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Cerberus operates through integrated investment platforms spanning credit, private equity, and real estate, leveraging proprietary operating capabilities and experienced teams to drive value creation. The firm's Cerberus Ventures segment focuses on early-stage investments in founders and companies transforming industries, while the broader organization applies operational expertise across complementary asset classes.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 162 people
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The Cerberus Capital Management mafia →16 people who came through Cerberus Capital Management went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 9 of 10 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×6Hardware ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Cleantech ×3Climate Tech ×3Energy ×2Healthtech ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1
HQs:United States×7
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12022 · 24 dated
Eos Energy Enterprises manufactures zinc-based, high-density battery energy storage systems for grid-scale applications.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergyEdison, US
Nathan Kroeker(Chief Financial Officer)inMelissa Berube(General Counsel and Corporate Secretary)inJoe Mastrangelo(Chief Executive Officer)inClaude Demby(Director)Audrey Ann Zibelman(Director)Alexander Dimitrief(Director)
Co-investorsKluz VenturesACE & Company
Avicena develops microLED-based optical interconnect technology, including the LightBundle transceiver ICs that pair microLED emitters and photodetectors with multi-core fiber for high-speed chip-to-chip communications.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLos Angeles, US
Rob Kalman(Founder & Chief Scientist)inAlex Tselikov(Founder & Principal Engineer)inBardia Pezeshki(Founder, Board of Directors)inSean Brady(Executive Officer)Marco Chisari(CEO)in
BoardMatthew Tasooji(Director)
Co-investorsClear VenturesHitachi VenturesMicron VenturesProsperity7 VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundMaverick Silicon+3 more
Ansa provides an enzymatic DNA synthesis platform that directly synthesizes complex sequences up to 900 bp and delivers constructs up to 50 kb without assembly-based methods.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechEmeryville, US
Dan Lin-Arlow(Founder)inSebastian Palluk(Founder)inDaniel Hillel Lin-Arlow(Executive Officer, Director)Jason T. Gammack(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardYanniv Dorone(Director)Chenny Zhang(Director)
Co-investorsCarbon SiliconCerberus VenturesDauntless VenturesFifty YearsJude GomilaMetaplanet+12 more
EOS develops additive manufacturing (industrial 3D printing) technology and materials, offering tools such as a carbon footprint calculator and carbon-neutral or carbon-reduced materials to help manufacturers produce more sustainably.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareNew Materials
Marie Langer(CEO)in
Co-investorsBayern KapitalCreathor VenturesHudson Bay
Federated Computer offers a suite of business software applications positioned as a lower-cost alternative to mainstream SaaS tools, with claims that customers reduce their monthly software spend by around 80%.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsKickstartLightning VenturesGIC
Arlington, US
Iyad Tarazi(Executive Officer, Director)inDan Rabinovitsj(Director)Jill Smith(Director)Steven C. Marshall(Director)Joseph Pignato(Executive Officer, Director)inCraig Cowden(Director)
Co-investorsBigfoot CapitalLightShed VenturesGIC
Ferveret develops advanced cooling technology for data centers and computing infrastructure, using subcooled boiling methods derived from nuclear reactor engineering.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnergyHardwareSan Francisco, US
Reza Azizian(Co-founder & CEO)inMatteo Bucci(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesCathexis VenturesCerberus VenturesThe E14 FundTO VCValkyrie+7 more
Photon Queue develops quantum memory devices using linear optics technology for photon storage.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSan Francisco, US
Kelsey Ortiz(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCerberus VenturesIllinois VenturesMFV PartnersPlayground Global
Prism ML develops compact large language models that run locally on consumer devices; its Bonsai 27B model supports multi-step reasoning, tool calling, agentic workflows, and multimodal understanding on phones and laptops.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Reza Sadri(Founder)inBabak Hassibi(Founder)in
Co-investorsCerberus VenturesKhosla Ventures
Queue builds an autonomous robotic pharmacy kiosk that takes in sealed wholesale drug bottles and dispenses filled, verified prescription vials on-site, using computer vision to identify each pill to its National Drug Code and QR codes to verify scripts.
HardwareHealthtechRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Nick Desai(Co-founder)inJosh Liu(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpRiot VenturesInception Studio CapitalUbiquity VenturesBanter CapitalHouse Capital+2 more
Exits · 1
1 IPOsEos Energy EnterprisesNASDAQ: EOSE
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
PrismML · techcrunch.com · Sep 17, 2026
Photon Queue · trysignalbase.com · Jul 21, 2026
Queue · finsmes.com · Jul 1, 2026
Ansa Biotechnologies · finsmes.com · Oct 2, 2025
Avicena · finsmes.com · May 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cerberus Capital Management made?
- Cerberus Capital Management has 10 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Cerberus Capital Management invest at?
- Cerberus Capital Management invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Cerberus Capital Management focus on?
- Cerberus Capital Management focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Hardware, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Cerberus Capital Management located?
- Cerberus Capital Management is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Cerberus Capital Management lead rounds?
- Cerberus Capital Management typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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