Cents

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Location New York, NY
Latest Stage Series C
Total Raised $140M

Investors

Kent Bennett Series B (2024)
Danielle Strachman seed (2021)
Michael Gibson Seed (USD 4.25M; Bessemer Venture Partners led; Newfund Capital + Riverpark Ventures + 1517 Fund + Jason Finger participated; 1517 blog announced check 2020-09-24 ahead of formal round) (2021)
sumeru-equity-partners series-c (2026)
camber-creek series-c (2026)
camber-creek series-b (2024)
Bessemer Venture Partners series-b (2024)
1517 Fund seed (2021)

About

Cents is a fully integrated software, hardware, and payments technology platform for the laundry industry 1. The company combines AI-native business management software, proprietary hardware, and integrated payments, serving over 4,500 laundromat locations across the U.S. and processing $1 billion in payments annually 1. The Series C round is the largest single software investment in the laundry vertical to date 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2021-02-15 Seed $4.25M Bessemer Venture Partners Newfund Capital, Riverpark Ventures, 1517 Fund, Jason Finger 23
2024-08-08 Series B $40M Camber Creek Bessemer Venture Partners, Tiger Global, Tech Pioneer Fund, RADV, Derive Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Toast, Jobber, Squarespace, Stripe 4
2026-03-26 Series C $140M Sumeru Equity Partners Camber Creek 1

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Sources


  1. “Cents Raises $140 Million from Sumeru Equity Partners to Support and Drive Innovation for Laundry SMBs,” PR Newswire, March 26, 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cents-raises-140-million-from-sumeru-equity-partners-to-support-and-drive-innovation-for-laundry-smbs-302725686.html

  2. Cents company press release, “Cents Announces $4.25M Fundraising Round,” accessed July 2026. https://www.trycents.com/news/cents-announces-4.25m-fundraising-round

  3. Crunchbase, “Seed Round — Cents — 2020-11-01,” accessed July 2026. https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/cents-ba2f-seed–fe92f668

  4. Commercial Observer, “Cents, a Proptech Firm Aimed at the Garment Industry, Sews Up $40M,” August 8, 2024, accessed July 2026. https://commercialobserver.com/2024/08/cents-proptech-laundry/