-investorsACE & Company

Apollo Academyapolloacademy.comin𝕏

Apollo Academy is an educational platform from asset manager Apollo that provides CE-credit classes, videos, and white papers on alternative investing topics such as private equity, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure, along with economic commentary from its chief economist.

EdTechFintech

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

AtheneNYSE: ATHS

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Apollo Asset Management invest at?
Apollo Asset Management invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Apollo Asset Management focus on?
Apollo Asset Management focuses on Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Energy, PropTech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Apollo Asset Management located?
Apollo Asset Management is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Apollo Asset Management lead rounds?
Apollo Asset Management typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Scott Kleinman, Co-President of Apollo Asset Management, on the risk - return trade-off

Money Maze Podcast · Scott Kleinman

Apollo Asset Management Co-President Jim Zelter Talks Markets | Bloomberg Talks

Bloomberg Podcasts · Jim Zelter

Images

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Co-investors · 10

Notable Capital

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Spark Capital

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CRV (Charles River Ventures)

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$250K – $5M
Battery Ventures

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$500K – $100M
Intel Capital

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$1M – $20M
Heartcore Capital

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The Finger Group

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NGP Capital

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$8M – $12M
Fortress Investment Group

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$10M – $150M
Blisce

Blisce is the first B-Corp certified venture capital firm, founded by Alexandre Mars—who sold companies to Publicis and BlackBerry before starting both Blisce and the philanthropy platform Epic—and it commits 20% of carried interest and 5% of its time to nonprofit causes, while requiring portfolio companies to undergo regular ESG evaluations and interview at least one diverse candidate for every senior leadership opening. The firm has backed well-known consumer brands like Spotify, Pinterest, and Too Good To Go, expanded into climate investing by bringing in founders from its own portfolio to lead the effort, and connects to a wider give-back network through Mars's Epic Pledge, which encourages founders and investors to donate a share of their proceeds.

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