CEAS Investments I

CEAS Investments I

CEAS Investments I was established in 2013 as the venture vehicle inside Leslie L. Alexander's family office. Alexander built his fortune through investments that included ownership of the Houston Rockets. Mike Wohl joined that year to launch the internal fund and later became chief investment officer. The firm operates from Delray Beach, Florida. The strategy centers on enterprise software with emphasis on B2B SaaS, data infrastructure, cloud, logistics, defense, supply chain, and robotics. CEAS deploys across pre-seed through growth stages via direct co-investments and SPVs. It maintains positions in Fivetran, FourKites, Marqii, SqlDBM, and One Model. Portfolio companies have raised more than $1 billion in follow-on rounds from external funds. Activity remains limited to North America with primary focus on the United States and Canada. No public AUM figure exists. The team consists of three named investment professionals who also hold board seats or observer roles at multiple portfolio companies. Additional holdings include residential real estate in Miami Beach, Seattle, Denver, and La Jolla plus an art collection. In 2024 Ronnie Martinez was promoted to Junior Partner. The firm runs the Honors Fund, a $25 million vehicle that writes $250,000 checks to student founders. CEAS functions as an internal allocation arm rather than an external manager. Capital comes solely from the Alexander family balance sheet, removing LP constraints and allowing decisions based on total return over liquidity events. This structure supports long-duration ownership and repeated follow-on rounds without external fundraising cycles.