# Centana Growth Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Centana Growth Partners is a private equity based in United States. 12 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Apr 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/centana-growth-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Centana Growth Partners

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 12 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $8.5M, Sept 2026 Private equity

Seed Series A Series B SaaS Fintech Subscription

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**67%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 12 on record

Since the last cheque **194** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$33M** Cheque size, as they say **$7.0M – $75M** Rounds led **8 of 12** Sole investor **3 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 83%**

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## Centana Growth Partners highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $23M

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2026-09 From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $7.0M – $75M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** SaaS Fintech Subscription
- **Based in:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Apr** **[Tava Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/tava-health)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$40M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[CertifID](https://millionrounds.com/company/certifid)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$48M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[Benepass](https://millionrounds.com/company/benepass)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$40M** *Led*
- **2025** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[401GO](https://millionrounds.com/company/401go)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$33M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[RunBuggy](https://millionrounds.com/company/runbuggy)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$37M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Reggora](https://millionrounds.com/company/reggora)** Growth · US · Firms' own news pages **$18M** *Led*
- **2024** 1 round
- **Oct** **[WarrCloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/warrcloud)** Series B · US · Argentum Capital Partners **$20M** *Led*
- **2021** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Beacon Platform](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacon-platform)** Series C · US · Firms' own news pages **$56M** With 6 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Ease](https://millionrounds.com/company/ease)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$19M** *Led*
- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Sentieo](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentieo)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$19M** Sole investor
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Vena Solution](https://millionrounds.com/company/vena-solution)** Growth · CA · FinSMEs **$30M** Sole investor
- **2015** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Blueprint Software Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/blueprint-software-systems)** Venture · CA **$23M** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **6 named**

BC **Ben Cukier** Managing Member of the Managing Member i Filing they signed

BC **Benjamin Cukier** Managing Member of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

EB **Eric Byunn** Managing Member of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

MA **Matthew Alfieri** Managing Member of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

SK **Sarah Kim** Managing Member of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

SS **Steven Swain** Managing Member of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

We also hold **11** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**8** of 18 we have independently watched raise

[Cedar Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/cedar-capital)[Centro](https://millionrounds.com/company/centro)[Cloudmark](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudmark)[ETF Securities](https://millionrounds.com/company/etf-securities)[Intrepid Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/intrepid-learning)[Marketshare](https://millionrounds.com/company/marketshare)[Swan Global Investments](https://millionrounds.com/company/swan-global-investments)[Vindicia](https://millionrounds.com/company/vindicia) Aspire Catalyst Core Metrics GMI IndexIQ KVS Powershares SourceCode Varicent VelocityShares

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

New fund on file

**$8.5M**

raised in Sept 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$33M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$23M**

Led 8 of 12 rounds **67%**

- **Said size:** $7.0M – $75M
- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *5*
- Series C *3*
- Growth said *2*
- Series A said *1*
- Venture *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Centana Growth Partners put money into.

[**Tava Health** $40M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tava-health)[**CertifID** $48M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/certifid)[**Benepass** $40M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/benepass)[**401GO** $33M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/401go)[**RunBuggy** $37M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/runbuggy)[**Reggora** $18M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/reggora)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Centana Growth Partners in their description, not their title.

- [Growth Investor](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/growth-investor) 18 Dec 2024 · 21 min Leading FinTech Growth Investor: Centana’s Eric Byunn With [Eric Byunn](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-byunn) Mentions [Centana Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/centana-growth-partners)[FTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ftv-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Growth Investor](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/growth-investor) 28 Jul 2020 · 21 min Rapidly Scaling Software Companies: Vena CEO Hunter Madeley With [Hunter Madeley](https://millionrounds.com/person/mr-hunter-madeley) Mentions [Centana Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/centana-growth-partners)[JMI Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jmi-equity) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Centana Growth Partners

### What does Centana Growth Partners invest in?

Centana Growth Partners invests most often at Series B and Series C (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as SaaS, Fintech and Subscription.

### How active is Centana Growth Partners?

12 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 8. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

### What has Centana Growth Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Tava Health (Series C, Apr 2026), CertifID (Series C, Apr 2026) and Benepass (Series B, Jan 2026).

### How big are Centana Growth Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $33M. It says it writes cheques of $7.0M to $75M.

### Does Centana Growth Partners lead rounds?

Yes: it led 8 of its 12 investments on record (67%).

### Where does Centana Growth Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and Canada (17%).

### Is Centana Growth Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is Centana Growth Partners?

Centana Growth Partners is a private equity firm based in Palo Alto, United States.

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