S4S Ventures and Bertelsmann’s BDMI co-lead Series B investment in modern digital asset management provider Tenovos

Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Tenovos is a New York-based SaaS DAM founded in 2018 by a team of software industry veterans, D. Scott Bowen and Sal Hakimi. The platform leverages productivity and performance insights, empowering global brands to streamline and automate the traditional complexities of creating and publishing optimized content at scale.The company has grown rapidly, primarily across entertainment, consumer packaged goods, and retail segments, and counts Amazon, Brown-Forman, Canadian Tire, Glossier, Marvel, Mattel, Saks.com, and Twitch among its customers.The companys growth has been buoyed by significant industry tailwinds. As global brands experience loss of media signals in the wake of shifting data and privacy regulations, they are increasingly reliant upon creative content to drive more personalized digital experiences with their audiences.Sir Martin Sorrell, Founder and Chairman, S4 Capital plc/Media.Monks, and Co-Founder and Partner, S4S Ventures said, At S4S Ventures, we believe that intelligence derived from the intersection of content and data is foundational to modern marketing success, something we have found that we agree on with Scott and Sal. While many companies are still using DAM platforms that have neither the data nor insights they need, Tenovos empowers marketers with both to ensure their creative assets can impact engagement, loyalty, and revenue.Sanja Partalo, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, S4S Ventures said, All brands need to build a foundation for intelligent content automation at scale. The Tenovos platform enables quick and definitive identification of high-performing product and marketing assets, plus a way to get those trusted materials into the hands of their key internal and external stakeholders instantly.