United States · Investor

Citi Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 65 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

SeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningAdvertising (AdTech)Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

Deploying now
100%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 65 on record
Since the last cheque23days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$64MRounds led4 of 65Sole investor6 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 88%
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Citi Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $22M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningAdvertising (AdTech)Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first65 appearances

  1. 2026

    9 rounds

  2. Oct
    VestaSeries B · US · TechCrunch$30MWith 4 others
  3. Oct
    HomewardSeries D · US · Crunchbase News$120MWith 10 others
  4. Aug
    Skan AISeries C · US · Cathay Innovation$63MWith 6 others
  5. Jun
    QuantifindGrowth · US · Ventureburn$200MWith 4 others
  6. Jun
    StraikerSeries A · TechStartups$64MLed
  7. Apr
    Wealth.comSeries B · US · TechStartups$65MWith 10 others
  8. Feb
    JumpSeries B · US · Ventureburn$80MWith 11 others
  9. Feb
    TRM LabsSeries C · US · TechStartups$70MWith 10 others
  10. Jan
    DeepgramSeries C · US · TechCrunch$130MWith 15 others
  11. 2025

    4 rounds

  12. Nov
    Sublime SecuritySeries C · US · AlleyWatch$150MWith 10 others
  13. Apr
    ClaraMX · LatamList$80MWith 2 others
  14. Apr
    BelvoMX · LatamList$15MWith 8 others
  15. Apr
    Endor LabsSeries B · US · TechCrunch$93MWith 8 others
  16. 2024

    4 rounds

  17. Oct
    Concentric AISeries B · US · TechStartups$45MWith 7 others
  18. Oct
    FinixSeries C · US · TechCrunch$75MWith 12 others
  19. Oct
    WriterSeries C · US · Crunchbase News$200MWith 13 others
  20. Oct
    PoolsideSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$500MWith 19 others
  21. 2019

    11 rounds

  22. Nov
    BlueVineSeries F · Nocamels$103MWith 6 others
  23. Nov
    ReonomySeries D · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 3 others
  24. Oct
    DatameerUS · FinSMEs$40MWith 5 others
  25. Oct
    CashforceSeries A · BE · FinSMEs$5.5MLed
  26. Oct
    UdaanSeries D · IN · TechCrunch$585MWith 7 others
  27. Sept
    Kenna SecuritySeries D · US · FinSMEs$48MWith 6 others
  28. Sept
    DigitSeries C · US · FinSMEs$28MWith 5 others
  29. Sept
  30. Jul
    FlybitsSeries C · US · VentureBeat$35MWith 6 others
  31. Jun
    Car IQSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 5 others
  32. Mar
    HoneyBookSeries C · US · FinSMEs$28MLed
  33. 2017

    1 round

  34. Mar
    Dyadic SecuritySeries B · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 2 others
  35. 2016

    5 rounds

  36. Aug
    Pindrop Security$81MWith 23 others
  37. Apr
    Appboy$20MWith 13 others
  38. Jan
    Cylance$100MWith 13 others
  39. Jan
    Persado$30MWith 5 others
  40. Jan
    BlueVine$40MWith 10 others
  41. 2015

    10 rounds

  42. Oct
    OptimizelySeries C · US$58MWith 10 others
  43. Sept
    ChefSeries E · US$40MWith 5 others
  44. Sept
    ChainSeries B · US$30MWith 7 others
  45. Sept
    ChainSeries C · US$30MWith 6 others
  46. Sept
    Trading TicketSeed · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  47. Apr
    PepperdataSeries B · US$15MWith 4 others

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The team

We hold 13 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

ReadyForZeroBought by AvantUndisclosedMar 2015
shopkickBought by SK Planet$250MOct 2014
Plastic JungleBought by CardCash.comUndisclosedJul 2014
BundleBought by Capital OneUndisclosedNov 2012
Silver Tail SystemsBought by EMC$250MOct 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Citi Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Citi Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Citi Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Citi Ventures

What does Citi Ventures invest in?

Citi Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Advertising (AdTech) and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML).

How active is Citi Ventures?

65 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Citi Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vesta (Series B, Oct 2026), Homeward (Series D, Oct 2026) and Skan AI (Series C, Aug 2026).

How big are Citi Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $64M.

Does Citi Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 65 investments on record (6%).

Where does Citi Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and Mexico (6%).

Is Citi Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Citi Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Lightspeed Venture Partners (7 rounds together), Andreessen Horowitz (6 rounds together) and Bain Capital Ventures (6 rounds together).

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