Benjamin Serkes
Co-FounderBusiness development & capital
Built by operators.
For people building businesses.
500 Management LLC combines capital with direct operating involvement. Co-founders Benjamin Serkes and Ben Kram work with entrepreneurs, owners and technology teams to develop businesses with lasting value.
The partnership,
in practical terms.
A flexible approach to the capital, structure and operating work each opportunity needs.
- Capital
- Initial investments can be up to approximately $2 million, with additional capital considered where warranted.
- Structure
- Direct investment, equity partnership, business purchase, joint venture, IP licensing or a new company.
- Starting point
- An established business, an experienced operator with an opportunity, or technology ready for commercialization.
- Reach
- Opportunities across the United States. Each is reviewed individually before diligence and agreed terms.
Meet the co-founders.
Complementary experience in finding opportunities, allocating capital and managing the everyday work of growing a company.
Ben Kram
Co-FounderFinancial strategy & operations
Experience inside
operating businesses.
The partners’ backgrounds include consumer products, wholesale distribution, retail operations and multi-location growth. Benjamin Serkes also founded FAO Transport LLC, adding experience in transportation, fleet economics and capital-intensive operations.
This is experience with the decisions behind growth: working capital, inventory, vendors, teams, costs and expansion. Their individual profiles explain each partner’s responsibilities.
Approximately $35 million in combined 2026 revenue is expected across businesses owned and operated by the partners.
Partner-provided projection as of October 2026. This is a combined operating-business forecast, not revenue of 500 Management LLC, an audited result or an investment return.
Where we’re looking.
The sector is a starting point. The business, the people and the work required determine the fit.
Our interests include specialty services, manufacturing, distribution, infrastructure, business services, emerging technologies, healthcare and life sciences, and regulated industries.
We are particularly interested in university-developed technologies, intellectual property, prototypes and products with demonstrated technical potential that need a commercial path.
For inventors and university teams, our commercialization approach explains how we consider customers, distribution, operating requirements and the route to market.