Citi, a global financial services holding company, operates through two primary segments: Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment caters to retail customers, offering traditional banking services, Citi-branded cards, and retail services. The ICG segment serves corporate, institutional, and high-net-worth clients, providing a wide range of banking, financial, and investment services. Citi also manages approximately $4.3 billion in equity investments and committed capital through its global emerging markets private equity arm, CVCI. Additionally, Citi Ventures, the company's venture capital arm, invests in innovative ideas across sectors like fintech, data analytics, and digital assets, fostering growth and collaboration with Citi colleagues, clients, and the broader innovation ecosystem.
Global Director, AI / ML / Data Investing at Citi Ventures
Meredith Shields
Managing Director
Ornit Shinar
Director and Head, Venture Investing
Cece Stewart
President
Kate Sullivan
COO
Avery Tiras
Equity Research Senior Associate
Luis Valdich
Managing Director, Venture Investing
Jelena Zec
Director
Past deals in Austin, TX
Validis
Venture Round in 2025
Validis is a cloud-based FinTech company with a unique software that increases a lender’s access to their client’s financial data. Validis technology enables high-speed transmission of financial data via the web, allowing lenders to receive and review client data securely and efficiently. The software retrieves data directly from an SME’s accounting software package and generates extensive analytics and standardized “audit-in-a-box” reports that lenders can access via Validis’ pluggable feed or online portal. Validis enables lenders to respond swiftly to initial funding applications, reducing the time it takes to onboard clients and subsequently increasing lending rates. Once clients are onboard, Validis provides lenders with performance monitoring and covenant breakdown notifications so they can continue to lend with confidence.
Click Security
Series B in 2013
Click Security, Inc. specializes in developing real-time security analytics solutions aimed at enhancing cyber threat investigation capabilities. Founded in 2009 and based in Austin, Texas, the company provides software that automates the prioritization, investigation, and hunting of cyber threats through advanced visualization and analytics. This enables users to detect suspicious behaviors, analyze existing data for threats, and correlate alerts for efficient response management. Click Security's offerings include proactive incident response, security analytics, and threat assessment reporting, alongside managed security and research services. The company serves a diverse clientele, including enterprises, higher education institutions, critical infrastructure, and government agencies, focusing on delivering scalable and high-performance security solutions to mitigate advanced cyber threats. Click Security operates as a subsidiary of Alert Logic, Inc. since April 2016.
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