# Cents

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/cents

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Website: www.trycents.com
- Total disclosed funding: $180M
- Latest round: Series C (Mar 26, 2026)
- Investors on record: 15

## About

Based in New York, US, and co-founded by Alex Jekowsky (CEO), Gilli Cherrin (CPO), and Pramod Dabir in 2019, Make Cents Technologies Incorporated doing business as Cents operates as a software and hardware development company offering business management solutions for laundromats and dry cleaners. In March 2026, Cents raised USD 140 million in series C funding led by Sumeru, with participation from Camber Creek.


The company's all-in-one platform solution for laundry business management. Cent offers a range of tools to handle every aspect of your laundry operation such as consolidating operations, streamlining processes, and enhancing customer experiences. The company’s products include Cents OS (operating system) offering smart business management, employee management, and POS (point of sale) capabilities, and Cents Dispatch facilitates pickup and delivery incorporating both in-house and third-party drivers. The company also offers payment system and machine control solutions through Cents Connect and email, website, and SMS marketing solutions through Cents Accelerate. Additionally, Cents also offers an integrated suite of payment systems including Pulse, an in-machine device for mobile payments, Penny, a customer-facing device that includes all the features of Pulse along with a card payment option, and pay, a cash or card payment collection device which also offers loyalty cards to the customers.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Mar 26, 2026, $140M — Camber Creek, Sumeru
- Series B, Mar 1, 2024, $40M — Bessemer Venture Partners, Tiger Global Management, Squarespace, Inc., Octopusapp, Inc., Alumni Ventures Group, Camber Creek, Toast, Inc., Tech Pioneers Fund, Stripe, Derive Ventures, RXR Arden Digital Ventures
- Series B, Feb 27, 2024 — Alumni Ventures Group
- Series A, Jan 6, 2022 — Alumni Ventures Group
- Seed, Dec 31, 2020 — Bessemer Venture Partners, Newfund, RiverPark Advisors, 1517 Fund

## Investors

- Bessemer Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bessemer-venture-partners) — Seed, Series B
- Newfund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/newfund) — Seed
- RiverPark Advisors (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/riverpark-advisors) — Seed
- 1517 Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/1517-fund) — Seed
- Alumni Ventures Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alumni-ventures-group) — Series A, Series B
- Tiger Global Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tiger-global-management) — Series B
- Squarespace, Inc. — Series B
- Octopusapp, Inc. — Series B
- Camber Creek (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/camber-creek) — Series B, Series C
- Toast, Inc. — Series B
- Tech Pioneers Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tech-pioneers-fund) — Series B
- Stripe — Series B
- Derive Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/derive-ventures) — Series B
- RXR Arden Digital Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rxr-arden-digital-ventures) — Series B
- Sumeru (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sumeru) — Series C