57 Stars LLC
57stars.com Direct + LP
57 Stars LLC is an independent global alternative asset manager focused on private equity and venture capital investments, primarily through fund partnerships, co-investments, and secondaries. The firm targets high-growth sectors driven by technological innovation and rapid user adoption, with a focus on markets outside the US and Western Europe.
57 Stars LLC is a fund of funds headquartered in Washington, DC, United States, founded in 2005. It invests both directly in companies and in funds as a limited partner, from fund commitments to buyout, in health & Care-related Technologies, Tech-Enablement, consumer and enterprise. USD 3.5+ BILLION under management and 2000 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“57 Stars invests through private equity and venture capital fund partnerships, co-investments and secondary acquisitions in high-growth sectors of the global economy that are driven by secular tailwinds, disruptive forces and technological innovation, adaption, and adoption.”
— 57 Stars LLC, own website
- Layer
- Direct + LP
- Type
- Fund of funds
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC, United States
- Invests in
- outside of the United States and Western Europe
- Sectors
- Health & Care-related Technologies, Tech-Enablement, Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech & Financial Services, Environmental Sustainability
- Founded
- 2005
- Assets under management
- USD 3.5+ BILLION
- Portfolio
- 2000 companies
Team, as 57 Stars LLC publishes it
- Carl Balit Managing Director
- Amit Chandra Managing Director
- Cheng Chee Mun Managing Director
- Gabriel Corso Staff Accountant
- Steve Cowan Co-founder and Managing Director
- John Engel Managing Director
- Mitchell Fenster Chief Financial Officer
- Elise Fonseca Office Administrator
- Kevin Horvath Senior Vice President
- Alexandra Jung Senior Advisor
- Mary Langill Senior Analyst
- Tim Liu Vice President
Names and roles exactly as listed on 57stars.com. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Limited partners that disclose a commitment
From the LP's own published fund list — the LP is the source, not the manager.
- California Public Employees' Retirement System → 57 Stars Global Opportunities Fund 2 (CalPERS), LLC · vintage 2009 · $500,000,000 committed · source
- California Public Employees' Retirement System → 57 Stars Global Opportunities Fund, LLC · vintage 2007 · $390,500,000 committed · source
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page 57 Stars LLC publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.57stars.com/name, is_investor, description, aum, portfolio_count, status, confidence
- https://www.57stars.com/about-us/layer, type, hq_country, hq_city, founded, stage_min, stage_max
- https://www.57stars.com/investment-philosophy/invests_in_geographies, sectors, thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page
- https://www.57stars.com/our-team/people
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Record 1701 · added 2026-08-28 · link last verified 2026-10-21 · confidence high
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