About
Cliff Sentell is a Partner at Cypress Growth Capital with over 25 years of entrepreneurial and operating experience in software and services. He co-founded Compass Professional Health Services, a software-enabled healthcare engagement company that grew to 350 employees before its 2018 acquisition by Alight Solutions, where he led product integration. He holds a patent for AI that recommends physicians to patients and earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Duke University.
Invests in
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Cypress Growth CapitalPartnercurrent2024 β presentDallas, Texas, United States
- Caelmer StrategiesPrincipal2022 β 2024Dallas, Texas, United States
- Alight SolutionsProduct Innovation Leader / Entrepreneur in Residence2018 β 2022Dallas, Texas, United States
- Compass Professional Health ServicesCo-Founder / Chief Strategy Officer2005 β 2018Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Synapse Group (acquired by Time Inc)Director of Technology and Product1998 β 2005Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Education
- Duke UniversityBS, Mechanical Engineering1994 β 1998
- Caddo Magnet
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship1Product Strategy1Executive CoachingStrategic Planning21Program Management16Project Management15Vendor Management21Strategic Partnerships7Start-ups4Process Improvement8Business Intelligence7Market Research1
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Executive ManagementCustomer ServiceBusiness StrategyMarketingBusiness DevelopmentAnalyticsCross-functional Team LeadershipSDLCCRMLeadershipFrom Cliff's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Duke University384
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cypress Growth Capital5
Also worked at Alight Solutions3
Also worked at Compass Professional Health Services1
Colleagues at Cypress Growth Capital
Barton Goodwin
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital
Ed Mello
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital
Emily Hyde
Associate at Cypress Growth Capital
Pat McCaffrey
Partner at Cypress Growth Capital
Sean Ferguson
Analyst at Cypress Growth Capital
Vik Thapar
Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital
Vincent Hsieh
Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital
Vincent Hsieh, CFA
Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital















