# Citi Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Citi Ventures is a corporate vc based in United States. 65 investments on record, 10 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Citi Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 65 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Corporate VC

Seed Series A AI & Machine Learning Advertising (AdTech) Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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**100%** of best year **10** **cheques in 12 months**, 65 on record

Since the last cheque **23** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$64M** Rounds led **4 of 65** Sole investor **6 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 88%**

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## Citi Ventures highlights

- 01 10 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 69% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $22M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** AI & Machine Learning Advertising (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 first **65 appearances**

- **2026** 9 rounds
- **Oct** **[Vesta](https://millionrounds.com/company/vesta)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$30M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Homeward](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeward)** Series D · US · Crunchbase News **$120M** With 10 others
- **Aug** **[Skan AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/skan-ai)** Series C · US · Cathay Innovation **$63M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Quantifind](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantifind)** Growth · US · Ventureburn **$200M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Straiker](https://millionrounds.com/company/straiker)** Series A · TechStartups **$64M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[Wealth.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealth-com)** Series B · US · TechStartups **$65M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Jump](https://millionrounds.com/company/jump)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$80M** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[TRM Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/trm-labs)** Series C · US · TechStartups **$70M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Deepgram](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepgram)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$130M** With 15 others
- **2025** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Sublime Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/sublime-security)** Series C · US · AlleyWatch **$150M** With 10 others
- **Apr** **[Clara](https://millionrounds.com/company/clara)** MX · LatamList **$80M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Belvo](https://millionrounds.com/company/belvo)** MX · LatamList **$15M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Endor Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/endor-labs)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$93M** With 8 others
- **2024** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Concentric AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/concentric-ai)** Series B · US · TechStartups **$45M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Finix](https://millionrounds.com/company/finix)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$75M** With 12 others
- **Oct** **[Writer](https://millionrounds.com/company/writer)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$200M** With 13 others
- **Oct** **[Poolside](https://millionrounds.com/company/poolside)** Series B · US · Crunchbase News **$500M** With 19 others
- **2019** 11 rounds
- **Nov** **[BlueVine](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluevine)** Series F · Nocamels **$103M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Reonomy](https://millionrounds.com/company/reonomy)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$60M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Datameer](https://millionrounds.com/company/datameer)** US · FinSMEs **$40M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Cashforce](https://millionrounds.com/company/cashforce)** Series A · BE · FinSMEs **$5.5M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Udaan](https://millionrounds.com/company/udaan)** Series D · IN · TechCrunch **$585M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Kenna Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/kenna-security)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$48M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Digit](https://millionrounds.com/company/digit)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$28M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Even Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/even-financial)** US · FinSMEs **$25M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Flybits](https://millionrounds.com/company/flybits)** Series C · US · VentureBeat **$35M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Car IQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/car-iq)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[HoneyBook](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeybook)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$28M** *Led*
- **2017** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Dyadic Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/dyadic-security)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$12M** With 2 others
- **2016** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[Pindrop Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/pindrop-security)** **$81M** With 23 others
- **Apr** **[Appboy](https://millionrounds.com/company/appboy)** **$20M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Cylance](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylance)** **$100M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Persado](https://millionrounds.com/company/persado)** **$30M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[BlueVine](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluevine)** **$40M** With 10 others
- **2015** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[Optimizely](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimizely)** Series C · US **$58M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Chef](https://millionrounds.com/company/chef)** Series E · US **$40M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Chain](https://millionrounds.com/company/chain)** Series B · US **$30M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Chain](https://millionrounds.com/company/chain)** Series C · US **$30M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Trading Ticket](https://millionrounds.com/company/trading-ticket)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Pepperdata](https://millionrounds.com/company/pepperdata)** Series B · US **$15M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## 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 listed **5 in all**

**[ReadyForZero](https://millionrounds.com/company/readyforzero)** Bought by Avant **Undisclosed** Mar 2015

**[shopkick](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopkick)** Bought by [SK Planet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sk-planet) **$250M** Oct 2014

**[Plastic Jungle](https://millionrounds.com/company/plastic-jungle)** Bought by CardCash.com **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Bundle](https://millionrounds.com/company/bundle)** Bought by [Capital One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-one) **Undisclosed** Nov 2012

**[Silver Tail Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/silver-tail-systems)** Bought by [EMC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emc) **$250M** Oct 2012

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$64M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$22M**

Led 4 of 65 rounds **6%**

- **Sole investor:** 6 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *18*
- Series C *16*
- Series D *8*
- Series A said *6*
- Venture *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 7
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 6
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) 6
- [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) 6
- [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) 6
- [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) 5

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## 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.

[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Bain Capital Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[**Battery Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures)[**Redpoint** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**IVP** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Capital One** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-one)[**DFJ** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Felicis** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Insight Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Citi Ventures put money into.

[**Vesta** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vesta)[**Homeward** $120M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeward)[**Skan AI** $63M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/skan-ai)[**Quantifind** $200M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantifind)[**Straiker** $64M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/straiker)[**Wealth.com** $65M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealth-com)

## On podcasts

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

- [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) 19 Jun 2019 · 22 min Fintech Insider USA: Alex Sion, Citi Ventures (S1E6) Mentions [Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures)[Laura Watkins](https://millionrounds.com/person/laura-watkins) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) 5 Mar 2026 · 43 min 1043. Insights: Inside HSBC Innovation Banking UK’s future with CEO Emily Turner Apple Podcasts
- [Growth Investor](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/growth-investor) 9 Apr 2025 · 25 min Powering Specialty Lending: Octane’s Jason Guss Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-fintech) 28 May 2024 · 35 min 🎧The Fintech OG Series: Dan Rosen and Luis Valdich Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 6 Jun 2022 · 47 min 20VC: Why DAOs Will Replace Venture Capital, What Existing Incumbent Venture Firms Can Do To Survive, The Biggest Challenges Facing New DAOs Today and Whether Web3 Will Bring More or Less Income Inequality Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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