Sentra

Backed byTogether Fund

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Total raised$5.0M
StageSeed
Founded2025
Team size1-10
Industries
AI/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.

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Company at a glance

Locations
Canada ·San Francisco, United States ·Toronto, Canada ·United States
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

Duha Higginson

Co-founder @ ParleyX | LisbonAI Conference 2025 | Talent @ Retell AI (YC W24)

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AR

Al Rey

Co-Founder & CRO @ Sentra | AI Organizational Memory | 4× CRO | Advisor | Investor

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AG

Ashwin Gopinath

Co-founder, Sentra | Prof. @ MIT

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JP

Jae Gwan Park

CEO & Co-founder of Sentra

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Location

About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering36%
  • Leadership29%
  • Business Operations21%
  • Specialized14%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of Toronto
  2. 2.Stanford University
  3. 3.University of Texas at Austin
  4. 4.Boston University
  5. 5.UC Santa Barbara

Team Worked At

  • Dropbox
  • LinkedIn
  • 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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