There’s a lot of talk about Payment Orchestration. It seems to have found its place at the buzzword bingo table alongside Generative AI, Cloud Computing, and Open Source technologies. Some of that hype is well-deserved. Through our investments in merchant-enabling technology companies (e.g., @One, Inc., @Teikametrics, @Plooto), and our continued exploration of the space it […]
Software is eating the world, but cash remains king. While software continues to help solve complex business problems by automating tasks and delivering business insights – no resource is more valuable to a business, especially a small to medium-sized business (SMB), than cash. Despite progress made by financial institutions to provide Uber-like experiences for consumers, […]
Due diligence is a powerful tool both for investors and, if used effectively, for the (prospective) portfolio company. Prominent collapses of tech companies such as FTX, Theranos, Celsius, and BlockFi have prompted observers in many circles, including the Financial Times, to ask “Doesn’t Anyone Do Due Diligence Anymore?”. The thoroughness of diligence has observably declined […]
Last quarter, global Venture Capital funding fell to $81 billion, per Crunchbase, a dramatic decline from the previous quarter and year. So the question becomes, “what companies are VC firms investing in?” For Centana Growth Partners it was a clear choice, Laika the industry’s first complete compliance platform. Evaluating the Compliance Market In the digital […]
The impacts of climate change have presented challenges for the insurance industry, but insurtech companies are finding creative solutions. Ben Cukier explores how Centana is thinking about the sector’s rapid expansion.
Today, everyone has a digital identity. But having a digital identity that won’t get hacked or stolen is a whole other story. Read more to find out what Centana sees in the evolution for digital ID.
