A lot of tech is built on the premise of services that can target the widest or most lucrative pools of users (and they’re a blockbuster when they can do both). But that leaves out a number of consumers, who fall into the margins for all kinds of reasons, be they physical, age, financial or [...]
True Link raises $35 million Series B led by Khosla Ventures and Centana Growth Partners SAN FRANCISCO – July 28, 2020 – True Link Financial, a mission-driven financial technology company, announced today that it has raised a total of $35 million in two Series B tranches, the first led by Khosla Ventures and the second [...]
Beacon Platform, Inc. Raises $20 Million in Series B Funding Led by Centana Growth Partners New York, New York – January 23, 2020 – Beacon Platform Inc., a vendor of cloud-based enterprise technology and capital markets software solutions, announced today that it has closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by Centana Growth [...]
The cloud is new territory for many banks: In financial services, even legacy institutions haven't fully adopted the cloud. Partner Eric Byunn shares his insights on the future of cloud infrastructure across the industry with Bank Innovation. To read the full article, click here> ← Back to Insights
Palo Alto, CA and New York, NY - December 9, 2019 - Centana Growth Partners, a specialized growth equity firm focused on the future of financial services, today announced the closing of its second fund, Centana Growth Partners II, L.P. (“Fund II”) with capital commitments from limited partners of $375 million. Fund II was oversubscribed [...]
NYC FinTech Women's Inspiring FinTech Females of 2019 embody the mission of the organization: to strengthen the FinTech ecosystem by empowering and sponsoring women who are transformative. To read the full article, click here. ← Back to Insights
Portland, Ore. — Nov 13, 2019 — SheerID, the industry leader in the burgeoning identity marketing space, today announced the close of a $64 million equity round led by CVC Growth Partners (“CVC Growth”). CVC Growth will join SheerID’s board alongside Centana Growth Partners and Voyager Capital, which led SheerID’s earlier financing rounds in 2017 [...]
Business Insider | October 9, 2019 Meet 2019's Rising Stars of Wall Street shaking up investing, trading, and dealmaking. To read the full article, click here> ← Back to Insights
Forbes | Ben Cukier | August 19, 2019 For financial services firms, especially fintechs, baby boomers should be seen as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. They control 50% of the nation’s wealth, outspend younger generations, and are more likely to spend their retirement savings on themselves rather than passing them down. To [...]
By Elizaveta Chistyakova As the amount and complexity of data continue to evolve, an increasing number of asset managers are turning to artificial intelligence tools to augment and enhance their research capabilities. If someone were asked to assign value to a Twitter post, many wouldn’t know where to begin. But we all remember a [...]
