About CDM Strategic Ventures

CDM Strategic Ventures is a boutique consulting and strategic advisory firm focused on private markets, M&A, and institutional capital strategy. We work with founders, investors, and growth-stage companies to navigate complex transactions across private credit, private equity, venture capital, and strategic acquisitions. Our role blends institutional-grade analysis with independent, conflict-free guidance to help clients execute capital strategy with clarity, discipline, and speed.

While CDM operates primarily as a consulting and advisory platform, we also address a critical gap in the market: most family offices, RIAs, and independent wealth platforms lack access to high-quality, large-ticket private market opportunities—especially in technology and advanced infrastructure, because allocations are limited, oversubscribed, and distributed exclusively through founder, board, and strategic-investor networks.

Our relationships change that.

Through long-standing connections with founders, CEOs, and global strategic partners, CDM Strategic Ventures receives selective allocations into private-market transactions that are typically unavailable to smaller investors. These opportunities often involve:

  • AI, deep tech, compute, and data-infrastructure platforms

  • Enterprise software, cybersecurity, and analytics

  • Fintech, health tech, and regulated technology markets

  • Cross-border M&A, structured capital, and growth equity rounds

Most institutional opportunities we invest in require minimum check sizes of $50M–$150M, placing them outside the reach of traditional wealth platforms and smaller family offices. CDM Strategic Ventures aggregates and structures participation in these rounds responsibly, offering qualified investors access to institutional-grade deals without compromising diligence quality or governance standards.

We provide value across:

  • Capital strategy and market positioning

  • Private credit, private equity, and structured capital solutions

  • Deal structuring, valuation, and investor communication

  • Cross-border strategic introductions and founder-level access

  • Allocation access to oversubscribed or restricted rounds

With experience across the U.S., the Middle East, and Asia, CDM Strategic Ventures brings disciplined analysis, transparent communication, and a global network of decision-makers to every engagement. Our goal is simple: to empower founders and investors with institutional-grade insight, exclusive access, and a strategic partner capable of navigating the modern private markets landscape.

Founder Credentials

  • Managing Director, Caeros (strategic capital advisory & merchant-bank platform)

  • Former investor relations, capital raising, and transaction execution roles across private markets

  • Experience across private credit, private equity, VC, M&A, and alternative investments

  • CFA Charterholder

  • CAIA Charterholder

CDM Strategic Ventures operates as an independent strategic consulting practice, complementing Darren’s full-time leadership role at Caeros.

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