# Cents

> Cents is the all-in-one business management platform for the laundry and garment care industry. It pairs point-of-sale software, on-machine payments, pickup-and-delivery logistics, marketing automation and AI customer service into a single system used by more than 4,500 laundromat and dry-cleaning locations. Founded in New York in 2019, Cents has raised roughly $185M, including a $140M Series C in 2026, to modernize an industry of 90,000+ retail laundry businesses that long ran on quarters, paper tickets and hand-written ledgers.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Alex Jekowsky (Co-Founder & CEO), Pramod Dabir (Co-Founder & CTO), Gilli Cherrin (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~93 employees
- **Products:** Cents POS, Cents Connect, Cents Dispatch, Cents Assist, Cents Accelerate
- **Notable:** Grew to 4,500+ laundry locations on the platform, Crossed $1 billion in annual payments processed, Raised the largest software investment ever made in the laundry vertical ($140M Series C, 2026)

## Products & services

- **Cents POS** — Point-of-sale and order management built for wash-dry-fold, full-service and hybrid laundromats.
- **Cents Connect** — On-machine payment systems and remote machine start/monitoring for self-service operations.
- **Cents Dispatch** — Pickup-and-delivery platform with geofenced delivery routes and logistics management.
- **Cents Assist** — AI receptionist and customer call center handling customer service for operators.
- **Cents Accelerate** — Email/SMS marketing automation, loyalty and review management tools.
- **Cents Memberships** — Subscription and recurring-revenue programs for laundry businesses.
- **Business Management Suite** — Online ordering, inventory tracking, team management, commercial invoicing, websites, analytics and insurance.

## Achievements

- Grew to 4,500+ laundry locations on the platform
- Crossed $1 billion in annual payments processed
- Raised the largest software investment ever made in the laundry vertical ($140M Series C, 2026)
- CEO Alex Jekowsky named to Forbes 30 Under 30
- Built the first integrated software-hardware-payments system for garment care

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Raised $140M Series C led by Sumeru Equity Partners to scale its AI-driven laundry platform and payments hardware; Sanjeet Mitra joined the board.
- **2024-07** — Closed $40M Series B led by Camber Creek to support SMBs in the garment care industry.

## Links

- Website: https://www.trycents.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trycents
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@trycents
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trycents/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trycents

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Last updated: 2026-06-07