FI  Centaurus Capital




     Office Locations:

1717 West Loop South, Suite 1800
Houston, TX 77027
Phone: 713-554-1945

 

Stages:

  • Early
  • Middle Market


 

Industries:

  • Energy & Clean Tech
  • Financial Services
  • Manufacturing & Industrial

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    Description:

    Centaurus Capital is the family investment office for John Arnold. The firm invests in a broad array of sectors including industrials, energy, financials, and renewables. According to Forbes, Arnold is worth north of $3 billion. Until 2012, Mr. Arnold was founder and CEO of Centaurus Energy, a hedge fund primarily focused on trading energy commodities. Prior to founding Centaurus, he held various positions within Enron's Wholesale Division, including Head of Natural Gas Derivatives. Founded in 2010 by Laura and John Arnold, Arnold Ventures is a philanthropy dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through evidence-based policy solutions that maximize opportunity and minimize injustice. Mr. Arnold serves on the boards of Breakthrough Energy Ventures, an investor-led venture capital firm dedicated to funding transformational technologies that will reduce global greenhouse gas emissions; Civica, Inc., a nonprofit generic pharmaceutical company; and The City Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting new governance models in K-12 education.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Brian Terp
    John Arnold Founder

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      05/18/2023


      Gradiant


      MA


      $225,000,000


      Series D


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Gradiant
        web link


     

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