About Centricus
Centricus is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Jan 2026, Centricus is an active investor, having invested in 7 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series F round of Devoted Health Overall, Centricus portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 1 IPO, namely Relativity Space and Exyn. A lot of funds co-invest with Centricus, with names like Google Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Centricus has team of 13 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Centricus' List of Top Investments
Centricus has a portfolio of 7 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Devoted Health and Devoted Health.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, FinTech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Centricus:
1. Virtualitics
AI-driven platforms and applications for data analysis and optimization. The platform offers integrated readiness and optimization applications designed for strategic decision-making. It enhances mission readiness, operational efficiency, and strategic decision-making in areas such as asset maintenance, supply chain management, material storage, personal preparedness, and cybersecurity. The AI platform is secure and deployable across multiple networks and cloud environments.
Key facts about Virtualitics
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Pasadena (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $73.8M
- Employee Count: 148 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Alpine Meridian, Citi and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Sep 19, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of healthcare insurance plans for individuals. It offers medicare plans and insurance benefits for various healthcare services with benefits and savings, including dental and over-the-counter benefits. It also offers plans for doctor visit, dental and vision protection, hospitals treatment coverage, and more. Also offers insurance comparison guide devoted to health.
Key facts about Devoted Health
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Eagan (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $2.62B
- Employee Count: 2,170 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: GIC, Google Ventures and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jan 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of AI-powered 3D printed launch vehicles for small payloads. Its launch vehicle is developed using a proprietary metal 3D printer, and uses a combination of oxygen and methane as propellants. It uses AI and autonomous robotics technologies to develop launch vehicles that can deploy satellites in lower earth orbitals. It can deploy and resupply satellite constellations into space in less time and cost.
Key facts about Relativity Space
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Inglewood (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $1.34B
- Employee Count: 1,842 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Allen & Company and 76 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Jan 09, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Exyn
Fully autonomous aerial robotic systems developer. It offers drones providing 3D mapping solutions. It also offers AI-based software that enables drones to fly autonomously even in dark environments filled with obstacles and without GPS signals. Its technology is built upon the fusion of multiple redundant sensors, mapping for obstacle avoidance, and autonomous flight planning.
Key facts about Exyn
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Philadelphia (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $57M
- Employee Count: 50 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: In-Q-Tel, AIRX and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 03, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
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- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $90.5M
- Employee Count: 42 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: New Enterprise Associates, Quadrille Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 19, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Centricus' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Centricus has invested in 8 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Jan 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Devoted Health and most recent follow-on round was in Devoted Health.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Centricus' Investments by Stage
Centricus has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $16M, 1 investment in Seed stage and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $7M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Series E | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Centricus' Investments by Sector
Centricus has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, High Tech, Consumer Goods, Enterprise Applications and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 3 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Consumer Goods | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Centricus' Investments by Geography
Centricus has made most investments in United States (5), followed by Austria where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 5 |
Austria | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Centricus' recent investments
Centricus has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Devoted Health.Here are the most recent investments by Centricus:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 30, 2026 | United States | Series F | 2187 | [+16] | |
Nov 2025 | United States | Series F | 5964 | [+16] | |
Jun 08, 2021 | United States | Series E | 1209 | [+12] | |
Apr 12, 2021 | United States | Series B | 5104 | ||
Jul 11, 2019 | United States | Series A | 3051 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Centricus' Portfolio
Centricus has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Relativity Space. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Relativity Space which became a unicorn in 2020.Here is a list of unicorns in Centricus' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | Provider of AI-powered 3D printed launch vehicles for small payloads | 2015 | Inglewood | Series E | eyvl{jq |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Centricus' Portfolio
1 of Centricus' portfolio company became public - Exyn. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in May 2026 at marketcap of $59.7MHere are Centricus' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 15, 2026 | Jul 11, 2019 | Series A | 2085 |
Team profile of Centricus
Centricus has a team of 13 members including 8 Partners located in United Kingdom. Centricus' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Centricus:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Reading | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | - |
Co-investors of Centricus
Over the past 8 years, 71 investors have co-invested in Centricus's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Centricus: General Catalyst, Iconiq Capital and 49 others have invested in rounds before Centricus. There are 2 companies where General Catalyst has invested before Centricus and 2 companies where Iconiq Capital has invested before Centricus.
- Top Co-investors of Centricus: 15 investors entered a company along with Centricus. These include investors like Google Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Centricus: A total of 5 investors have invested in Centricus's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include northsoundpartners.com (1 company), Citi (1 company) and Smith Point Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Centricus
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Devoted Health Grows to Improve the Health and Well-Being of More AmericansDevoted Health•Jan 30, 2026•Devoted Health, The Private Shares Fund, NextView Ventures, Emerson Collective and 13 others
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Sajid Javid joins investment firm Centricus as senior adviserLondon Evening Standard•Mar 06, 2023•Centricus, Deutsche Bank
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Centricus confirms official bid for Chelsea FCPrivate Equity Wire•Mar 21, 2022•Centricus, Chelsea FC
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Centricus, Global Said in Talks to Buy Istanbul Portfoy StakeBloombergQuint•Jan 21, 2022•Centricus, Global Investment Holdings, Istanbul Portfolio
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Arqit and Centricus Announce Closing of Business CombinationBusiness Wire•Sep 04, 2021•Arqit, Centricus
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