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Bridging the Gap Between Capital Providers and Midsize Companies
There are many innovative companies creating new tools for middle-market capital transactions, including: Cerebro Capital, a middle-market lending platform.
A $2T Credit Boom Leaves America's Smaller Firms Out
Cerebro Capital, an online platform that allows middle-market borrowers to source credit facilities, saw a surge in demand for its services amid the tighter lending market.
Cerebro Capital Wins Moxie Award for its Innovative Growth Strategy
Cerebro Capital announced it has received the Moxie Award for showing innovation and boldness at every phase of its growth strategy. From 140 finalists, Cerebro was recognized as the winner in the Financial Services category in the DC metropolitan area.
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Cerebro Capital Raises Series A Round Led by JAM FINTOP After Reaching Milestone of Facilitating $1B in Loan Closings
Cerebro Capital, a fintech company transforming access to debt capital for middle market businesses and helping lenders generate new borrower relationships, is pleased to announce the completion of its Series A funding round led by JAM FINTOP. The new equity capital comes on the heels of the platform facilitating $1B in cumulative loan closings. With this new investment, Cerebro Capital plans to invest in greater lead generation capacity, expand its deal-related AI tools and lender solutions, and continue growing its capital markets team.
Banking Boundaries Blur as Platforms Bridge Private Credit and Traditional Lenders
For middle-market businesses, this new financial landscape offers both opportunities and complexity. More financing options exist than ever before, but navigating the diverse ecosystem requires sophisticated understanding of different capital providers’ strengths and limitations. Digital platforms serve as crucial connectors in this new ecosystem. Technology-enabled matchmakers like Cerebro Capital have built sophisticated infrastructures that efficiently pair businesses seeking specialized financing with appropriate capital sources. These platforms utilize data analytics to optimize matching while streamlining documentation and due diligence processes.
20 Essential Skills For Financial Leaders To Thrive In 2025
As technological innovation accelerates, economic conditions fluctuate, and regulations evolve, financial leaders are being called to adapt faster than ever. As Matthew Bjonerud, Founder & CEO of Cerebro Capital, puts it...“To stay competitive in 2025, financial leaders must be tech savvy and leverage emerging financial technologies, including AI. Harnessing the power of technology, both internally and by using external experts, allows financial leaders to uncover smart strategies and d rive better decisions."
Cerebro Capital Facilitates Over $90MM in Financings for 10 Companies
Cerebro Capital recently announced they had facilitated over $90MM in financings for 10 companies. Cerebro is a technology driven commercial lending marketplace to the lower and middle market assisted companies looking for debt across numerous structures including senior and junior cash flow, asset-based, equipment financing, recurring revenue, and other less conventional structures.
20 Key Considerations For Business Leaders Seeking Capital
As businesses prepare to raise debt capital, understanding their financial position, especially their current debt capacity, is essential. In today’s dynamic lending environment, real-time data and market insights can give companies a strategic edge. Technology-driven platforms like Cerebro Capital help businesses leverage real-time lending data to secure their best debt capital options giving them an edge to make strategic financial decisions aligned with long-term goals.
Baltimore startup Cerebro Capital earns patent on AI tech that predicts bank loans
Cerebro Capital started exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence long before products like ChatGPT and MidJourney made the technology one of the hottest investments in the country. Now, the Baltimore startup is looking to capitalize on the AI trend after getting a patent for its technology earlier this year and raising millions in new funding.
Cerebro Capital Facilitates Over $100mm in Financings to Middle-Market Companies
Cerebro Capital announced they had recently assisted clients in securing over $100mm in financings. The technology driven commercial lending marketplace to the lower and middle market assisted companies looking for debt across numerous structures.
How Midsize Companies Can Access Capital in Turbulent Times
Middle market companies can no longer rely on past capital providers to get the best deal. The right deal, with terms that benefit you, may be with a lender you don’t even know yet. Cerebro Capital is featured as a solution with data-driven lender marketplace and matching.
Cerebro Capital Facilitates Over $150MM in Financings for 13 Companies
Cerebro Capital recently announced they had facilitated over $150MM in financings for 13 companies. The technology driven commercial lending marketplace to the lower and middle market assisted companies looking for debt across numerous structures including senior and junior cash flow, asset based, equipment financing, recurring revenue, etc.
Cerebro Capital Announces Patent Issued for Artificial Intelligence Derived Anonymous Marketplace
Cerebro Capital is pleased to announce that a patent for its groundbreaking AI Derived Anonymous Marketplace has been issued. The patent, a culmination of a four year rigorous process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, represents a significant milestone for the company.
Want More Problem-Solving Solutions? Invest In Black Female Voices
When seeking funding, we receive less venture capital and have a tougher time securing loans, and when we do, we often receive less financing than we need or higher interest rates. We need to unlock the considerable resources available to startups that are out of reach for many Black women founders. Cerebro Capital is highlighted as a solution.
Will Competition for C&I Loans Lead to Looser Underwriting?
Cerebro Capital's data and research on the state of the market. Banks and nonbanks are expected to vie for more commercial business this year, and nonbanks already have signaled a willingness to ease lending standards in order to win business.
Cerebro Capital Facilitates Over $111MM in Financings
Cerebro Capital recently announced they had facilitated $111MM in financings for 28 companies looking for debt across numerous structures including senior and junior cash flow, asset based, equipment financing, recurring revenue, et al.
Cerebro Capital Featured in The Tech Tribune's 2023 Best Tech Startups in Baltimore
Cerebro Capital selected as one of the Best in Baltimore. The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to: Revenue potential, Leadership team, Brand/product traction and Competitive landscape.
Harbor Bank, Cerebro Capital target minority-owned businesses with $50M loan program
The Harbor Bank of Maryland is teaming up with Cerebro Capital to provide $50 million in small business loans with the goal of aiding minority-owned businesses in the Baltimore-Washington region.The program will grant individual loans of up to $2 million and will target minority-owned businesses that "traditionally have been underserved by the commercial credit market."
The Harbor Bank of Maryland Teams up with Baltimore FinTech Cerebro Capital and Commits $50 million to Special Loan Program for Underserved Small Businesses
Special loan program with exclusive terms to minority-owned small businesses within the Baltimore-Washington Metro region expanding access to commercial credit.
Cerebro Capital Facilitates $60MM in Financings
Cerebro Capital recently facilitated in the closing of $60MM in debt financings to several companies.
Cerebro Hits $3.3B Milestone
Cerebro Capital hits milestone of $3.3B in proposed loan commitments and hires two Managing Directors to support growth
16 Ways Banks Will Need to Change to Survive Advances in FinTech
As fintech innovation accelerates, banks and lenders are being pushed to modernize how they serve corporate borrowers. One key area of opportunity is improving transparency in the lending process. Technology platforms like Cerebro Capital are meeting this need by offering intuitive, data-driven tools that help businesses understand the key factors influencing loan terms and eligibility. By surfacing clear pathways to better financing, these platforms empower borrowers and drive more efficient, informed lending relationships.
Cerebro Capital Completes $18MM in Recent Transactions
$10 million recurring revenue facility to a sponsor-backed software provider to non-profit organizations. $6 million equipment finance loan to a hospitality group for the purchase of equipment. $2 million bank asset-based line of credit for a fast-growing metals fabricator.
Non-Bank Lenders Forecast Demand Increase and Economic Downturn in 2022
Cerebro Capital reports middle-market lending standards continued to ease, based on results from survey on non-bank lending for middle-market commercial and industrial loans.
Cerebro Capital Completes $20MM in Recent Transactions
Cerebro Capital is thrilled to have helped our customers achieve their financial goals! We recently assisted in the closing of seven transactions, totaling $20 million.
M&A Access: An Interview with Matt Bjonerud
"Bjonerud dives deep into the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP), which industries in the middle market are most interested in the program, and why...."
Cerebro Capital Provides $14.5MM Asset-Based Facility and Senior Loan Facility
Cerebro Capital raised a $5 million asset-based facility for the manufacturer of innovative medical devices and was engaged by a private equity sponsor to secure a $9.5 million senior facility for the acquisition of a long tenured architectural glass business.
Easing Standards Benefit Middle-Market Commercial Borrowers
Cerebro Capital, a commercial loan platform, today released its Q3 2021 survey on non-bank lending for middle-market commercial and industrial (C&I) loans. Cerebro reports lenders continued to ease lending standards, making it easier for businesses to get loans, which in turn has driven up loan demand.
Cerebro Adds Two Managing Directors
Cerebro Capital has named John Robinson and James Paterson as managing directors of credit origination.
Cerebro Bolsters Leadership Team with Two Executive Hires
Fast growing commercial loan marketplace builds out business development and marketing to support new client demand.
Should CFOs Consider Taking on Debt During This Crisis?
"It seems counterintuitive to most CFOs to take on debt during these uncertain times due to the impacts of Covid-19. After all, would taking on debt potentially..."
Main Street Loan Demand Surges on Cerebro Capital
"In the month of October alone, Cerebro clients have closed over $60 million in MSLP loans, representing the largest increase in MSLP loan activity Cerebro has seen since..."
Bracing Mid-Market Firms for Financing Volatility
"According to Cerebro Capital Founder and CEO Matt Bjonerud, middle-market corporations can struggle to manage the loans they already have..."
New Survey Examines $1 Trillion Non-Bank Commercial Lending Market
"Cerebro Capital, a commercial loan platform, today released its new quarterly survey on non-bank lending for middle-market commercial and industrial loans."
M&A activity picked up in Q4 2020
Baltimore fintech company Cerebro Capital offers a look at indicators that show commercial lending activity is picking back up after the initial pandemic slowdown. Mergers and acquisitions played a role.
Cerebro Capital Partners With Stanford's Ken Singleton
Professor Emeritus and Past President of the American Finance Association teams up with Cerebro Capital to uncover the hidden drivers moving credit markets.
30% of Mid-Market Lenders dropped rates in 1Q21
Over 60% of non-bank lenders, which include private credit funds, mezzanine funds, and business development companies have expressed strengthened demand in the past quarter.
Commercial Lending Market Thaws in 4Q20
Cerebro Capital, a commercial loan platform, today released its Q4 2020 survey on non-bank lending for middle-market commercial and industrial (C&I) loans. The results are paired with the Federal Reserve's 4Q20 survey of commercial banks.
Cerebro Sees Surge of Demand for Main Street Lending
"US-based operating companies use Cerebro’s platform to predict the terms of the business loans that they are likely to get based on their performance..."
In Her Own Words: Lacey Campbell Manages Market Shock
"While larger companies waited to have more information before changing strategies or developing new service models, we went full steam ahead on all hiring plans and strategic initiatives."
Cerebro Recognized by the Baltimore Business Journal's Best In Tech
Local fintech startup Cerebro Capital is recognized as an Up and Coming Company honoree in the Baltimore Business Journal's Best in Tech for 2020
Cerebro Capital's Trick? Automating Compliance in a Loan Marketplace
“We can show borrowers the lenders that can do the deals they want without telling the lenders that the borrowers are even looking..."
Cerebro Capital Snags Funding
"Cerebro Capital, a digital commercial loan marketplace, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding..."
Cerebro Capital Is Using Data to Help Midsize Companies Find Loans
"Over a decade working in corporate banking, Bjonerud saw that midsize companies often struggled to find loans, whereas bigger corporations had powerful yet expensive tools..."
Cerebro Raises New Capital to Expand Its Loan Marketplace
"Designed for middle market corporate borrowers and lenders, Cerebro addresses two key components of the commercial loan process..."
U.S. Based Cerebro Secures More Venture Capital Funding
"Cerebro further noted that during the first quarter of 2020, it connected to more than 650 bank and non-bank lenders and saw the number of inquiries surge..."
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