About Caerus Ventures
Caerus Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of West Palm Beach, United States. As of Apr 2016, Caerus Ventures has invested in 10 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Skulpt Overall, Caerus Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 3 acquisitions, namely Socure and Dash. A lot of funds co-invest with Caerus Ventures, with names like New York Angels sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Caerus Ventures has team of 4 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Unicorns
Caerus Ventures' List of Top Investments
Caerus Ventures has a portfolio of 10 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments include Kairos and Socure.Their portfolio spans across United States, Belgium, Canada and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Caerus Ventures:1. Kairos
Provider of AI-powered identity verification, document authentication, and biometric solutions. It offers tools for ID verification, liveness detection, and age estimation. The company's technology supports various industries, including financial services, online gaming, and adult entertainment. It helps businesses grow their user base while mitigating fraud.
Key facts about Kairos
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $19.6M
- Employee Count: 192 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Vesuvio Ventures, SoGal Ventures and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Feb 19, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Socure
Provider of AI based platform offering identity verification. It provides users with products such as machine learning-based fraud detection, identity verification, onboarding, document verification, and more. It also features fuzzy name matching and natural language processing tools for adverse media screening.
Key facts about Socure
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $650M
- Employee Count: 660 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Section Partners, T. Rowe Price and 46 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Aug 27, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Reserve
Online platform offering table booking and software solutions for restaurants. The platform offers features like dining reservations, payments, customer preferences, and feedback tools to restaurants. The company also provides software for restaurants with features like table management, logistics & delivery management, inventory management, etc.
Key facts about Reserve
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Total Funding till date: $32M
- Employee Count: 29 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: First Round Capital, Arena Ventures and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 02, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Skulpt
Innovating muscle measurement devices with electrical impedance myography technology. The company is focused on reimagining future muscle measurement devices, evolving its breakthrough electrical impedance myography (EIM) technology. They are dedicated to developing more powerful and motivating devices and software solutions for future customers. This indicates a commitment to innovation in the health and fitness technology space, potentially offering advanced tools for muscle analysis and performance tracking. The business model appears to be centered around developing and potentially licensing or selling advanced technology related to muscle measurement, suggesting a B2B or B2C approach within the health tech industry.
Key facts about Skulpt
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $7.79M
- Employee Count: 11 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Nautilus Venture Partners and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 25, 2016, $*****
5. PBC Tech
Paper Battery Company is a technology development company which manufactures paper-based super-capacitors for peak energy requirement. Offers PowerResponder, which offers high power storage of 100+ Farads with uses in robotics, consumer portable devices, sensors, and others. Another product 'PowerWrapper' which is yet to be launched will be ultrathin with power storage of up to 1 Farad. Got awarded in CES innovation 2015.
Key facts about PBC Tech
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Troy (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.65M
- Employee Count: 3 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Caerus Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 09, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Caerus Ventures' Investments by Stage
Caerus Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.15M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.45M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Caerus Ventures' Investments by Sector
Caerus Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Energy Tech, FinTech, HealthTech and Internet of Things - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 9 Tech companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Software companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 2 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Caerus Ventures' Investments by Geography
Caerus Ventures has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Nigeria where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Nigeria | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Caerus Ventures' recent investments
Caerus Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Caerus Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 25, 2016 | United States | Series A | 8511 | ||
Jun 09, 2014 | United States | Series A | 7807 | - | |
2014 | United States | Seed | 6292 | - | |
Feb 07, 2014 | Nigeria | Seed | 5353 | [+2] | |
Jul 18, 2013 | Nigeria | Seed | 8176 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Caerus Ventures' Portfolio
Caerus Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Socure. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Socure which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Caerus Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Caerus Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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66 | Provider of AI based platform offering identity verification | 2012 | New York City | Series E | flvykv{ |
Acquired companies in Caerus Ventures' Portfolio
3 companies from Caerus Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Reserve in Nov 2018 by Resy for $*****.Here are Caerus Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 05, 2018 | - | - | 9606 | |
Jan 09, 2017 | - | - | 7708 | |
Apr 01, 2016 | Jul 18, 2013 | Seed | 2541 |
Team profile of Caerus Ventures
Caerus Ventures has a team of 4 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Caerus Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Caerus Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | West Palm Beach | - | - | |
Partner | Melbourne | - | ||
Partner | West Palm Beach | - | - |
Co-investors of Caerus Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 7 investors have co-invested in Caerus Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Caerus Ventures: Eastern New York Angels and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority have invested in rounds before Caerus Ventures. There is 1 company where Eastern New York Angels has invested before Caerus Ventures and 1 company where New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has invested before Caerus Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Caerus Ventures: 2 investors entered a company along with Caerus Ventures. These include investors like New York Angels (1 company).
- Invested after Caerus Ventures: A total of 3 investors have invested in Caerus Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Nautilus Venture Partners (1 company), Mike Germano (1 company) and Great Oaks Venture Capital (1 company).
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Fitness tracker maker Skulpt picks up $4.1 mln Series A - PE HubPE Hub•Nov 17, 2015•Skulpt, Caerus Ventures, Nautilus Venture Partners
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Skulpt raises $4.1M for muscle and fat measuring device | VatorNewsVator•Nov 17, 2015•Skulpt, Caerus Ventures
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Dash Restaurant Payments App Nabs $1.2 Million In Funding, Launches iOS 7 Update – TechCrunchTechCrunch+•Feb 27, 2014•Dash, New York Angels, Caerus Ventures, Brooklyn Incubator
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Dash nabs $700K to let you pay your bar tab with your phone | VentureBeatVentureBeat•Jul 18, 2013•Dash, New York Angels, Brooklyn Incubator, Caerus Ventures
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