Announcing Centi
Discover how Centi emerged from the founders' own experiences in Private Equity, addressing the challenges of managing employee equity programs with a streamlined, secure platform designed to simplify complex ownership structures.
Private Equity ownership structures are broadening and becoming increasingly complex, making the standard manual processes unsustainable, inefficient and insecure. At Centi, we are dedicated to making ownership simple. Our belief is that broad ownership creates a better outcome for institutions, businesses and society as a whole. We believe that the individuals, whether it is investment professionals, lawyers or employees at the Private Equity owned businesses, should focus on their work without having administration drain the individuals’ energy and time.
Our journey
The need for a new way of working came from our personal experiences of investing and managing businesses for Private Equity firms. We grew frustrated by how the fear of increased administration prevented us from making value maximising decisions when it comes to employee equity programs. The ownership data, which is used by many different stakeholders, should be managed in an effective, secure and simple way. It should be enjoyable to invite employees to an equity program and it should be enjoyable to make that investment as an employee. To accomplish this, you need a software that is fast and of the highest quality - maximising simplicity and convenience without compromising on security.
We realised that there was a lack of tools that solely focus on the specific needs for Private Equity-backed businesses. We also know that broad based ownership can improve employee engagement which can benefit retention and company performance. A vision that is shared by many industry leaders, e.g. Pete Stavros, Co-Head of Global Private Equity at KKR. We recommend watching Pete’s inspiring Ted talk for his take on this topic (see link below).
We are happy to see that our solution has now been adopted by Private Equity firms across various size segments and different countries across Europe. Thousands of employees in Private Equity-backed businesses have completed their investment through Centi. More so, we’ve seen engagement across different functions in the funds, proving the benefit of a platform with role based access to a single source of truth for the equity data.
Our investors
We have partnered with Private Equity veterans and entrepreneurs to further boost our journey. Some of these investors are Bust (backed by former EQT-Partner Harry Klagsbrun), Svante Andreen who has held leading positions at various investment banks, Gunnar Selving who founded Private Equity firm Alipes (later known as Nalka), Klas Tikkanen (COO) and Henrik Johansson (GC) from Nordic Capital, Emil Haraldsson (CFO) and David Hävermark (Partner) from Brunswick Real Estate, Oskar Arndt former GC at Zettle, Thor Philogène founder of Stravito, the trio Jonatan Raber, Ron Stolero and Ruben Flam who co-founded Fever and others.
In addition to our investors, we are being advised by Jan Holmius and Kim Bergman through the MSA Innovation Lab and Mark Peacock (CTO, Nordic Capital).
What’s ahead
While we are proud of our achievements to date, there is still a long journey ahead of us. We will continue to focus on making ownership simple. Our software will remain fast, secure and of the highest quality. We will continue to ensure that our platform integrates well with our end users’ existing workflows and allows them to focus on their work.
We will also continue to work closely with our customers to stay in tune with their processes and pain points - that way, by combining with our expertise in product development, we can evolve the industry practices and make the management of ownership more efficient.
We are an intentionally small team of 9 people today. We believe that small, focused teams, empowered with the right tools and environment, can achieve truly magical results. We are always looking for talented people. Contact us at people@gocenti.com if you want to be part of our journey.
If you are running a business that has implemented or considers implementing an employee ownership program, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@gocenti.com
Links
Pete Stavros, Co-Head of Global Private Equity at KKR; Employee Ownership Advocate: Ted talk
MSA Innovation LAB: Article
Announcing Centi
Discover how Centi emerged from the founders' own experiences in Private Equity, addressing the challenges of managing employee equity programs with a streamlined, secure platform designed to simplify complex ownership structures.
Private Equity ownership structures are broadening and becoming increasingly complex, making the standard manual processes unsustainable, inefficient and insecure. At Centi, we are dedicated to making ownership simple. Our belief is that broad ownership creates a better outcome for institutions, businesses and society as a whole. We believe that the individuals, whether it is investment professionals, lawyers or employees at the Private Equity owned businesses, should focus on their work without having administration drain the individuals’ energy and time.
Our journey
The need for a new way of working came from our personal experiences of investing and managing businesses for Private Equity firms. We grew frustrated by how the fear of increased administration prevented us from making value maximising decisions when it comes to employee equity programs. The ownership data, which is used by many different stakeholders, should be managed in an effective, secure and simple way. It should be enjoyable to invite employees to an equity program and it should be enjoyable to make that investment as an employee. To accomplish this, you need a software that is fast and of the highest quality - maximising simplicity and convenience without compromising on security.
We realised that there was a lack of tools that solely focus on the specific needs for Private Equity-backed businesses. We also know that broad based ownership can improve employee engagement which can benefit retention and company performance. A vision that is shared by many industry leaders, e.g. Pete Stavros, Co-Head of Global Private Equity at KKR. We recommend watching Pete’s inspiring Ted talk for his take on this topic (see link below).
We are happy to see that our solution has now been adopted by Private Equity firms across various size segments and different countries across Europe. Thousands of employees in Private Equity-backed businesses have completed their investment through Centi. More so, we’ve seen engagement across different functions in the funds, proving the benefit of a platform with role based access to a single source of truth for the equity data.
Our investors
We have partnered with Private Equity veterans and entrepreneurs to further boost our journey. Some of these investors are Bust (backed by former EQT-Partner Harry Klagsbrun), Svante Andreen who has held leading positions at various investment banks, Gunnar Selving who founded Private Equity firm Alipes (later known as Nalka), Klas Tikkanen (COO) and Henrik Johansson (GC) from Nordic Capital, Emil Haraldsson (CFO) and David Hävermark (Partner) from Brunswick Real Estate, Oskar Arndt former GC at Zettle, Thor Philogène founder of Stravito, the trio Jonatan Raber, Ron Stolero and Ruben Flam who co-founded Fever and others.
In addition to our investors, we are being advised by Jan Holmius and Kim Bergman through the MSA Innovation Lab and Mark Peacock (CTO, Nordic Capital).
What’s ahead
While we are proud of our achievements to date, there is still a long journey ahead of us. We will continue to focus on making ownership simple. Our software will remain fast, secure and of the highest quality. We will continue to ensure that our platform integrates well with our end users’ existing workflows and allows them to focus on their work.
We will also continue to work closely with our customers to stay in tune with their processes and pain points - that way, by combining with our expertise in product development, we can evolve the industry practices and make the management of ownership more efficient.
We are an intentionally small team of 9 people today. We believe that small, focused teams, empowered with the right tools and environment, can achieve truly magical results. We are always looking for talented people. Contact us at people@gocenti.com if you want to be part of our journey.
If you are running a business that has implemented or considers implementing an employee ownership program, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@gocenti.com
Links
Pete Stavros, Co-Head of Global Private Equity at KKR; Employee Ownership Advocate: Ted talk
MSA Innovation LAB: Article
Announcing Centi
Discover how Centi emerged from the founders' own experiences in Private Equity, addressing the challenges of managing employee equity programs with a streamlined, secure platform designed to simplify complex ownership structures.
Announcing Centi
Discover how Centi emerged from the founders' own experiences in Private Equity, addressing the challenges of managing employee equity programs with a streamlined, secure platform designed to simplify complex ownership structures.
Private Equity ownership structures are broadening and becoming increasingly complex, making the standard manual processes unsustainable, inefficient and insecure. At Centi, we are dedicated to making ownership simple. Our belief is that broad ownership creates a better outcome for institutions, businesses and society as a whole. We believe that the individuals, whether it is investment professionals, lawyers or employees at the Private Equity owned businesses, should focus on their work without having administration drain the individuals’ energy and time.
Our journey
The need for a new way of working came from our personal experiences of investing and managing businesses for Private Equity firms. We grew frustrated by how the fear of increased administration prevented us from making value maximising decisions when it comes to employee equity programs. The ownership data, which is used by many different stakeholders, should be managed in an effective, secure and simple way. It should be enjoyable to invite employees to an equity program and it should be enjoyable to make that investment as an employee. To accomplish this, you need a software that is fast and of the highest quality - maximising simplicity and convenience without compromising on security.
We realised that there was a lack of tools that solely focus on the specific needs for Private Equity-backed businesses. We also know that broad based ownership can improve employee engagement which can benefit retention and company performance. A vision that is shared by many industry leaders, e.g. Pete Stavros, Co-Head of Global Private Equity at KKR. We recommend watching Pete’s inspiring Ted talk for his take on this topic (see link below).
We are happy to see that our solution has now been adopted by Private Equity firms across various size segments and different countries across Europe. Thousands of employees in Private Equity-backed businesses have completed their investment through Centi. More so, we’ve seen engagement across different functions in the funds, proving the benefit of a platform with role based access to a single source of truth for the equity data.
Our investors
We have partnered with Private Equity veterans and entrepreneurs to further boost our journey. Some of these investors are Bust (backed by former EQT-Partner Harry Klagsbrun), Svante Andreen who has held leading positions at various investment banks, Gunnar Selving who founded Private Equity firm Alipes (later known as Nalka), Klas Tikkanen (COO) and Henrik Johansson (GC) from Nordic Capital, Emil Haraldsson (CFO) and David Hävermark (Partner) from Brunswick Real Estate, Oskar Arndt former GC at Zettle, Thor Philogène founder of Stravito, the trio Jonatan Raber, Ron Stolero and Ruben Flam who co-founded Fever and others.
In addition to our investors, we are being advised by Jan Holmius and Kim Bergman through the MSA Innovation Lab and Mark Peacock (CTO, Nordic Capital).
What’s ahead
While we are proud of our achievements to date, there is still a long journey ahead of us. We will continue to focus on making ownership simple. Our software will remain fast, secure and of the highest quality. We will continue to ensure that our platform integrates well with our end users’ existing workflows and allows them to focus on their work.
We will also continue to work closely with our customers to stay in tune with their processes and pain points - that way, by combining with our expertise in product development, we can evolve the industry practices and make the management of ownership more efficient.
We are an intentionally small team of 9 people today. We believe that small, focused teams, empowered with the right tools and environment, can achieve truly magical results. We are always looking for talented people. Contact us at people@gocenti.com if you want to be part of our journey.
If you are running a business that has implemented or considers implementing an employee ownership program, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@gocenti.com
Links
Pete Stavros, Co-Head of Global Private Equity at KKR; Employee Ownership Advocate: Ted talk
MSA Innovation LAB: Article
Announcing Centi
Discover how Centi emerged from the founders' own experiences in Private Equity, addressing the challenges of managing employee equity programs with a streamlined, secure platform designed to simplify complex ownership structures.
Private Equity ownership structures are broadening and becoming increasingly complex, making the standard manual processes unsustainable, inefficient and insecure. At Centi, we are dedicated to making ownership simple. Our belief is that broad ownership creates a better outcome for institutions, businesses and society as a whole. We believe that the individuals, whether it is investment professionals, lawyers or employees at the Private Equity owned businesses, should focus on their work without having administration drain the individuals’ energy and time.
Our journey
The need for a new way of working came from our personal experiences of investing and managing businesses for Private Equity firms. We grew frustrated by how the fear of increased administration prevented us from making value maximising decisions when it comes to employee equity programs. The ownership data, which is used by many different stakeholders, should be managed in an effective, secure and simple way. It should be enjoyable to invite employees to an equity program and it should be enjoyable to make that investment as an employee. To accomplish this, you need a software that is fast and of the highest quality - maximising simplicity and convenience without compromising on security.
We realised that there was a lack of tools that solely focus on the specific needs for Private Equity-backed businesses. We also know that broad based ownership can improve employee engagement which can benefit retention and company performance. A vision that is shared by many industry leaders, e.g. Pete Stavros, Co-Head of Global Private Equity at KKR. We recommend watching Pete’s inspiring Ted talk for his take on this topic (see link below).
We are happy to see that our solution has now been adopted by Private Equity firms across various size segments and different countries across Europe. Thousands of employees in Private Equity-backed businesses have completed their investment through Centi. More so, we’ve seen engagement across different functions in the funds, proving the benefit of a platform with role based access to a single source of truth for the equity data.
Our investors
We have partnered with Private Equity veterans and entrepreneurs to further boost our journey. Some of these investors are Bust (backed by former EQT-Partner Harry Klagsbrun), Svante Andreen who has held leading positions at various investment banks, Gunnar Selving who founded Private Equity firm Alipes (later known as Nalka), Klas Tikkanen (COO) and Henrik Johansson (GC) from Nordic Capital, Emil Haraldsson (CFO) and David Hävermark (Partner) from Brunswick Real Estate, Oskar Arndt former GC at Zettle, Thor Philogène founder of Stravito, the trio Jonatan Raber, Ron Stolero and Ruben Flam who co-founded Fever and others.
In addition to our investors, we are being advised by Jan Holmius and Kim Bergman through the MSA Innovation Lab and Mark Peacock (CTO, Nordic Capital).
What’s ahead
While we are proud of our achievements to date, there is still a long journey ahead of us. We will continue to focus on making ownership simple. Our software will remain fast, secure and of the highest quality. We will continue to ensure that our platform integrates well with our end users’ existing workflows and allows them to focus on their work.
We will also continue to work closely with our customers to stay in tune with their processes and pain points - that way, by combining with our expertise in product development, we can evolve the industry practices and make the management of ownership more efficient.
We are an intentionally small team of 9 people today. We believe that small, focused teams, empowered with the right tools and environment, can achieve truly magical results. We are always looking for talented people. Contact us at people@gocenti.com if you want to be part of our journey.
If you are running a business that has implemented or considers implementing an employee ownership program, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@gocenti.com
Links
Pete Stavros, Co-Head of Global Private Equity at KKR; Employee Ownership Advocate: Ted talk
MSA Innovation LAB: Article
Announcing Centi
Discover how Centi emerged from the founders' own experiences in Private Equity, addressing the challenges of managing employee equity programs with a streamlined, secure platform designed to simplify complex ownership structures.
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We are modernising the Equity management workflows in Private Equity - contact us for more info.
centi.
We are modernising the Equity management workflows in Private Equity - contact us for more info.
centi.
We are modernising the Equity management workflows in Private Equity - contact us for more info.
centi.
We are modernising the Equity management workflows in Private Equity - contact us for more info.