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Cercano Management

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 32 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedSeries ABiotechnologyArtificial Intelligence

Deploying now
40%of best year4cheques in 12 months, 32 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MCheque size, as they say$500K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 32Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 72%
Pitch Cercano Management

Cercano Management highlights

  1. 01

    4 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 81% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $5.8M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
BiotechnologyArtificial Intelligence
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first32 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Sept
    N&E InnovationsSeries A · SG$1.7MSole investor
  3. Aug
    Harell DataSeed · US$15MWith 1 other
  4. Jun
    WestmagSeries A · US · Ventureburn$11MWith 7 others
  5. 2025

    9 rounds

  6. Nov
    Accipiter BiosciencesSeed · US · Columbus Venture Partners$13MWith 8 others
  7. Oct
    Monod BioGrant · US$750KSole investor
  8. Oct
    BrontoSeed · IE$14MWith 1 other
  9. Oct
    ProvisionSeed · CA$7.0MWith 4 others
  10. Sept
    DoorstepSeed · US · TechCrunch$8.0MWith 4 others
  11. Aug
    AgridenceVenture · SGUndisclosedSole investor
  12. Jul
    EduFundSeries A$6.0MWith 2 others
  13. Mar
    FDcareSeries A$2.5MWith 1 other
  14. Jan
    Unwrap.aiSeries A · US$12MWith 1 other
  15. 2024

    8 rounds

  16. Dec
    Spine BioPharmaVenture · US$14MWith 1 other
  17. Nov
    Aizen TherapeuticSeed · US$13MWith 1 other
  18. Oct
    watchTowrSeries A · GB$19MWith 4 others
  19. Sept
    AminoChainSeed · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  20. Jul
    ProphiaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. Jun
    Inflection.ioVenture · US$7.6MWith 2 others
  22. Apr
    PrepSeries A$7.0MWith 2 others
  23. Feb
    NLXSeries A · US$12MWith 3 others
  24. 2023

    4 rounds

  25. Dec
    RhythmsSeed · US$26MWith 2 others
  26. Jul
    PlerionSeed · AU$10MWith 1 other
  27. May
    BandLabSeries B · SG$25MWith 2 others
  28. May
    GroopitSeed · US$6.5MWith 4 others
  29. 2022

    8 rounds

  30. Dec
    Mila CaresSeries A · US$10MSole investor
  31. Dec
    ProphiaSeries A · US$10MWith 2 others
  32. Dec
    QuQoSeed · CO$1.0MWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    flavrsSeed · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  34. Jul
    CivicEyeSeries A · US$12MSole investor
  35. May
    RevvoSeed · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  36. Feb
    KevalaSeries A · US$12MWith 4 others
  37. Jan
    Pendulum IntelligenceSeed · US$5.9MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

AFAlbert Firman HwangExec Vp and Management Committee MemberiForm ADV
CNChristopher Neil OrndorffPresident, Management Committee MemberiForm ADV
GGGabrielle GlemannGeneral CounseliForm ADV
JWJoel William ShoopChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
MMMalinda Mei-Yin KhauvChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
YCYongbai ChoiExec Vp and Management Committee MemberiForm ADV

We also hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$7.3Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Cercano Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 315897

Funds on its Form ADV

29 private funds, $10B in gross assets · filed Nov 2024

Venture 13Hedge 5Diversified private fund 5

  1. Fifth Street Station LLCHedge2 investors$3.5B
  2. Cougar Investment Holdings LLCDiversified private fund1 investor$1.9B
  3. PACF Holdco LLCDiversified private fund1 investor$1.3B
  4. VC Asset Management LLCFund of funds2 investors$649M
  5. Aloysius Investments L.P.Hedge1 investor$425M
  6. Cougar Continuation LLCPrivate equity1 investor$369M
  7. Evergreen Credit Opportunities LLCHedge1 investor$360M
  8. VCVC V LLCVenture2 investors$325M
  9. VC Capital Holdings Columbia LLCPrivate equity2 investors$228M
  10. Palouse Investments LLCHedge2 investors$225M

And 19 more on the filing.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Cercano Management. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Cercano Management put money into.

Quick answers about Cercano Management

What does Cercano Management invest in?

Cercano Management invests most often at Seed and Series A (81% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence.

How active is Cercano Management?

32 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Cercano Management invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: N&E Innovations (Series A, Sept 2026), Harell Data (Seed, Aug 2026) and Westmag (Series A, Jun 2026).

How big are Cercano Management's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $5.0M.

Does Cercano Management lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 32 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Cercano Management invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (72%) and Singapore (10%).

Is Cercano Management investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Cercano Management invest alongside?

Most often Vulcan Capital (6 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together) and Madrona Venture Group (3 rounds together).

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