We are proud to share that three Centana portfolio companies have earned a spot on this year’s Inc. Magazine Inc5000 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. Please join us in congratulating Sayari, SheerID, and Thoropass on this well-deserved recognition. We look forward to supporting their continued success and growth! See the full list here: https://bit.ly/3Ayq9AQ
Centana Growth Partners
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
New York and Palo Alto , NY & CA 3,424 followers
Investing in the future of financial services.
About us
Centana is a specialized growth equity firm that invests in the future of finance. We collaborate with firms across the entire financial services ecosystem, from institutions to fintech disruptors, to add strategic and long-term value to our portfolio companies. We empower entrepreneurs with a combination of capital, network and expertise to accelerate the growth of our portfolio companies. The Centana team taps into decades of financial services expertise and insight to invest in companies that bring real value and innovation to the industry. Centana is based in Palo Alto and New York.
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http://www.centanagrowth.com
External link for Centana Growth Partners
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York and Palo Alto , NY & CA
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Growth equity investing focused on financial services, financial technology and related enterprise software.
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New York and Palo Alto , NY & CA US , US
Employees at Centana Growth Partners
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Ransomware can be quite costly, but organizations can take proactive steps to help prevent and reduce its impact. Recently, Damon Fleury, Chief Product Officer at SpyCloud, warned that many organizations still underestimate the severity of ransomware as a major threat. The solution: To help stay ahead, organizations must monitor their data on the dark web from past breaches and close these entry points. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4dGr9Bb
SpyCloud CPO and member of the Forbes Technology Council, Damon Fleury shared a major mistake organizations can avoid when it comes to ransomware prevention and remediation: *Not Treating Ransomware as a Malware Problem* The truth is: bad actors gain information and access through malware infections, which in turn leads to #ransomware attacks. To get ahead, organizations need insight into what data of theirs is circulating on the dark web from past infections so they can negate these entry points for ransomware. Read more of the top mistakes to avoid from fellow Tech Council members here: https://bit.ly/3YGhI0k
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This September 25th, our portfolio company Thoropass is hosting its first-ever Thoropass Connect in Manhattan. This is a great opportunity if you are in the infosec or compliance spaces to connect and learn from industry peers. The conference will cover: - The Evolution of Compliance in the Age of AI - Organizational Safeguards from Throropass - Future trends/ insights Interested in attending? More here: https://bit.ly/3WTq1EK
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Centana’s Ben Cukier recently sat down with Kieran Powell for Authority Magazine’s Top Venture Capitalists in Tech interview series. They delved into Ben’s background, early influences, career trajectory, and investment philosophy, as well as discussing his work with our portfolio companies. Learn more about our Partner Ben here: https://bit.ly/4db88Hp
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The Centana team is excited to join Adroit Trading Technologies in welcoming Michael Kraines as their Chief Growth Officer. Michael brings a wealth of experience to this role, having previously served as President of Trading Technologies (TT), CFO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), and Managing Director at Sandler O’Neill and Wasserstein Perella in their FinTech investment banking divisions. This appointment follows Adroit’s successful $15 million Series A funding round, led by Centana. We are delighted to see Anil Jaglan and the leadership team continue to strengthen their organization with top-tier talent. More here: https://bwnews.pr/3Yno1pH
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦-𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵 𝘊𝘈𝘎𝘙 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 $45𝘉𝘯 𝘣𝘺 2031, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦-𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺.” Matthew Alfieri’s latest piece, “Why Centana is Leading Gradient AI’s Series C,” dives deeper into our investment and Gradient AI’s value. Interested in learning more? Read the full blog here: https://bit.ly/3Ys8Qvw
Why Centana is Leading Gradient AI’s Series C - Centana Growth Partners
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Understanding and managing risk effectively is crucial for insurance companies to maintain profitability and deliver timely, cost-effective claims management, particularly in an evolving regulatory and tech landscape. McKinsey & Company estimates that AI could generate up to $1.1 trillion (https://bit.ly/4cRpetz) in annual value for the insurance industry. Gradient AI is exceptionally positioned to harness this potential with their solution leveraging extensive industry data and advanced AI models to enhance insurers' risk assessment and operational efficiencies. Matthew Alfieri, Jay Lee, and Christopher J. Chen, recently wrote a piece "Why Centana is Leading Gradient AI’s Series C” exploring why we chose to invest in Gradient AI. Read more to find out: https://bit.ly/3Ys8Qvw
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We are pleased to announce our latest investment in Gradient AI, a leading provider of AI solutions for the insurance industry. Centana Growth led the Series C, with participation from existing investors: MassMutual Ventures, Sandbox Insurtech Ventures (Sandbox Industries) and Forté Ventures. Gradient AI’s predictive capabilities in underwriting and claims management helps teams increase operational efficiency and accurately assess risk – ultimately helping insurers improve profitability. We look forward to supporting the Gradient AI team in this next stage of growth. More here: https://bit.ly/3YwgLYm
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Centana portfolio company, SpyCloud, has launched a significantly enhanced version of its “Check Your Exposure” tool! Malware infections pose serious risks to individuals as well as large organizations and networks, particularly when compromised login credentials or identities are involved. This tool improves users’ ability to assess malware infections by identifying high-risk situations. Explore their updated tool here: https://bit.ly/469qWUC
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AlphaSense was recently honored in the 2024 rankings by WatersTechnology.com as the top Artificial Intelligence Technology Provider. We are delighted to see the AlphaSense team’s hard work and dedication recognized by this award, based on customer voting! More here: https://bit.ly/3xY5eqb
Waters Rankings 2024: All the winners and why they won - WatersTechnology.com
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