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Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Cerberus Ventures invests in disruptors, contrarians, and challengers reimagining the critical components transforming industries and societies. Its focus areas include foundational AI infrastructure and systems, reimagined energy and resource systems for a more resilient future, secure communications, network and cyber infrastructure, advanced computing architectures to unlock compute abundance, scalable biological platforms spanning healthcare to energy, and autonomous systems and physical AI. Beyond capital, the firm brings technical, commercial, and operational expertise, drawing on its own operating experience and a global network spanning private and public sectors, backed by the resources of a broader global investment platform.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.
Team · 11 people
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What they invest in
from 14 of 20 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Hardware ×3Quantum Computing ×3Biotech ×2Cleantech ×2Cybersecurity ×2Defense Tech ×2
HQs:United States×9Spain×1
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 22024 · 18 dated
UFORCE builds autonomous defense systems, including combat-proven platforms used in the Russia-Ukraine War for missions in contested environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechEnergyRoboticsSpace Tech
Patrick O'Brien(CEO & Co-founder)Bohdan Volyanyuk(Co-founder & COO)Andrew Rush(Co-founder)Michael Snyder(Co-founder)Bryan Lyandvert(Co-founder)Oleg Rogynskyy(CEO)
Co-investorsLakestarShield CapitalPerot Jain
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 Lin-Arlow(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Hillel Lin-Arlow(Executive Officer, Director)Jason T. Gammack(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardYanniv Dorone(Director)
Co-investorsCarbon SiliconDauntless VenturesFifty YearsMetaplanetY CombinatorFall Line Capital+3 more
Aquaporo manufactures drinking water directly from atmospheric humidity using proprietary ALMA technology, offering residential units (Droplet) and industrial modular systems (Stream) for on-site water production.
CleantechHardwareAnaheim, US
Kyle E. Cordova(Founder)in
BoardLindy Fishburne(Director)inKristopher H Gilman(Director)
Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveHumba VenturesBreakout Ventures
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Catcher operates a B2B marketplace that connects restaurants with couriers and fleets for last-mile delivery, letting merchants post orders and riders accept them via an app.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsFaraday Venture PartnersMcWin Capital PartnersB CapitalCerberusGreatPoint VenturesMVP Ventures+2 more
DG Matrix builds the Interport platform, a multi-port solid-state transformer (SST) system for software-defined power distribution and electrification.
CleantechEnergyHardwareCary, US
Haroon Inam(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardVlatko Vlatkovic(Director)
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesTech Square VenturesThe Engine Ventures
GhostDog offers RestoreAI, a mobile tool that turns field capture of property loss on iPhone Pro or iPad Pro into a standards-aligned scope and carrier-ready claim packet.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechPropTech
Co-investorsMoonshots Capital
Layup builds AI-powered automation software that guides users and acts on their behalf within complex applications, reducing adoption friction and support needs.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Ryan Xue(Founder, CEO)inBadal Jain(Founder)inMichael Lemm(Founder)inMikeBads
Co-investorsY CombinatorFounders FundLux Capital
Lightsynq develops optical quantum interconnects using integrated diamond photonic circuits to enable scaling of fault-tolerant quantum computers.
Deep TechQuantum Computing
Co-investorsGrit VenturesSafar PartnersTop Corner CapitalIAG Capital Partners
Maybell Quantum designs and manufactures dilution refrigerators for quantum computing and research, offering systems that reach base temperatures below 10mK with front-opening access and self-regenerating helium traps.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingDenver, US
Corban Israel Tillemann-Dick(Executive Officer, Director)Bryan Choo(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardChristopher Darby(Director)Mary K. Bush(Director)
Co-investorsCaruso VenturesDecisive PointIn-Q-TelThe E14 FundAdditionLavrock Ventures
Nudge is an onchain platform that pays users rewards for reallocating their crypto tokens across categories such as L1s, L2s, stablecoins, and restaking.
Crypto & Web3Richmond, US
Chris Garson(Executive Officer)Phil Beene(Executive Officer, Director)Mac Gambill(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Feyrer-Melk(Executive Officer)
BoardBrian Clare(Director)Tom Blue(Director)
Co-investorsWintermuteAntler
Nudge Security provides continuous discovery and visibility of an organization's SaaS and AI application ecosystem, including shadow IT and externally-facing apps, for security teams to identify and remediate risks.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesCraft VenturesForgePoint CapitalSQUADRA VENTURES
Photon Queue develops quantum memory devices using linear optics technology for photon storage.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSan Francisco, US
Kelsey Ortiz(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsIllinois VenturesCerberus Capital ManagementMFV PartnersPlayground Global
Red Queen Bio builds an AI-powered biodefense system that rapidly designs and manufactures countermeasures against emerging biological threats, enabling faster defensive responses to evolving pathogenic risks.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDefense Tech
Hannu Rajaniemi(Executive Director)inNikolai Eroshenko(CEO)in
Co-investorsCompoundLongeVCThe Venture CollectiveFifty Years
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ChipstackFerveretLayup PartsPrismmlRivenStar Catcher IndustriesVirchow Medical
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cerberus Ventures made?
- Cerberus Ventures has 20 tracked investments, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Cerberus Ventures invest at?
- Cerberus Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Cerberus Ventures focus on?
- Cerberus Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Robotics, Semiconductors.
- Where is Cerberus Ventures located?
- Cerberus Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Cerberus Ventures lead rounds?
- Cerberus Ventures has led 4 of the 8 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Cerberus Ventures co-invest with?
- Cerberus Ventures most often shares deals with Ballistic Ventures, Craft Ventures, ForgePoint Capital, among 20 tracked co-investors.
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