Centana Growth Partners
Growth equitySan Francisco · Growth · 32 people tracked
Also known as CENTANA MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Centana Growth Partners is a growth equity firm investing in financial services companies, including both established institutions and fintech startups, providing capital and industry expertise to portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 32 people
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What they invest in
from 20 of 45 portfolio companiesFintech ×12Enterprise Software ×10SaaS ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Healthtech ×3HR Tech ×3InsurTech ×3Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United States×22
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12019 · 22018 · 12017 · 22016 · 12015 · 111 dated
San Francisco, US
Evan Sharp(Executive Officer)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Benjamin Silbermann(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)
BoardJeremy Levine(Director)Jeff Jordan(Director)
ZestyAI provides a decision intelligence platform using artificial intelligence to help property and casualty insurers improve underwriting, pricing, and risk assessment.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech
Attila Toth(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Kumar Dhuvur(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)
Austin, US
Char Hu(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Gentry(Executive Officer)Danny Lynch(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Friedell(Executive Officer)Eric Corum(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEric Byunn· per SEC Form D · $33.8M raise · filed Jan 2025
Palo Alto, US
Stephen Stuut(Executive Officer)Max Chee(Director)James Cook(Executive Officer)Robert Prigge(Executive Officer)Matthew Foster(Executive Officer)Benjamin Cukier(Director)
Board seatEric Byunn· per SEC Form D · $15.8M raise · filed Sep 2016
Calgary
Josh Malate(Executive Officer, Director)Adrian Camara(Executive Officer, Director)Duane Wood(Executive Officer)Melissa Sonberg(Director)James Lochrie(Director)Mary Ward(Executive Officer)
Board seatEric Byunn· per SEC Form D · $23.8M raise · filed Mar 2022
San Francisco, US
DAVID LICHTBLAU(Executive Officer, Director)NAMAN SHAH(Executive Officer, Director)ALAP SHAH(Director)
Board seatEric Byunn· per SEC Form D · $30.9M raise · filed Oct 2018
SheerID operates an Audience Data Platform that uses authoritative data sources to verify consumer eligibility—such as students, military, healthcare workers, and first responders—for brands' exclusive offers, while also enriching customer data.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSEugene, US
Jake Weatherly(Executive Officer, Director)David Shear(Co-founder & President)
Board seatEric Byunn· per SEC Form D · $17.8M raise · filed Jan 2018
Bellevue, US
Warren Bingham(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)Adriaan van Wyk(Chief Executive Officer)Cameron Lester(Director)Rudolf Pretorius(Director)
Board seatEric Byunn· per SEC Form D · $153.5M raise · filed Apr 2015
SpyCloud is an identity threat protection company that detects and responds to stolen credentials, malware-exfiltrated data, and phishing intelligence to prevent account takeover, fraud, ransomware, and session hijacking for enterprise customers.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Jason Lancaster(SVP, Investigations)Trevor HilligossPhil Fuster(VP, Federal Sales)John Stewart(Director)Edward Ross(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Kessler(Director)
Board seatEric Byunn· per SEC Form D
New York, US
Mark Higgins(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatEric Byunn· per SEC Form D · $20.1M raise · filed Jan 2020
401GO provides 401(k) plan administration and record-keeping services for small businesses, offering a curated selection of investment funds across bonds, equities, target-date portfolios, and sector-focused options.
FintechHR TechSaaSWest Jorden, US
Dan Beck(Executive Officer, Director)inNate Beck(Director)inJared Porterin
BoardChristian Lassonde(Director)
Provides an innovative end-to-end, multi-asset execution management system (EMS) purpose-built for fixed income and over-the-counter (OTC) security traders.
Benepass provides flexible benefits platforms that enable employers to offer personalized, choice-based employee benefits aligned with company values and DEI initiatives.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Jaclyn Chen(Founder)inMark Fischer(Founder)inKabir Soorya(Founder)in
BoardMatthew Alfieri(Director)Stephanie Choo(Director)Mohammad Islam(Director)
CertifID provides software, insurance, and recovery services to prevent and respond to real estate wire fraud, serving the title industry and parties in property transactions.
CybersecurityFintechPropTechGrand Rapids, US
Mike DeVries(Director)Lawrence Duthler(Executive Officer)Thomas W. Cronkright(Executive Officer, Director)Tyler Adams(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Cronkright
Employee Navigator is a benefits administration and HR platform that serves employers, brokers, and industry partners.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Eventus provides enterprise risk and trade surveillance technology through its Validus platform, offering multi-asset surveillance, risk controls, algo monitoring, and a deterministic AI tool called Frank AI.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechAustin, US
Kerry Clendinning(Executive Officer)Thomas Ketterhagen(Executive Officer)Bailey Korell(Director)Travis Schwab(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Gorelick(Director)
Quantitative Brokers provides algorithmic execution technology for fixed income, commodities, and currencies trading, serving asset managers, hedge funds, banks, and other financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Dr. Robert Almgren(Chief Scientist and Co-Founder)Christian Hauff(CEO and Co-Founder)
Appraisal software for residential mortgages
Allston, US
William Denslow(Executive Officer, Director)Barry Finegold(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter Blacklow(Director)
RepeatMD builds software for medical aesthetic and wellness practices such as med spas, plastic surgery clinics, and dermatology practices in the US and Canada.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSHouston, US
Jacob Cole(Director)Matthew Suraci(Executive Officer, Director)Philipp Sitter(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Chomenko(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAziz Gilani(Director)
Sayari provides forensic investigation services using corporate records, trade data, and network analysis to uncover hidden risk networks across sanctions evasion, financial crime, counternarcotics, and adversary operations for law enforcement and government clients.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechLegalTechWashington, US
Farley Mesko(Executive Officer)Eric Rhoades(Executive Officer)Benjamin Power(Executive Officer)David Asher(Executive Officer)
BoardMike Zappert(Director)Benjamin Cukier(Director)
Tava Health provides a platform connecting patients to mental health therapists with scheduling and practice management tools for providers.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechMental HealthSalt Lake City, US
Jason Ockey(Executive Officer, Director)Dallen Allred(Executive Officer, Director)Randall Lloyd(Director)
BoardKapil Desai(Director)Spencer Gardner(Director)Sarah Kim(Director)
Teikametrics offers an "Artificial Retail Intelligence" (ARI) platform that combines AI, seller data, and human marketplace experts to help brands and third-party sellers optimize ads, product listings, and inventory across major ecommerce marketplaces such as Amazon.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechBoston, US
Srinivas Guddanti(Executive Officer)Michael McMahon(Director)John Traugott(Director)Alasdair McLean-Foreman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Austin Westerling(Director)
The Helper Bees provides a platform that connects older adults and their families with information, tools, and in-home care services to support independent aging at home.
B2B MarketplacesFintechHealthtechInsurTechMarketplacesWellness & FitnessAustin, US
True Link provides financial cards designed to protect vulnerable individuals, particularly elderly people, from fraud and financial abuse while enabling greater independence.
ConsumerFintechNew York City, US
Kai Stinchcombe(Founder/CEO)inClaire McDonnell(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardFrank Rotman(Director)
WarrCloud is an AI-powered warranty claims processing platform that automates the entire warranty processing workflow for automotive dealerships and OEMs, from extracting repair orders to submitting validated claims to increase revenue and reduce processing costs.
AI & Machine Learning
Jim Roche(Founder and CEO)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPinterestNYSE: PINS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTava · fiercehealthcare.com · Jun 29, 2026
Benepass · prnewswire.com · Jun 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Centana Growth Partners invest at?
- Centana Growth Partners invests at the Growth stage.
- What is Centana Growth Partners's typical check size?
- Centana Growth Partners typically writes checks of $10M – $50M.
- What sectors does Centana Growth Partners focus on?
- Centana Growth Partners focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Centana Growth Partners located?
- Centana Growth Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
From the blog
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