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Certares

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Certares is a venture capital firm based in the United States, investing in Finance & Blockchain; Consumer, Lifestyle & Services and Software & Developer Tools, 2 tracked investments.

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Investments Tracked

About Certares

Certares is a venture capital firm based in the United States. Brouky tracks 2 investments associated with the firm.

Certares invests across Finance & Blockchain; Consumer, Lifestyle & Services; Software & Developer Tools and Digital Assets & Crypto. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Series A and Series C+ rounds.

Certares focuses on direct investments in the travel and hospitality industries. They strive to create effective partnerships with management and help drive strategic and operational improvements.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus
series-aseries-c-plus
Sectors
Finance & BlockchainConsumer, Lifestyle & ServicesSoftware & Developer ToolsDigital Assets & CryptoDigital Banking InfrastructureTrading & Investment PlatformsLeisureHospitality Tech

Investment Thesis

Certares focuses on direct investments in the travel and hospitality industries. They strive to create effective partnerships with management and help drive strategic and operational improvements.

Team

Greg O’HaraFounder & Senior Managing Director

Michael Gregory (Greg) O’Hara is the Founder and a Senior Managing Director of Certares. Prior to forming Certares, he served as Chief Investment Officer of JPMorgan Chase’s Special Investments Group (“JPM SIG”).

Colin FarmerSenior Managing Director & Head of Management Committee

Colin Farmer is a Senior Managing Director and the Head of the Management Committee of Certares. Prior to joining Certares, he was a Managing Director of One Equity Partners (“OEP”).

Tom KleinSenior Managing Director

Tom Klein is a Senior Managing Director of Certares. Prior to joining Certares, Tom was a Director, CEO and President of Sabre Incorporated (NASDAQ: SABR) (“Sabre”), a global technology company serving the travel industry.

Henry BrianceSenior Managing Director

Henry Briance is a Senior Managing Director of Certares. Prior to joining Certares, Henry served as a Managing Director of One Equity Partners (“OEP”), where he started in 2006.

Nolan HechtSenior Managing Director & Head of Real Estate

Nolan Hecht is a Senior Managing Director & Head of Real Estate at Certares. Prior to joining Certares, he oversaw hotel investment (both opportunistic equity and debt origination strategies) and hotel asset management at Square Mile Capita…

Vincent AgovinoFund Accountant

Vincent Agovino is a Fund Accountant at Certares. Prior to joining Certares, he worked as an investment accounting analyst in the VC space where he assisted with handling all M&A transactions for Bessemer Venture Partners.

Chris AhrensAdvisor

Chris Ahrens is an Advisor with Certares. Prior to joining Certares, he was a Managing Director of One Equity Partners (“OEP”). He was active in OEP’s healthcare, technology and travel industry investments.

Domenico BarileManaging Director

Domenico is a Managing Director of Certares. Prior to joining Certares, Domenico was an investment professional at EMIP, a Milan-based consultant and advisor providing services to Elliott Management, focusing on European special situations…

Michael BattAdvisor

Michael Batt is an Advisor with Certares and the Founder and Vice Chairman of Internova Travel Group, where he serves on the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Certares, he served as an executive with Carlson Companies (“Carlson”), where…

Philippe CherequeManaging Director

Philippe Chereque is a Managing Director with Certares and serves on the Board of Directors of Internova Travel Group and Voyageurs du Monde. Prior to joining Certares, Philippe was the President of GBT where he led the company’s customer-f…

Steve CurtsManaging Director, Portfolio Operations

Steve Curts is a Managing Director and oversees Portfolio Operations at Certares. Prior to joining Certares, he spent four and a half years at American Express Global Business Travel. Most recently, he served as Strategic Advisor, focusing…

Annie DaleyAssociate of Capital Formation

Annie Daley is an Associate of Capital Formation at Certares. Prior to joining Certares, she worked at EY as a senior associate and licensed CPA in the Transaction Diligence practice.

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