Citi Ventures

Citi Ventures invests in and collaborates with startups that are transforming financial services.

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Updated: Feb 17, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Feb 4, 2026	TRM Labs	$70.0M Series C	Blockchain Capital	Alumni Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, BH Digital, CMT Digital, DRW Venture Capital, Galaxy Digital, Goldman Sachs, Thoma Bravo, Y Combinator
Oct 1, 2025	Milvus Advanced	$7.0M Seed	—	Cipio Partners, Early Game Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, TQ Ventures, Bartosz Lipnicki
Oct 1, 2025	AlgoX2	$4.0M Seed	—	Altimeter Capital, Battery Ventures, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Coatue, FirstMark Capital, Hanabi Capital, IVP, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Aug 1, 2025	Capitolis	$36.0M Venture Round	—	9Yards Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, S Capital VC, Spark Capital, Thylacine Capital
Aug 1, 2025	IVIX	$60.0M Series B	—	10D, Angelic Ventures, Cardumen Capital, Incisive Ventures, Insight Partners, Kaszek Ventures, Team8, David de Picciotto, David Vélez, Harsh Sinha, Ziv Kop
Aug 1, 2025	TensorZero	$7.0M Seed	—	Altimeter Capital, Battery Ventures, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Coatue, FirstMark Capital, Hanabi Capital, IVP, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Jul 1, 2025	PlayerZero	$5.0M Seed	—	645 Ventures, 8VC, Abstract Ventures, Bennett Siegel, Kevin Hartz, Adverb Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, Alt Capital, Ben Taft's Genius Ventures, Craft Ventures, DFJ, DST Global, Expa, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Foundation Capital, Foundry Group, Fuel Capital, Green Bay Ventures, Greylock, High Alpha, Intel Capital, LGF, Liquid 2 Ventures, Maniv Mobility, Matrix, Maverick Capital, Nyca Partners, Radical Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Seven Seven Six, SignalFire, South Park Commons, SV Angel, Thayer Ventures, Thrive Capital, Toyota Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, Uncork Capital, Underscore VC, Weekend Fund, WndrCo LLC, Y Combinator, Amjad Masad, Austin Ogilvie, Chris Bennett, Daniel Kan, Deborah Liu, DJ Patil, Drew Houston, Dylan Field, Eric Futoran, Evan Moore, Fidji Simo, Guillaume Luccisano, Guillermo Rauch, Howie Liu, Jacob Kerzner, Jason Kay, Justin Mateen, Kevin Lin, Marc Benioff, Mark Pincus, Mike Abbott, Mike Liu, Mike Vernal, Nate Matherson, Nitay Joffe, Prescott Watson, Quinn Slack, Shishir Mehrotra, Stewart Butterfield, Tobias Lutke, Yan-David Erlich
Jul 1, 2025	TACEO	$6.0M Seed	—	500 Global, Archetype, Basis Set Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Valar Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, Work-Bench, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Nitay Joffe, Roger Ehrenberg
Jun 1, 2025	Castle	$1.0M Seed	—	500 Global, Archetype, Basis Set Ventures, Boost VC, Contour Venture Partners, Cyberstarts VC, Founders Fund, F-Prime Capital Partners, Index Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, The General Partnership, Trajectory Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Valar Ventures, Venture Guides, Winklevoss Capital, Work-Bench, Y Combinator, Amos Elliston, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Charlie Songhurst, David Bettner, Jeff Arnold, Johan Lorenzen, John Collison, Mo El-Bibany, Nitay Joffe, Othman Laraki, Roger Ehrenberg
Jun 1, 2025	Octane	$5.0M Seed	—	500 Startups, Archetype, Basis Set Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Valar Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, Work-Bench, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Nitay Joffe, Roger Ehrenberg
Jun 1, 2025	Ubyx	$10.0M Seed	—	Coinbase Ventures, Cyberstarts VC, FirstHand Alliance, Haun Ventures, New Form Capital, Pantera Capital, The Hit Forge, Tiger Global Management, Tioga Capital Partners, Balaji Srinivasan, Kevin Weil, Leopold Gasteen, Ron Pragides
Jun 1, 2025	OatFi	$24.0M Series A	—	Cambrian Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Mucker Capital, Picus Capital, Portage Ventures, QED Investors, Touchdown Ventures, TTV Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, White Star Capital, Daren Cotter
Jun 1, 2025	Payabli	$36.0M Series B	—	Cambrian Ventures, DCM, Jonathan Axelrod, Equal Ventures, Fika Ventures, Gutter Capital, Moonshots Capital, Mucker Capital, Picus Capital, Portage Ventures, QED Investors, Touchdown Ventures, TTV Capital, Version One Ventures, White Star Capital, Daren Cotter, Sara Barek
Jun 1, 2025	Ciroos	$21.0M Seed	—	Energy Impact Partners, Glilot Capital Partners, TLV Partners, Jacques Benkoski, Matt Carbonara
May 1, 2025	Owner	$120.0M Series C	—	AirAngels, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Antler, Balderton Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Blu Venture Investors, Browder Capital, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Conversion Capital, CP Ventures, FJ Labs, Footprint Coalition, Forgepoint Capital, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, FTX Ventures, Hercules Capital, Ignition Partners, Jetstream, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Mischief Venture Capital, Montage Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Redpoint Ventures, Roble Ventures, Saga, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, TCV, TechAviv Founder Partners, The Hit Forge, True Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Amjad Masad, Azeem Azhar, Christina Cacioppo, Claire Hughes Johnson, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Fidji Simo, Gokul Rajaram, Hippolyte Genet, Immad Akhund, Jason Lemkin, Jonathan Neman, Joshua Reeves, Julian Shapiro, Justin Mateen, Kyle Vogt, Larry Summers, Mark Gillespie, Matt Macinnis, Max Mullen, Nik Sharma, Parker Conrad, Sagi Paz, Scott Belsky, Sean Rad, Siqi Chen, William Hockey
May 1, 2025	ClickHouse	$350.0M Series C	—	Accel, AIX Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Battery Ventures, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, C2 Investment, Coatue, Costanoa Ventures, DTCP, Felicis Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, General Catalyst, Vidu Shanmugarajah, Hanabi Capital, Innovation Endeavors, IVP, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed India Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M12, Maven Ventures, MMC Ventures, Philip Chopin, Shailendra Singh, Preston-Werner Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Swift Ventures, TCV, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trinity Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, Y Combinator, York IE, Alex Stamos, Amjad Masad, Augusto Marietti, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Tossell, Bob Muglia, Christian Reber, Christopher Golda, Dylan Field, Gerhard Eschelbeck, Jeff Bezos, Kevin Weil, Kyle York, Mark Cuban, Mattia Astori, Peter Sonsini, Scott Belsky, Shane Neman, Stanley Druckenmiller, Tobias Lutke, Yann LeCun
May 1, 2025	Buildots	$45.0M Series D	—	Acrew Capital, Brighton Park Capital, Greenfield Partners, Erel Margalit, Kli Capital, MizMaa Ventures, MTech Capital, StageOne Ventures, TLV Partners, Viola Ventures, Oshri Kaplan
Apr 1, 2025	Belvo	$15.0M Venture Round	—	Incisive Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Kaszek Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Steve Krausz, David de Picciotto, David Vélez, Harsh Sinha, Matt Carbonara
Apr 1, 2025	Push Security	$30.0M Series B	—	7GC & Co, Ansa Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Ballistic Ventures, Decibel Partners, Felicis Ventures, GV, Insight Partners, Kima Ventures, Motier Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, #SecretFund, Matt Carbonara, Ron Pragides
Apr 1, 2025	Endor Labs	$93.0M Series B	—	Dell Technologies Capital, Dave Munichiello, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Oren Yunger, Preface Ventures, Deepak Jeevan Kumar, Matt Carbonara
Apr 1, 2025	Aspora	$53.0M Series B	—	500 Global, Archetype, Basis Set Ventures, Beat Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, DeNA, DST Global, Fellows Fund, Fin Capital, Global Founders Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Scrum Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Soma Capital, Trajectory Ventures, Valar Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, Work-Bench, Y Combinator, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Didier Valet, Gokul Rajaram, Nitay Joffe, Roger Ehrenberg, Stefan Jeschonnek
Apr 1, 2025	Linguana	$9.0M Seed	—	Oak HC/FT, Team Ignite Ventures, Zeev Capital, David Marcus, Gokul Rajaram, Jacqueline Reses
Mar 1, 2025	Paid	$11.0M Seed	—	Coinbase Ventures, Creandum, EQT Ventures, Frontline Ventures, Haun Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Chris Murphy, Gloria Baeuerlein, Julius Köhler, Leopold Gasteen, Thijn Lamers
Mar 1, 2025	Yutori	$15.0M Seed	—	8VC, AAF Management Ltd., AI4ALL, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Amplify Partners, Artisanal Ventures, Awesome People Ventures, Axiom Partners, Balderton Capital, Benchmark, Conviction Partners, Earl Grey Capital, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Goat Capital, Gradient Ventures, Greylock, ICONIQ Capital, Insight Partners, LGF, Madrona Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Kazuma Ieiri, Radical Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Reshape Ventures, Saga, Scribble Ventures, Summit Partners, Supercharge.vc, Theory Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Akshay Kothari, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Amjad Masad, Christian Reber, Dylan Field, Emil Michael, Gokul Rajaram, Guillermo Rauch, James Beshara, Jason Citron, Jason Gardner, Oliver Cameron, Ron Pragides, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Thomas Dohmke
Feb 1, 2025	Quantum Machines	$170.0M Series C	—	Battery Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Glilot Capital Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, Red Dot Capital Partners, TLV Partners, Jacques Benkoski, Matt Carbonara

Financial History

Total Raised

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Valuation

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Leadership Team

Key people at Citi Ventures.

Charles Howe

Investor

James Falkoff

Senior Vice President - Venture Investing

Vice President, Investment Team

Ornit Shinar

Managing Director

Prakash Venkatasubramanian

Chief Financial Officer Citi Ventures

Arvind Purushotham

Managing Director

Ramneek Gupta

Managing Director, Co-head Global Venture Investing

Director, Emerging Technology & Innovation

Sarit Amir

Senior Digital Product Manager, Citi FinTech

Avi Arnon

Vice President

Hasan Kazmi

Head of Strategy and Partnerships

Vishy Venugopalan

Senior Vice President, Global Venture Investing

Vice President, Citi FinTech

Puja Gajera

Strategic Growth Initiatives and Innovation

Senior Portfolio Manager | Digital Product & Innovation

Leadership Team

Key people at Citi Ventures.

Charles Howe

Investor

James Falkoff

Senior Vice President - Venture Investing

Vice President, Investment Team

Ornit Shinar

Managing Director

Prakash Venkatasubramanian

Chief Financial Officer Citi Ventures

Arvind Purushotham

Managing Director

Ramneek Gupta

Managing Director, Co-head Global Venture Investing

Director, Emerging Technology & Innovation

Sarit Amir

Senior Digital Product Manager, Citi FinTech

Avi Arnon

Vice President

Hasan Kazmi

Head of Strategy and Partnerships

Vishy Venugopalan

Senior Vice President, Global Venture Investing

Vice President, Citi FinTech

Puja Gajera

Strategic Growth Initiatives and Innovation

Senior Portfolio Manager | Digital Product & Innovation

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Citi Ventures is the venture capital arm of Citigroup, established to drive innovation within the financial services industry by investing in and collaborating with startups that are transforming finance. Its mission centers on catalyzing change through strategic investments, leveraging Citi’s global reach and deep industry expertise to support startups at every stage—from seed to Series F and beyond. The firm’s investment philosophy emphasizes both financial returns and ecosystem impact, focusing on companies that are redefining the future of finance across seven key sectors: FinTech, AI & Data, Future of Commerce, Security & Enterprise IT, Customer Experience & Marketing, DLT & Digital Assets, and PropTech. With over 170 investments, 30 exits, and 30 unicorns in its portfolio, Citi Ventures has played a pivotal role in shaping the modern fintech landscape and accelerating the adoption of cutting-edge technologies in banking and financial services.

Origin Story

Founded in 2008, Citi Ventures emerged as Citigroup’s response to the rapid pace of technological change and the growing influence of startups in financial services. The firm was created to bridge the gap between traditional banking and disruptive innovation, allowing Citi to stay ahead of industry shifts and maintain its leadership in global finance. Over the years, Citi Ventures has evolved from a regional initiative into a global powerhouse, expanding its focus beyond early-stage fintech to include enterprise software, cybersecurity, AI, and impact investing. Key leaders, including Arvind Purushotham, have guided the firm’s strategic direction, ensuring alignment with Citi’s broader business goals while fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Citi Ventures blends traditional venture capital with strategic corporate partnership, offering startups not just capital but also access to Citi’s global network, clients, and operational expertise.
Network Strength: The firm leverages Citi’s vast resources, facilitating over 100 business introductions annually and connecting portfolio companies with enterprise customers, partners, and talent.
Track Record: With more than 30 exits and 30 unicorns, Citi Ventures has a proven history of identifying and supporting high-growth startups.
Operating Support: Beyond funding, Citi Ventures provides curated strategic support, including access to banking solutions, mentorship, and market expansion opportunities.
Impact Focus: Through the Citi Impact Fund, the firm invests in startups that drive positive change in underserved communities, blending financial returns with social impact.

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Citi Ventures is riding the wave of digital transformation in finance, a trend accelerated by the rise of AI, blockchain, and cloud technologies. The timing is critical: as traditional banks face increasing competition from agile fintechs, Citi Ventures positions itself as a bridge between legacy institutions and disruptive innovators. Market forces such as regulatory changes, consumer demand for seamless digital experiences, and the growing importance of cybersecurity and data privacy are all working in its favor. By supporting startups that address these challenges, Citi Ventures not only strengthens its own ecosystem but also influences the broader financial services industry, driving adoption of new technologies and setting standards for innovation.

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Citi Ventures is poised to deepen its impact as the lines between banking and technology continue to blur. The firm will likely expand its focus on AI-driven solutions, digital assets, and sustainable finance, while further integrating impact investing into its core strategy. As global markets evolve and new regulatory frameworks emerge, Citi Ventures’ ability to connect startups with enterprise resources will remain a key differentiator. The future of finance will be shaped by collaboration, and Citi Ventures is at the forefront, ensuring that innovation and inclusion go hand in hand. Just as it has for over 15 years, Citi Ventures will continue to catalyze change—transforming financial services one startup at a time.

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Citi Ventures blends traditional venture capital with strategic corporate partnership, offering startups not just capital but also access to Citi’s global network, clients, and operational expertise.
Network Strength: The firm leverages Citi’s vast resources, facilitating over 100 business introductions annually and connecting portfolio companies with enterprise customers, partners, and talent.
Track Record: With more than 30 exits and 30 unicorns, Citi Ventures has a proven history of identifying and supporting high-growth startups.
Operating Support: Beyond funding, Citi Ventures provides curated strategic support, including access to banking solutions, mentorship, and market expansion opportunities.
Impact Focus: Through the Citi Impact Fund, the firm invests in startups that drive positive change in underserved communities, blending financial returns with social impact.