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Cerberus Ventures Fund I

Geography: United States
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $74M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Cerberus Ventures Fund I

Cerberus Ventures Fund I is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage founders disrupting supply chain via advanced tech

supply chain resilience

geopolitics

frontier & emerging markets

advanced technologies

industry transformation

Bullish Signals

Dedicated Supply Chain and Strategic Opportunities platformwebsite

$70B AUM, ~1000 employees globallywebsite

Cerberus Frontier: frontier & emerging markets focuswebsite

Cerberus Ventures: early-stage arm explicitly formedwebsite

90+ MDs tenured 10+ years togetherwebsite

Multi-platform synergies drive operational edgewebsite

Proprietary operating capabilities for performance improvementwebsite

Founded 1992: 30+ years investing across cycleswebsite

Supply chain partners drive next-gen tech transformationwebsite

Ventures seeks founders challenging industry assumptionswebsite

Integrated multi-disciplinary platforms create competitive synergieswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Large PE firm, early-stage not core mandatewebsite

Ventures arm newish vs. established PE platformswebsite

Founder Do's

Focus on supply chain resilience plays

Tie narrative to geopolitical shifts

Emphasize security over pure efficiency

Show critical infrastructure relevance

Challenge industry assumptions at early stage

Founder Don'ts

Pitch pure efficiency-only optimization

Ignore geopolitical risk framing

Skip strategic moat explanation

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$74M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Chenny Zhang

Nathaniel FickChief Strategy Officer for Equities

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