Centre Street Partners
Private equityNew York · Growth–Late Stage · 6 people tracked
Also known as CSP MGMT LLC
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Investment thesis
Centre Street Partners pursues technology-led buyouts in the lower-middle market, focusing on professional services businesses. The firm believes that much of the economic value generated by artificial intelligence will accrue to the ownership layer of services providers rather than to pure-play technology vendors. By combining capital, talent, and technology-enabled operating leverage, CSP partners with U.S. SMB owners and world-class technical operators to grow small businesses into enduring platforms and to drive subsequent value creation across professional services categories. The firm is currently deploying capital from CSP Fund II.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 1, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 21 of 28 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14SaaS ×10Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×6Robotics ×4Hardware ×3HR Tech ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:United States×11Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×33 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Duke University ×3Harvard University ×3Harvard Business School ×2University of British Columbia ×2University of Michigan ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
Facebook ×2
Investments · 28 tracked
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Wayside is a venture-backed startup based in New York City.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSector AgnosticNew York City, US
Co-investorsAfore Capital
10Beauty operates robotic manicure stations using single-use pod technology and proprietary nail-strengthening polishes.
ConsumerHealthtechRoboticsWestwood, US
Willie Litvack(Founder & General Partner)inSean Tolkin(Founder & General Partner)inAlexander Shashou(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesFemHealth VenturesFormus CapitalGood Friends+8 more
Integrated, tech-enabled real estate transaction services
Accretus acquires and operates real estate services firms, focusing on companies that provide real estate transaction services.
PropTech
Embedded, branded wallets for ecommerce and loyalty
Arcee AI develops open-weight foundation models optimized for efficiency and portability across edge, on-premises, and cloud deployments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsUnited States, US
Mark McQuade(Founder)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersHitachi VenturesJC2 Ventures+5 more
Bridge Defense is a defense technology company providing secure software development for classified environments, ruggedized edge compute hardware for tactical AI/ML and analytics workloads, and full-lifecycle contracting support.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechGovTechWashington, US
Dan Phillips(Chief Operating Officer)in
Accrue is a fintech company that enables brands to manage customer loyalty and payments through a stored value wallet solution, allowing them to control payments and refunds while rewarding customer behavior.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAglae VenturesGround Up VenturesTwelve Below
AI agents for financial operations
Celery offers AI-powered monitoring that analyzes payroll and revenue records to detect errors and preventable losses before they affect a company's finances.
AI & Machine LearningFintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investors97212 VenturesTeam8Verissimo Ventures
Draftboard is an AI agent that identifies the best connections in a user's network to facilitate warm introductions to sales prospects, investors, founders, and job candidates.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsGround Up VenturesTwelve Below
Jericho provides AI-powered security solutions to defend organizations against generative AI-driven attacks through red team simulations, phishing campaigns, and threat detection.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Sage Wohns(Founder)inTim Hwang(Founder)in
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersDash VCFoundersX VenturesRoot and Shoot VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentWorldQuant Ventures+2 more
Kontango builds lightweight trading optimization software for commodity trading teams, offering supply-chain market mapping, market intelligence capture, and real-time trade planning and execution.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital Partners
NetNow provides a credit application and management platform that automates B2B credit operations, including onboarding, trade and bank reference collection, and tax compliance, giving credit teams real-time data for faster credit decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSToronto, CA
Nauman HafeezinEli Costea(Founder)inSoroush Arghavanin
Co-investorsAntlerMotivate Venture CapitalRipple Ventures
Noble Machines builds general-purpose industrial humanoid robots designed to perform hazardous and physically demanding tasks.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Wei Ding(CEO)inWen-Loong Ma(CTO)Chris McQuin(Head of Hardware)inWenda Wang(Head of AI)in
Co-investorsOakseed Ventures
OffDeal is an AI-powered investment bank that provides M&A advisory services to small business owners seeking to exit their businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Ori Eldarov(Founder)inAlston Lin(Founder)in
Co-investorsRadical VenturesY CombinatorRebel Fund
Co-investorsCarbon Silicon
Pelles provides AI-powered project execution software for construction teams, automating document management tasks like submittal generation, RFI handling, and change tracking across drawing revisions and specifications.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBrick Mortar Ventures
Raylu provides an AI platform for investment banking teams that turns a plain-English mandate into an enriched, scored buyer and target universe drawn from over 300,000 live data sources.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Ali Dastjerdi(Co-founder & CEO)inNathan Ondracek(Co-founder & CTO)inSam Ilkka(Co-founder & COO)in
Co-investorsHighlandX
Scream Truck operates a modern ice cream truck service offering sundaes, shakes, and cones for neighborhood routes, private parties, and community events, with online booking and text-based ordering.
ConsumerFoodTechMarketplaces
Jason Black(Founder)in
Solideon is a manufacturing platform specializing in bespoke aerospace vehicle production, including custom-designed aircraft and components.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechHardwareRoboticsSpace TechDenver, US
Oluseun Taiwo(Founder & CEO)inJoel Ilfill(CTO)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORDellin InvestmentsMD One VenturesTechstarsVibe Capital10x Founders+5 more
The Free Press is a digital news and media outlet publishing journalism, opinion pieces, podcasts, documentaries, and live debates covering U.S. politics, culture, international affairs, and education.
Media & Entertainment
Bari Weiss
Vatn Systems builds low-cost, high-volume autonomous underwater vehicles (UUVs), passive acoustic hydrophone arrays, and vehicle-agnostic navigation and signal-processing systems for undersea missions in GPS-denied, communications-contested waters.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsPortsmouth, US
Geoff Manchesterin
BoardThomas Hendrix(Director)inGeoffrey Manchester(Director)Thomas Hennessey(Director)inNelson Mills(Executive Officer, Director)Frederick Mills(Director)in
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBlue CollectiveBVVCCapital FactoryChampion Hill VenturesCoalition+14 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesThe Free Press · federalwaymirror.com · Aug 4, 2026
Raylu · pulse2.com · Jun 17, 2026
Arcee AI · venturebeat.com · Apr 17, 2026
Vatn Systems · thedefensepost.com · Dec 17, 2025
OffDeal · radical.vc · Aug 11, 2025
Celery · pulse2.com · May 18, 2025
Scream Truck · prnewswire.com · May 15, 2025
Jericho Security · finsmes.com · May 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Centre Street Partners made?
- Centre Street Partners has 27 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Centre Street Partners invest at?
- Centre Street Partners invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Centre Street Partners's typical check size?
- Centre Street Partners typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What sectors does Centre Street Partners focus on?
- Centre Street Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software.
- Where is Centre Street Partners located?
- Centre Street Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Centre Street Partners lead rounds?
- Centre Street Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Centre Street Partners co-invest with?
- Centre Street Partners most often shares deals with ACADEMY INVESTOR, Asymmetric Capital Partners, Ground Up Ventures, among 57 tracked co-investors.
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