Cerberus Capital Management
Cerberus Capital Management is a global alternative investment firm based in New York City, founded in 1992 by Steve Feinberg and William L. Richter. The firm manages approximately $60–$82 billion in assets across various strategies, including credit, private equity, and real estate. With a team of around 1,069 professionals, Cerberus operates offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The firm specializes in distressed investing and multi-strategy alternative investing. Its services include middle-market direct lending, corporate credit, operational private equity, and real estate inves
Investing activity
Cerberus Capital Management appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $16M, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round size of $16M. The most recent are Riven Systems (Pre-seed, $7.9M, Aug 2026) and PrismML (Seed, $16.2M, Mar 2026).
Cerberus Capital Management most often invests alongside New System Ventures, Lightscape Partners, Alumni Ventures and Scout Ventures, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Cerberus Capital Management
What AI companies has Cerberus Capital Management invested in?
Cerberus Capital Management's AI investments include Riven Systems and PrismML. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Cerberus Capital Management based?
Cerberus Capital Management is based in New York, New York, United States.
What stage does Cerberus Capital Management invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Cerberus Capital Management has invested at Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round of $16M. Cerberus Capital Management led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Cerberus Capital Management co-invest with?
Cerberus Capital Management's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are New System Ventures (1 deal), Lightscape Partners (1 deal), Alumni Ventures (1 deal), Scout Ventures (1 deal) and CLAI Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Cerberus Capital Management?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Cerberus Capital Management's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Cerberus Capital Management to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.