Canada · Remote · $190-300k
Sentra
Backed byTogether FundTotal raised$5.0M
StageSeed
Founded2025
Team size1-10
IndustriesAI/ML
About Sentra
Sentra is a company dedicated to helping growing startups overcome the scaling challenges that often cause organizations to lose their identity and alignment as they expand. The company has developed an AI teammate that understands organizational context, goals, and culture, enabling teams to stay connected to their mission and values during periods of rapid growth. Using proprietary memory technology, Sentra keeps teams aligned and ensures that institutional knowledge and cultural continuity are preserved as companies scale. The platform is already trusted by companies led by notable executives, including Emmett Shear, demonstrating its value to leaders navigating the complexities of organizational growth.
Open positions · 1
Company at a glance
Locations
Canada ·United States ·San Francisco, United States ·Toronto, Canada
Websitesentra.app
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Founders & Leadership
AS
Andrey Starenky
Co-founder, CTO @ Sentra (We’re Hiring!) | Prev @ Vapi, IBM. Mobile Apps w/ 38k+ Users
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DH
JP
Investors
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Engineering36%
- Leadership29%
- Business Operations21%
- Specialized14%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.University of Toronto
- 2.Stanford University
- 3.University of Texas at Austin
- 4.Boston University
- 5.UC Santa Barbara
Team Worked At
- Dropbox
- X, The Moonshot Factory
- Front
- Productboard
Team Composition
12 people- Entrepreneurship4 senior4
- Engineering1 senior3
- Human Resources1 senior2
- Operations1 senior2
- Research1
Funding History
SeedFeb 2026
$5M
raised
Enterprise intelligence startup Sentra.app raised a $5M seed equity round led by a16z Speedrun and Together Fund, with participation from Parable, Precursor Ventures, Inovia, Backwards Capital, Antigravity Capital and notable angels.
Together FundA16Z SpeedrunPrecursor VenturesParableInovia CapitalBackwards Capital+1
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