Centre Street Partners
Private equityNew York · Growth–Late Stage · 5 people tracked
Also known as CSP MGMT LLC
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 Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×9Enterprise Software ×5Fintech ×5Robotics ×4Hardware ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×10Canada×1
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathWayside is a venture-backed startup based in New York City.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSector AgnosticNew York City, US
Ish Baid
Co-investorsAfore Capital
10Beauty operates robotic manicure stations using single-use pod technology and proprietary nail-strengthening polishes.
ConsumerHealthtechRoboticsWestwood, US
Alex Shashou(Founder & CEO)Willie Litvack(Founder & General Partner)inSean Tolkin(Founder & General Partner)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)
Accrue provides an embeddable stored-value wallet that businesses can integrate to increase customer lifetime value, capture more customer data, and improve margins.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsAglae VenturesGround Up VenturesTwelve Below
AI agents for financial operations
Draftboard maps a user's professional network and identifies warm introduction paths to target prospects, scoring each path with a rationale for why the connection is strong.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsGround Up VenturesTwelve Below
Co-investors33EastGenesis Ventures
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 Software
Sage Wohns(Founder)in
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersDash VCFoundersX VenturesRoot and Shoot VenturesWorldQuant VenturesCadenza+1 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 HafeezEli CosteaSoroush Arghavan
Co-investorsMotivate Venture Capital
Noble Machines builds general-purpose industrial humanoid robots designed to perform hazardous and physically demanding tasks.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Wei Ding(CEO)Wen-Loong Ma(CTO)Chris McQuin(Head of Hardware)Wenda Wang(Head of AI)
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 offers Pelles Core, an AI product built for construction teams that makes project data actionable and accessible.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
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 LearningFintechSaaS
Ali Dastjerdi(Co-founder & CEO)Nathan Ondracek(Co-founder & CTO)Sam Ilkka(Co-founder & COO)
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
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)Joel Ilfill(CTO)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORDellin InvestmentsMD One VenturesTechstarsVibe Capital10x Founders+4 more
Co-investorsMiami Angels
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 designs and manufactures modular, low-cost autonomous underwater vehicles (such as the Skelmir S6 and S12) with proprietary autonomy, navigation, and control software for GPS-denied and contested maritime environments.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsPortsmouth, US
Geoff ManchesterFreddie Mills
BoardThomas Hendrix(Director)inGeoffrey Manchester(Director)Thomas Hennessey(Director)Nelson Mills(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBlue CollectiveCapital FactoryChampion Hill VenturesCoalitionDauntless Ventures+12 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesArcee AI · venturebeat.com · Apr 17, 2026
Vatn Systems · thedefensepost.com · Dec 17, 2025
OffDeal · radical.vc · Aug 11, 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 55 tracked co-investors.
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