Cellebrite’s Quiet Rise and Ashford’s $11M Gamble

The acquisition elevated Cellebrite to 3.5% of Ashford’s U.S. equity assets under management, securing its place as the fund’s fifth-largest holding. The top five now read like a ledger of obsessions: GSAT ($51.3M), Ligand ($43.3M), ODD ($34.2M), SNEX ($31.6M), and Cellebrite ($31.5M). Each name, etched into the fund’s portfolio, carried the weight of a decision made in the hush of a room where time moved like syrup and the air tasted of espresso and unresolved futures.



