Citi Ventures

Headquartered in San Francisco with offices globally, Citi Ventures explores, incubates, and invests in innovative ideas across fintech, data analytics, commerce, security, marketing, property tech, distributed ledger technology, and digital assets. It collaborates with Citi colleagues, clients, and the broader innovation community to drive discovery of new value.

Omar Amireh

Cheif Executive Officer / Citi Country Officer

Avi Arnon

Vice President

Krishna Balachanader

Managing Director

Thompson Barro

Vice President

Karine Ben-Simhon

VP Intelligence Partnerships and Innovation

Matt Carbonara

Managing Director

Alex Chen

Vice President

Kateryna Chupryna

Director

Xiaolei Cong

Vice President

Fernando Dammert

COO of Financial Institutions Sales and Solutions

Lauren Gross

Investment Banking Analyst

Ignacio Gutiérrez-Orrantia

CEO, Citibank Europe

Lizzie Guynn

Vice President

Charles Howe

Investor

Darren Jarvis

ICG Chief Administrative Officer

Cagla Kaymaz

Senior Vice President

Lucas Kirshenbaum

Assistant Vice President

Manish Kohli

Global Head of Payments and Receivables

Ian Lee

Director, Innovation Network

Everett Leonidas

Director

Robert Li

Vice President, Citi Ventures

Paul Marshall

Director, Global Finance Product Transformation

Duncan McCredie

Global Head of Strategy - Citi Commercial Bank

Jeff Meyers

Investor

Blaze O'Byrne

Vice President

Margo Pilic

Chief of Staff to the CEO

Arvind Purushotham

Managing Director

Vibhor Rastogi

Managing Director

Meredith Shields

Managing Director

Ornit Shinar

Managing Director

Lee Smallwood

Head of Rates Digital Assets

Clark Smith

CISO Head of Engineering and Architecture Practice, Managing Director

Cece Stewart

President

Kate Sullivan

COO

Alyssa Tam

Judge and Mentor - Citi Mobile Challenge

Avery Tiras

Equity Research Senior Associate

Luis Valdich

Managing Director

Jelena Zec

Director

Past deals in New York

Capital Markets Gateway

Series C in 2025
Capital Markets Gateway Inc. is a financial technology firm that specializes in modernizing the equity capital markets. Based in Chicago, Illinois, with additional locations in New York and Seattle, CMG offers a platform that provides real-time information and analytics to investors, underwriters, and issuers. Founded in 2015 and officially launched in 2017 by a team of experienced professionals, the platform enhances transparency and workflow efficiencies in capital raising activities. It enables users to monitor the capital raising landscape, conduct due diligence, and make informed investment decisions while facilitating collaboration between stakeholders. Currently, CMG's platform is utilized by over 100 buy-side firms and 10 investment banks, supporting a substantial amount of assets under management.

Nammu21

Venture Round in 2025
Nammu21, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing a digitization and analytics platform. This platform is designed to deconstruct, digitize, and analyze complex interconnected transaction documents within the finance ecosystem. By facilitating access to and extraction of data, Nammu21 enables stakeholders to generate new value from previously inaccessible information. The company's tools aim to bridge the gap between traditional business practices and the evolving digital landscape, enhancing the transaction experience and process for clients by transforming intricate data structures into easily accessible formats.

Quantifind

Venture Round in 2025
Quantifind is a data science company that develops AI-powered platforms for marketing insight and financial crime risk management. Its Signum suite merges internal data with public information to reveal revenue drivers, explain what and who influences brand performance, and measure sponsorship impact on awareness and sales across automotive, consumer goods, entertainment, financial services, pharmaceutical, retail, and telecom sectors. The company also provides financial crime intelligence solutions for anti-money laundering and fraud detection, delivering real-time risk assessments, uncovering hidden threats, and reducing false positives by leveraging unstructured external data alongside internal records. Quantifind serves financial institutions and other organizations seeking faster, more precise risk detection, improved compliance, and scalable, data-driven decision support.

Pylon

Venture Round in 2024
Pylon offers a digital mortgage-lending platform that enables businesses to integrate mortgage services into their products. Based in New York, it provides APIs, UI components, and capital markets stack for origination, underwriting, processing, funding, and closing of loans.

Capitolis

Funding Round in 2024
Capitolis develops an online SaaS platform that connects global banks with institutional investors. Its technology enhances the efficiency of capital markets by facilitating seamless transactions, improving access to diversified capital, and optimizing risk management.

DailyPay

Debt Financing in 2024
DailyPay is a worktech company specializing in earned wage access solutions. It uses an award-winning platform to help employers strengthen employee relationships while supporting workers' financial well-being outside the workplace.

UJET

Series D in 2024
UJET, Inc. is a customer support software company that develops a cloud contact center platform tailored for modern customer experiences. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York and Seoul, UJET focuses on optimizing customer communications through voice and chat solutions. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular services like Salesforce, Zendesk, and Kustomer, enabling a unified approach to customer service that minimizes the need for customers to switch between different channels. By incorporating artificial intelligence, UJET enhances automation and boosts efficiency in customer interactions. Features such as online messaging, mobile capabilities, and a wait time messaging tool provide real-time updates, empowering agents to manage incoming calls effectively and resolve client issues promptly.

Zeta Global Holdings

Post in 2024
Zeta Global Holdings is a data and analytics company that offers a comprehensive cloud-based marketing platform designed to help brands acquire, grow, and retain customers. Established in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley, Zeta employs advanced analytics, machine learning, and extensive consumer intelligence to support enterprises across various industries, including financial services, telecommunications, and retail. Its flagship product, the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), leverages identity data to analyze vast amounts of structured and unstructured data, enabling businesses to predict consumer intent and optimize marketing efforts. Headquartered in New York City, Zeta has over 1,000 employees and maintains Centers of Excellence in key locations such as Silicon Valley, Boston, London, and Hyderabad, alongside numerous other global offices. The company competes with major players in the marketing technology space, including Oracle, IBM, Salesforce, and Adobe.

DailyPay

Debt Financing in 2024
DailyPay is a worktech company specializing in earned wage access solutions. It uses an award-winning platform to help employers strengthen employee relationships while supporting workers' financial well-being outside the workplace.

Prevu

Series A in 2023
Prevu, Inc. is a real estate technology company based in New York, founded in 2015. It operates a digital platform designed to enhance the homebuying experience by providing users with control, transparency, and cost savings. Prevu enables homebuyers to browse listings and receive expert advice from dedicated salaried agents, facilitating a seamless end-to-end process. The platform allows buyers to receive a commission rebate based on their purchase price, thereby reducing their overall expenditures when buying or selling real estate. Through its innovative approach, Prevu aims to empower homebuyers and make the real estate transaction process more efficient and affordable.

SellersFi

Debt Financing in 2023
SellersFi is a financial technology company that specializes in providing funding and financial solutions for online marketplace sellers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, the company has developed a platform that offers automated working capital tailored specifically for e-commerce entrepreneurs. Utilizing machine-learning models, SellersFi analyzes data generated from the business activities of online sellers, enabling them to gain access to growth capital and actionable insights. This approach not only facilitates easy access to funding but also helps improve cash flow and streamline operations for e-commerce businesses.

SellersFi

Venture Round in 2023
SellersFi is a financial technology company that specializes in providing funding and financial solutions for online marketplace sellers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, the company has developed a platform that offers automated working capital tailored specifically for e-commerce entrepreneurs. Utilizing machine-learning models, SellersFi analyzes data generated from the business activities of online sellers, enabling them to gain access to growth capital and actionable insights. This approach not only facilitates easy access to funding but also helps improve cash flow and streamline operations for e-commerce businesses.

Quantifind

Venture Round in 2023
Quantifind is a data science company that develops AI-powered platforms for marketing insight and financial crime risk management. Its Signum suite merges internal data with public information to reveal revenue drivers, explain what and who influences brand performance, and measure sponsorship impact on awareness and sales across automotive, consumer goods, entertainment, financial services, pharmaceutical, retail, and telecom sectors. The company also provides financial crime intelligence solutions for anti-money laundering and fraud detection, delivering real-time risk assessments, uncovering hidden threats, and reducing false positives by leveraging unstructured external data alongside internal records. Quantifind serves financial institutions and other organizations seeking faster, more precise risk detection, improved compliance, and scalable, data-driven decision support.

Nammu21

Series A in 2022
Nammu21, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing a digitization and analytics platform. This platform is designed to deconstruct, digitize, and analyze complex interconnected transaction documents within the finance ecosystem. By facilitating access to and extraction of data, Nammu21 enables stakeholders to generate new value from previously inaccessible information. The company's tools aim to bridge the gap between traditional business practices and the evolving digital landscape, enhancing the transaction experience and process for clients by transforming intricate data structures into easily accessible formats.

Genesis Global

Venture Round in 2022
Genesis Global Technology Limited specializes in developing custom software and solutions tailored for the capital markets. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, the company provides a range of platforms designed to enhance trading and operational efficiency. Its offerings include an automated quoting system for managing requests for quotes, an order execution management system, and a trade allocation manager that facilitates various trading processes. Additionally, Genesis Global offers tools for data management and reconciliation, such as a short/long code manager and a matcher. The company is led by a team of industry veterans with substantial experience in trading technologies across multiple asset classes, aiming to deliver innovative solutions that align with the evolving needs of clients in the financial sector.

Claira

Venture Round in 2022
Claira’s deal intelligence platform for finance automates your deal pipeline, deal origination and deal management while streamlining business processes, enabling deep business insights, & empowering business leaders to make more informed decisions. Whether you're working on behalf of your firm or providing advisory, consulting or legal services across multiple firms, Claira will assist you in achieving efficiency, control, compliance and risk management across a variety of finance & insurance business areas: * Private Credit Analysis; * Investment Management; * Commercial Real Estate; * Asset Management; * Capital Markets; * Commercial Real Estate; * Corporate Banking; * Credit and Lending; * Digital Assets; * Fund Administration; * Hedge Funds; * Insurance; * Investment Banking, M&A; * Investment Management; * Legal, Reg, & Compliance; * Prime Brokerage; * Private Equity, Private Placement, VC; * Real Estate; * Retail Banking; * Wealth Management; etc. Claira is pre-trained and pre-configured with insight modules that don't require your time and effort to train our models on your documents. Claira's unique approach using computational linguistics and sentence-level, deep-semantic parsing provides greater understanding and higher accuracy. Claira's answers are fully traceable and transparent because Claira understands language, just like you. For each document, Claira shows you how we concluded for you to understand and be fully confident in your actions. Claira was created by top data scientists and engineers experienced in solving complex non-finance problems alongside financial service experts on a mission to digitize traditional finance. Claira launched in 2024 and is based in New York, USA.

Blockdaemon

Venture Round in 2022
Blockdaemon facilitates blockchain deployment by offering a node management platform that supports over 30 protocols. It empowers businesses and developers to quickly launch and manage blockchain applications, with tools for exchanges, custodians, and financial institutions.

Lev

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2019, Lev specializes in digitizing commercial real estate transactions via its technology platform. It offers financial services, including lending solutions and capital management.

Fidel API

Series B in 2022
Fidel API is a financial infrastructure platform that allows developers to create programmable experiences during transaction events on payment cards. Established in 2018 and headquartered in London, with additional offices in Lisbon and New York, Fidel API provides tools that enhance interactions between merchants and consumers by facilitating real-time, event-driven engagements. The platform is designed to integrate seamlessly with major payment networks, such as Visa and Mastercard, to deliver detailed transaction data, including amount, location, date, and merchant. This capability supports improved marketing strategies and customer engagement through tailored loyalty and rewards programs, as well as streamlined processes for reimbursements and expense management. The company serves a diverse clientele, ranging from startups to large enterprises, and has established partnerships with prominent firms across various sectors.

ChargeAfter

Series B in 2022
ChargeAfter Ltd is a financing platform founded in 2017, headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, with additional offices in Sunnyvale, California, and New York, New York. The company specializes in connecting retailers with multiple lenders to provide consumers with personalized, responsible financing options at the point of sale. Its platform utilizes a data-driven decisioning engine to streamline the approval process, enabling merchants to deliver relevant financing offers based on individual credit profiles. ChargeAfter's solution allows retailers to implement financing options quickly across both online and in-store channels, enhancing customer experiences while improving conversion rates and average order value. The platform also features an easy-to-use merchant dashboard, detailed transaction reporting, and options for white-label integration, thereby supporting lenders in expanding their reach within new retail markets.

Capitolis

Series D in 2022
Capitolis develops an online SaaS platform that connects global banks with institutional investors. Its technology enhances the efficiency of capital markets by facilitating seamless transactions, improving access to diversified capital, and optimizing risk management.

SIMON Markets

Corporate Round in 2022
SIMON Markets LLC is a financial technology company headquartered in New York City that specializes in providing an online distribution platform tailored for financial professionals. Incorporated in 2017, the company focuses on structured investments and has developed a comprehensive suite of digital wealth management tools. The platform features on-demand education, intuitive marketplaces, real-time analytics, and lifecycle management capabilities. This innovative approach aims to simplify complex financial challenges and streamline the delivery of structured investment and annuity solutions for professionals in the financial sector.

Capital Markets Gateway

Series B in 2022
Capital Markets Gateway Inc. is a financial technology firm that specializes in modernizing the equity capital markets. Based in Chicago, Illinois, with additional locations in New York and Seattle, CMG offers a platform that provides real-time information and analytics to investors, underwriters, and issuers. Founded in 2015 and officially launched in 2017 by a team of experienced professionals, the platform enhances transparency and workflow efficiencies in capital raising activities. It enables users to monitor the capital raising landscape, conduct due diligence, and make informed investment decisions while facilitating collaboration between stakeholders. Currently, CMG's platform is utilized by over 100 buy-side firms and 10 investment banks, supporting a substantial amount of assets under management.

AlphaSense

Series C in 2021
AlphaSense is a market intelligence platform that helps research and business professionals discover, navigate, and monitor financial data and disclosures. The web-based platform collects data from filings, research, news, and other sources and makes it searchable through artificial intelligence and natural language processing, enabling users to search, set alerts, and analyze data points with accuracy. It serves a large enterprise base, including financial institutions and a majority of S&P 500 clients. Headquartered in New York, the company also operates offices in London, Helsinki, and Pune.

Betterment

Series F in 2021
Betterment LLC is an online financial advisory firm based in New York, founded in 2007. The company specializes in automated investing services that help individuals manage their finances through a customized and diversified portfolio. Betterment offers a range of investment options, including traditional and Roth IRAs, 401(k) accounts, and trust accounts, all of which are designed to optimize investment returns. Its services also include financial and retirement planning, tax loss harvesting, and cash management tools, such as the Two-Way Sweep feature. Betterment caters to various customer segments, including individual investors, businesses through Betterment for Business, and financial advisors via Betterment for Advisors. The firm charges a management fee for its services and focuses on providing personalized, goal-based investing solutions to enhance clients' long-term financial success.

Matillion

Series E in 2021
Matillion Ltd. specializes in cloud data integration software solutions that empower companies to effectively utilize their data. The company offers a range of products, including Matillion ETL for Amazon Redshift and Matillion ETL for Snowflake, both of which facilitate the extraction, loading, and transformation of structured and semi-structured data in cloud environments. Additionally, Matillion Data Loader serves as a SaaS-based tool that loads data from source systems into cloud data warehouses, enhancing data accessibility for informed decision-making. Matillion also provides a business intelligence solution for self-service reporting and analytics, alongside Matillion Exchange, a marketplace for users to share and download integration jobs. With a client base that includes Fortune 500 companies and mid-sized tech enterprises, Matillion operates from its headquarters in Manchester, United Kingdom, and has offices in New York, Denver, and Seattle. The company, established in 2010, is dedicated to accelerating data readiness and maximizing the impact of data across various industries.

Jetty

Convertible Note in 2021
Jetty Insurance Agency LLC, founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, is a financial services company that specializes in providing property and casualty insurance products. The company has developed a real estate insurance platform aimed at simplifying the leasing process and enhancing conversion rates for property managers. Jetty's innovative solutions help property managers increase lease conversions, minimize bad debt, and streamline their operations. For renters, Jetty alleviates the financial burden associated with move-in costs, making home renting more affordable and accessible. Through its mission, Jetty seeks to transform the rental experience for both property managers and residents.

Komgo

Series B in 2021
Komgo operates a blockchain-based platform for digitalizing trade and commodities finance. Incorporated in Switzerland in 2018, it offers secure peer-to-peer transactions, mitigating fraud risk and providing benchmark data.

Capitolis

Series C in 2021
Capitolis develops an online SaaS platform that connects global banks with institutional investors. Its technology enhances the efficiency of capital markets by facilitating seamless transactions, improving access to diversified capital, and optimizing risk management.

Socure

Series D in 2021
Socure develops digital identity verification solutions using artificial intelligence and machine learning. Its platform authenticates identities in real-time from various online/offline sources, automating customer identification program (CIP), know your customer (KYC), and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance initiatives.

Genesis Global

Series B in 2021
Genesis Global Technology Limited specializes in developing custom software and solutions tailored for the capital markets. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, the company provides a range of platforms designed to enhance trading and operational efficiency. Its offerings include an automated quoting system for managing requests for quotes, an order execution management system, and a trade allocation manager that facilitates various trading processes. Additionally, Genesis Global offers tools for data management and reconciliation, such as a short/long code manager and a matcher. The company is led by a team of industry veterans with substantial experience in trading technologies across multiple asset classes, aiming to deliver innovative solutions that align with the evolving needs of clients in the financial sector.

Centrical

Series C in 2021
Centrical is a software company that offers an AI-powered, gamified employee performance ecosystem designed to improve learning, engagement, and performance. Its platform unifies real-time performance management, continuous feedback, microlearning, and employee engagement, while providing managers with interactive coaching and managerial tools. Built on principles of behavioral psychology and motivation, the solution aims to help employees connect emotionally to their work and foster a positive, productive culture. The company serves clients through offices in New York, Ra’anana, Israel, and London.

Arcus Financial Intelligence

Venture Round in 2020
Arcus Financial Intelligence, Inc. is a New York-based company that develops and operates a comprehensive application program interface (API) platform tailored for banks and financial institutions. Founded in 2012 and formerly known as Regalii Inc., Arcus specializes in managing consumer bills and financial data. Its platform enables real-time bill management and payment services, providing users with a detailed overview of their financial obligations, including the number of bills, amounts owed, and due dates. Additionally, Arcus offers a multi-rail payment platform that facilitates accessible payment solutions for businesses, supporting various payment methods such as account-to-account transfers and cash transactions.

Genesis Global

Corporate Round in 2020
Genesis Global Technology Limited specializes in developing custom software and solutions tailored for the capital markets. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, the company provides a range of platforms designed to enhance trading and operational efficiency. Its offerings include an automated quoting system for managing requests for quotes, an order execution management system, and a trade allocation manager that facilitates various trading processes. Additionally, Genesis Global offers tools for data management and reconciliation, such as a short/long code manager and a matcher. The company is led by a team of industry veterans with substantial experience in trading technologies across multiple asset classes, aiming to deliver innovative solutions that align with the evolving needs of clients in the financial sector.

Capitolis

Venture Round in 2020
Capitolis develops an online SaaS platform that connects global banks with institutional investors. Its technology enhances the efficiency of capital markets by facilitating seamless transactions, improving access to diversified capital, and optimizing risk management.

Socure

Series C in 2020
Socure develops digital identity verification solutions using artificial intelligence and machine learning. Its platform authenticates identities in real-time from various online/offline sources, automating customer identification program (CIP), know your customer (KYC), and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance initiatives.

Capital Markets Gateway

Series B in 2020
Capital Markets Gateway Inc. is a financial technology firm that specializes in modernizing the equity capital markets. Based in Chicago, Illinois, with additional locations in New York and Seattle, CMG offers a platform that provides real-time information and analytics to investors, underwriters, and issuers. Founded in 2015 and officially launched in 2017 by a team of experienced professionals, the platform enhances transparency and workflow efficiencies in capital raising activities. It enables users to monitor the capital raising landscape, conduct due diligence, and make informed investment decisions while facilitating collaboration between stakeholders. Currently, CMG's platform is utilized by over 100 buy-side firms and 10 investment banks, supporting a substantial amount of assets under management.

UJET

Series C in 2020
UJET, Inc. is a customer support software company that develops a cloud contact center platform tailored for modern customer experiences. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York and Seoul, UJET focuses on optimizing customer communications through voice and chat solutions. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular services like Salesforce, Zendesk, and Kustomer, enabling a unified approach to customer service that minimizes the need for customers to switch between different channels. By incorporating artificial intelligence, UJET enhances automation and boosts efficiency in customer interactions. Features such as online messaging, mobile capabilities, and a wait time messaging tool provide real-time updates, empowering agents to manage incoming calls effectively and resolve client issues promptly.

Nylas

Series B in 2020
Nylas Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, develops a communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) that facilitates seamless connectivity between applications and email, calendar, and contact services. The company's flagship product, Nylas, enables businesses worldwide to automate manual tasks, create personalized experiences, and gain insights from communication data. It offers bi-directional sync with major providers like Gmail, Outlook.com, Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, and IMAP, supporting embedded calendar features and recurring events. Nylas operates additional locations in New York and Denver.

Rupert.

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Rupert Inc. is a data operation platform founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, New York. The company focuses on enhancing business analyst services by addressing inefficiencies in data processing. Its platform automates work processes, allowing users to streamline their tasks and access contextual data for informed decision-making. Rupert's no-code alert builder enables data teams of all sizes to create custom alerts without the need for engineering support, facilitating seamless integration with various data stacks. By simplifying the analytics process, Rupert aims to help organizations achieve meaningful insights and drive business outcomes more efficiently.

Komgo

Venture Round in 2020
Komgo operates a blockchain-based platform for digitalizing trade and commodities finance. Incorporated in Switzerland in 2018, it offers secure peer-to-peer transactions, mitigating fraud risk and providing benchmark data.

Aiera

Series A in 2020
Aiera is a New York‑based platform that uses adaptive deep learning and natural language processing to deliver real‑time event intelligence for institutional investors. The system automatically monitors earnings calls, broker research, media coverage, SEC filings and meeting notes, extracting key insights and generating predictive indicators. It supplies alerts, buy/sell/hold recommendations and target prices, and offers workflow automation to integrate analyst and data resources. By combining machine‑learning models with human expertise, Aiera supports advanced fundamental investment strategies on a secure, scalable infrastructure.

Digital Asset

Series C in 2019
Digital Asset is a New York-based company that specializes in distributed ledger technology aimed at enhancing financial processes. Founded in 2014 by Don Wilson, Eric Saraniecki, Sunil Hirani, and Yuval Rooz, the company provides a platform known as Daml, which allows organizations to create multi-party solutions that integrate previously isolated systems into cohesive networks. This technology eliminates latency and reduces errors by ensuring consistent data across various stakeholders. Digital Asset primarily serves sectors such as financial services, healthcare, and insurance, and has collaborated with five of the top ten stock exchanges. The company is supported by a range of strategic investors, including prominent firms like Salesforce, Samsung, and J.P. Morgan, positioning it as a leader in the development of tools for secure and efficient asset tracking and settlement.

Cashforce

Series A in 2019
Cashforce BV, established in 2013, is a Belgian company with offices in Antwerp, New York, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and London. It specializes in a smart cash flow management and forecasting platform, enabling users to predict cash inflows and outflows across multiple companies, bank accounts, and currencies. The platform integrates seamlessly with various ERPs and banking systems, providing detailed transaction-level insights and AI-based cash flow scenario simulations. Cashforce serves multinational corporations across diverse industries in over 120 countries, empowering CFOs, finance teams, and treasury departments to enhance cash visibility, optimize working capital, and make data-driven decisions.

Fidel API

Series A in 2019
Fidel API is a financial infrastructure platform that allows developers to create programmable experiences during transaction events on payment cards. Established in 2018 and headquartered in London, with additional offices in Lisbon and New York, Fidel API provides tools that enhance interactions between merchants and consumers by facilitating real-time, event-driven engagements. The platform is designed to integrate seamlessly with major payment networks, such as Visa and Mastercard, to deliver detailed transaction data, including amount, location, date, and merchant. This capability supports improved marketing strategies and customer engagement through tailored loyalty and rewards programs, as well as streamlined processes for reimbursements and expense management. The company serves a diverse clientele, ranging from startups to large enterprises, and has established partnerships with prominent firms across various sectors.

Bloomberg Second Measure

Series A in 2019
Bloomberg Second Measure is a technology company that specializes in analyzing vast amounts of anonymized purchase data to provide insights into consumer behavior and business performance. Serving some of the world's leading brands and investment firms, the company offers real-time analysis that helps organizations identify growth trends, benchmark competitors, and better understand their customer base. With offices in the Bay Area and New York, Bloomberg Second Measure combines advanced analytics with comprehensive purchase data to empower businesses to make informed decisions based on actionable insights.

Symbiont

Series B in 2019
Symbiont.io, Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in developing a smart contracts platform tailored for institutional applications of blockchain technology. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in Amsterdam, the company provides a comprehensive infrastructure for capital markets. This includes a unified ledger for sharing business logic and market data, as well as the Symbiont Assembly platform, which facilitates the issuance, tracking, and management of financial instruments such as loans, securities, and commodities. By enabling complex financial instruments to exist within a decentralized blockchain network, Symbiont aims to enhance transparency, reduce risk, and lower costs for financial institutions and government entities. The company has established partnerships with industry leaders, including Vanguard and the State of Delaware, to drive innovation and improve operational efficiency in the capital markets sector.

Privitar

Corporate Round in 2018
Privitar Ltd. is an enterprise software company specializing in privacy-preserving data mining and advanced data anonymization solutions. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, the company serves a diverse global client base across North America, Europe, and Asia. Privitar's product suite includes Privitar Publisher, which allows organizations to securely manage and audit data access, and Privitar Lens, which facilitates the creation of privacy-preserving APIs for reporting and analytics. Additionally, its SecureLink system focuses on data de-identification, while the Privitar Data Privacy Platform enhances data utilization while safeguarding sensitive information. The company's technologies enable clients to analyze potentially sensitive data in compliance with regulations such as GDPR, CPRA, and HIPAA, thereby fostering data-driven innovation and maintaining customer privacy across various sectors, including finance, healthcare, telecommunications, and marketing.

UJET

Series B in 2018
UJET, Inc. is a customer support software company that develops a cloud contact center platform tailored for modern customer experiences. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York and Seoul, UJET focuses on optimizing customer communications through voice and chat solutions. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular services like Salesforce, Zendesk, and Kustomer, enabling a unified approach to customer service that minimizes the need for customers to switch between different channels. By incorporating artificial intelligence, UJET enhances automation and boosts efficiency in customer interactions. Features such as online messaging, mobile capabilities, and a wait time messaging tool provide real-time updates, empowering agents to manage incoming calls effectively and resolve client issues promptly.

Braze

Series D in 2017
Braze is a customer engagement platform that helps brands deliver relevant, human experiences across channels. It offers a mobile marketing automation and customer relationship management solution with AI-powered tools for engagement orchestration, including messaging, chatbots, and content management, plus campaign optimization insights, data analysis, and segment analytics. The platform enables cross-channel personalization across mobile, email, web, television, and connected devices, and provides data security, data warehousing and streaming capabilities. Braze uses AI to power functionality across its stack. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, it has offices in London, San Francisco, Chicago, and Singapore. Braze serves industries such as retail and e-commerce, media and entertainment, financial services, and travel and hospitality, focusing on timely, contextually relevant interactions between consumers and brands.

Kensho Technologies

Series B in 2017
Kensho Technologies, Inc. is a provider of advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data visualization systems tailored for global banks and investment institutions. The company develops Kensho Financial Analytics Software, which delivers scalable analytical solutions to enhance decision-making within commercial entities. Kensho's offerings also include the Kensho Applied Mind, a sophisticated AI software that enables natural language processing to address complex financial inquiries in plain English. Additionally, Kensho operates a national security division known as Koto. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Kensho has expanded its presence with offices in New York, McLean, and Pacific Palisades. As of April 2018, Kensho Technologies operates as a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc.

TradeIT

Seed Round in 2017
TradeIT is a New York-based startup focused on enhancing the trading experience for investors through its innovative online trading integration platform. The company aims to empower consumers to become more engaged investors by allowing them to place orders seamlessly with their existing online brokerage accounts from any website or mobile device. TradeIT's technology, developed by a team of financial technology experts, is designed to be easily integrated into various applications, websites, and advertising units, providing a multi-broker experience in the trading ecosystem. The platform prioritizes security and compliance, ensuring that online traders can execute transactions safely and efficiently. With its patent-pending technology, TradeIT is positioned to transform how users interact with their trading activities.

Axoni

Series A in 2016
Axoni is a technology company specializing in real-time data replication solutions tailored for the financial industry. Established in 2017, it focuses on serving major financial institutions, including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and market infrastructure firms worldwide, with offices located in New York and London. The company's platform facilitates the rapid and reliable deployment of critical financial networks, ensuring automated, real-time data replication among market participants. Additionally, Axoni develops distributed ledger software that integrates traditional financial technologies with blockchain capabilities, enhancing market information, trend analysis, and communication networks. This innovative approach allows financial entities to modernize their systems related to legal records, lifecycle events, and cash flow calculations, thereby improving operational efficiency and data management.

Illusive Networks

Series B in 2016
Illusive Networks Ltd. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in deception-based solutions designed to protect enterprise systems from cyber threats. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in New York, Illusive aims to reduce cyber risk by shrinking the attack surface and hindering an attacker's lateral movement within the network. Its platform creates a hostile environment for potential intruders by replacing vulnerable connections with deceptive alternatives, enabling the identification of attackers and providing actionable forensic insights. The company's offerings include a range of services such as compliance support, insider threat defense, and cloud security, as well as tools like the Illusive Networks Management Platform and Attack Surface Manager. Illusive serves a diverse clientele across various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, legal, manufacturing, retail, and technology, and is recognized for its advanced detection of persistent threats and targeted attacks.

Braze

Series C in 2016
Braze is a customer engagement platform that helps brands deliver relevant, human experiences across channels. It offers a mobile marketing automation and customer relationship management solution with AI-powered tools for engagement orchestration, including messaging, chatbots, and content management, plus campaign optimization insights, data analysis, and segment analytics. The platform enables cross-channel personalization across mobile, email, web, television, and connected devices, and provides data security, data warehousing and streaming capabilities. Braze uses AI to power functionality across its stack. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, it has offices in London, San Francisco, Chicago, and Singapore. Braze serves industries such as retail and e-commerce, media and entertainment, financial services, and travel and hospitality, focusing on timely, contextually relevant interactions between consumers and brands.

Persado

Series C in 2016
Persado Inc., established in 2011, specializes in AI-generated marketing language solutions. Headquartered in New York, with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, Europe, and the UK, Persado serves major brands across retail, finance, travel, telecom, and healthcare. Its AI platforms, including Pro Email, Pro Social, and Persado Enterprise, create emotionally resonant language for emails, social ads, and personalized consumer interactions, driving short-term sales and long-term relationships. Persado's solutions have generated over $1.5 billion in incremental revenue for clients like Ally Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Verizon, demonstrating an average 41% lift in conversion rates.

Betterment

Series E in 2016
Betterment LLC is an online financial advisory firm based in New York, founded in 2007. The company specializes in automated investing services that help individuals manage their finances through a customized and diversified portfolio. Betterment offers a range of investment options, including traditional and Roth IRAs, 401(k) accounts, and trust accounts, all of which are designed to optimize investment returns. Its services also include financial and retirement planning, tax loss harvesting, and cash management tools, such as the Two-Way Sweep feature. Betterment caters to various customer segments, including individual investors, businesses through Betterment for Business, and financial advisors via Betterment for Advisors. The firm charges a management fee for its services and focuses on providing personalized, goal-based investing solutions to enhance clients' long-term financial success.

Illusive Networks

Series B in 2015
Illusive Networks Ltd. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in deception-based solutions designed to protect enterprise systems from cyber threats. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in New York, Illusive aims to reduce cyber risk by shrinking the attack surface and hindering an attacker's lateral movement within the network. Its platform creates a hostile environment for potential intruders by replacing vulnerable connections with deceptive alternatives, enabling the identification of attackers and providing actionable forensic insights. The company's offerings include a range of services such as compliance support, insider threat defense, and cloud security, as well as tools like the Illusive Networks Management Platform and Attack Surface Manager. Illusive serves a diverse clientele across various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, legal, manufacturing, retail, and technology, and is recognized for its advanced detection of persistent threats and targeted attacks.

TradeIT

Seed Round in 2015
TradeIT is a New York-based startup focused on enhancing the trading experience for investors through its innovative online trading integration platform. The company aims to empower consumers to become more engaged investors by allowing them to place orders seamlessly with their existing online brokerage accounts from any website or mobile device. TradeIT's technology, developed by a team of financial technology experts, is designed to be easily integrated into various applications, websites, and advertising units, providing a multi-broker experience in the trading ecosystem. The platform prioritizes security and compliance, ensuring that online traders can execute transactions safely and efficiently. With its patent-pending technology, TradeIT is positioned to transform how users interact with their trading activities.

Persado

Series B in 2015
Persado Inc., established in 2011, specializes in AI-generated marketing language solutions. Headquartered in New York, with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, Europe, and the UK, Persado serves major brands across retail, finance, travel, telecom, and healthcare. Its AI platforms, including Pro Email, Pro Social, and Persado Enterprise, create emotionally resonant language for emails, social ads, and personalized consumer interactions, driving short-term sales and long-term relationships. Persado's solutions have generated over $1.5 billion in incremental revenue for clients like Ally Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Verizon, demonstrating an average 41% lift in conversion rates.

Betterment

Series C in 2014
Betterment LLC is an online financial advisory firm based in New York, founded in 2007. The company specializes in automated investing services that help individuals manage their finances through a customized and diversified portfolio. Betterment offers a range of investment options, including traditional and Roth IRAs, 401(k) accounts, and trust accounts, all of which are designed to optimize investment returns. Its services also include financial and retirement planning, tax loss harvesting, and cash management tools, such as the Two-Way Sweep feature. Betterment caters to various customer segments, including individual investors, businesses through Betterment for Business, and financial advisors via Betterment for Advisors. The firm charges a management fee for its services and focuses on providing personalized, goal-based investing solutions to enhance clients' long-term financial success.

Virtual Growth

Venture Round in 1999
Virtual Growth offers outsourced financial and accounting services to startup and new media companies. It is based in New York, United States.
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