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Citi Ventures
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Citi Ventures catalyzes innovation at Citi by investing in and partnering with cutting-edge startups revolutionizing financial services. The firm invests across seven focus areas: FinTech, AI & Data, Future of Commerce, Security & Enterprise IT, Customer Experience & Marketing, DLT & Digital Assets, and PropTech — backing companies from seed round to Series F and beyond. As Arvind Purushotham, Head of Citi Ventures, has stated, the firm invests not in hype cycles but in 'secular trends,' targeting category-defining companies that can become leaders in their fields while leveraging Citi's global network to help portfolio companies scale and commercialize their innovations. Approximately two-thirds of portfolio companies have a relationship with Citibank through a pilot or full commercialization.
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“We believe that the last eight to 10 years, with the fintech boom that we have seen, I think that that's only the first few innings of the game. There are many more innings to come in terms of how deeply technology, be it cloud data and AI now, or mobile, impact the products and services that a bank like Citi delivers to its clients and customers.”
“At Citi Ventures, we invest not in hype cycles but in 'secular trends' — and we believe that the secular trend in the tech ecosystem will continue up and to the right for many years to come.”
“One of the biggest wealth transfers between generations is going to happen in the coming years. Something like $84 trillion in assets are going to be passed down from older Americans to Gen X and millennials by 2045. When that happens, I think we need to think about it as a business, and fintechs are coming in there and in many cases trying to partner with banks to enable that better experience.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wealth.com | Series B | $65m | 2026-04-16 |
| TRM Labs | Series C | $70m | 2026-02-04 |
| PolyAI | Series D | $86m | 2025-12-15 |
| Writer | Series C | $200m | 2024-11-01 |
| Glean | Series F | — | 2025-11-25 |
| Plaid | Series B | $44m | 2017-02-06 |
| Square (Block) | Early Stage VC | — | — |
| DocuSign | Growth | — | 2014-01-01 |
| Betterment | Growth | — | — |
| Finix | Series C | $75m | 2024-10-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | 17 |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 11 |
| Battery Ventures | 10 |
| GV (Google Ventures) | 9 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 9 |
| Bain Capital Ventures | 9 |
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