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 Compliance
Norm AI
Series B in 2025
Norm AI offers an AI-driven regulatory compliance platform tailored for the legal and compliance sectors. The platform addresses the regulatory sludge problem by transforming complex regulations into AI agents capable of making autonomous compliance decisions. This allows compliance teams to assign tasks to the regulatory AI using high-level instructions, while ensuring the quality of the output through validation at various levels of detail. Norm AI’s innovative solutions streamline compliance processes, improving efficiency and accuracy for organizations navigating intricate regulatory landscapes.
Proxymity
Venture Round in 2025
Proxymity Limited is a company that has developed a digital platform for proxy voting and investor communications. Founded in 2017 and based in London, the platform connects issuers, intermediaries, and investors in real-time, enhancing the efficiency and transparency of the voting process for ordinary shares. Proxymity automates the processing of shareholder disclosure requests and responses in compliance with regulatory standards, facilitating the seamless flow of information. By providing a digital proxy voting solution, the platform allows for real-time transmission of meeting data and votes, eliminating the need for manual data entry or paper-based methods. This innovative approach streamlines investor communications and improves overall engagement between companies and their shareholders.
Jump
Series A in 2025
Jump is an AI-powered assistant that redefines how wealth advisors manage their client interactions and compliance tasks. Created to turn conversations into actionable tasks, comprehensive notes, and compliance records, Jump offers a complete solution for advisors seeking efficiency and accuracy in their daily operations.
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.
Silverfort
Series D in 2024
Silverfort Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing innovative authentication and access protection solutions for enterprises. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in Boston and Houston, Silverfort offers an agentless and proxyless authentication platform. This platform enhances security by extending Multi-Factor Authentication and Risk-Based Authentication across all users, devices, and systems, whether on-premise or in the cloud, without requiring modifications to existing infrastructure. Silverfort's technology effectively safeguards against identity-based attacks, including account compromises and lateral movements, while ensuring compliance with various regulations such as PCI DSS, NIST, and HIPAA. By enabling secure migration of applications and servers to the cloud, Silverfort addresses security gaps and protects sensitive resources, thus fortifying enterprises against data breaches, cyber-attacks, and insider threats in real-time.
ZILO
Series A in 2024
ZILO is a technology company dedicated to transforming the global asset management sector through innovative software solutions. The company aims to revolutionize fund administration by replacing outdated systems with modern, efficient technology designed to streamline operations. ZILO's platform facilitates digital processing of transactions in compliance with regulatory standards, supports various operational tasks, and generates detailed audit reports. By unifying transfer agency, fund platforms, and fund accounting into a single solution, ZILO helps clients reduce operational costs and enhance user experience. Founded by experienced professionals with a history of innovation in the financial technology sector, ZILO is committed to creating sustainable value for firms and their customers while striving to become a market leader in global asset management.
FIA Tech
Series A in 2023
FIA Tech is a provider of financial and brokerage services that focuses on enhancing operational efficiency through its online platform. This cloud-based system offers integrated compliance and reference data solutions, facilitating connections between exchanges, brokers, clearers, and clients. By delivering end-to-end management of brokerage relationships, payment processes, settlement, and reconciliation, FIA Tech enables market participants to reduce risk, streamline operations, and address market and regulatory challenges effectively. The company's commitment to collaborating with the industry supports the development of key services and technologies aimed at mitigating operational costs and improving overall market functionality.
Securiti
Venture Round in 2023
Securiti Inc. specializes in AI-driven cybersecurity and data protection solutions. The company has developed PRIVACI.ai, a comprehensive PrivacyOps platform that automates privacy compliance functions, enabling organizations to manage data security, governance, and compliance effectively. Securiti offers a range of solutions, including automated fulfillment of data subject requests, personal data discovery, internal assessment tracking, and third-party privacy assessments. Additionally, the company provides tools for managing consent lifecycles across various online platforms and applications. Securiti's Data Command Center serves as a centralized platform for data intelligence and orchestration in hybrid multicloud environments, allowing large enterprises to ensure the safe use of data, particularly with emerging technologies like Generative AI. Incorporated in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, Securiti has received multiple industry accolades for its innovative approach to data privacy and security.
Wildfire Systems
Venture Round in 2022
Wildfire Systems offers a white-label platform that enables businesses to implement shopping rewards and cashback programs. The platform features customizable tools for integrating rewards into customer journeys, enhancing loyalty and revenue. It ensures compliance with security standards while providing access to a vast network of merchants for cashback and coupon offers.
Amberdata
Series B in 2022
Amberdata Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that specializes in monitoring, analyzing, and securing both public and private blockchains. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in West New York, New Jersey, the company focuses on delivering comprehensive blockchain and cryptocurrency market data. Amberdata's platform integrates validated data from leading crypto exchanges, offering tools, APIs, and SDKs tailored for traders, investors, wallets, and developers. Its services support various functions including research, trading, risk management, analytics, and compliance, enabling financial institutions to effectively engage in digital asset markets. By providing access to historical data, reference rates, and analytics, Amberdata empowers customers to create data-driven applications and maintain a competitive edge.
Silverfort
Series C in 2022
Silverfort Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing innovative authentication and access protection solutions for enterprises. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in Boston and Houston, Silverfort offers an agentless and proxyless authentication platform. This platform enhances security by extending Multi-Factor Authentication and Risk-Based Authentication across all users, devices, and systems, whether on-premise or in the cloud, without requiring modifications to existing infrastructure. Silverfort's technology effectively safeguards against identity-based attacks, including account compromises and lateral movements, while ensuring compliance with various regulations such as PCI DSS, NIST, and HIPAA. By enabling secure migration of applications and servers to the cloud, Silverfort addresses security gaps and protects sensitive resources, thus fortifying enterprises against data breaches, cyber-attacks, and insider threats in real-time.
Proxymity
Series B in 2022
Proxymity Limited is a company that has developed a digital platform for proxy voting and investor communications. Founded in 2017 and based in London, the platform connects issuers, intermediaries, and investors in real-time, enhancing the efficiency and transparency of the voting process for ordinary shares. Proxymity automates the processing of shareholder disclosure requests and responses in compliance with regulatory standards, facilitating the seamless flow of information. By providing a digital proxy voting solution, the platform allows for real-time transmission of meeting data and votes, eliminating the need for manual data entry or paper-based methods. This innovative approach streamlines investor communications and improves overall engagement between companies and their shareholders.
Proxymity
Series B in 2022
Proxymity Limited is a company that has developed a digital platform for proxy voting and investor communications. Founded in 2017 and based in London, the platform connects issuers, intermediaries, and investors in real-time, enhancing the efficiency and transparency of the voting process for ordinary shares. Proxymity automates the processing of shareholder disclosure requests and responses in compliance with regulatory standards, facilitating the seamless flow of information. By providing a digital proxy voting solution, the platform allows for real-time transmission of meeting data and votes, eliminating the need for manual data entry or paper-based methods. This innovative approach streamlines investor communications and improves overall engagement between companies and their shareholders.
ChargeAfter
Series B in 2022
ChargeAfter Ltd operates a consumer financing platform that connects merchants with a network of global lenders to provide personalized and responsible financing options at the point of sale. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, with additional offices in California and New York, the company offers a data-driven decisioning engine that facilitates real-time financing offers tailored to various consumer credit types. This approach enables approvals for nearly all customer applications, enhancing the shopping experience for consumers while allowing retailers to implement the platform quickly both online and in-store. ChargeAfter’s platform features detailed transaction reporting and white-label options, enabling merchants to seamlessly integrate multiple financing products into their sales processes. By streamlining credit distribution, ChargeAfter helps merchants boost conversion rates, increase average order values, and foster customer loyalty.
Proxymity
Series B in 2021
Proxymity Limited is a company that has developed a digital platform for proxy voting and investor communications. Founded in 2017 and based in London, the platform connects issuers, intermediaries, and investors in real-time, enhancing the efficiency and transparency of the voting process for ordinary shares. Proxymity automates the processing of shareholder disclosure requests and responses in compliance with regulatory standards, facilitating the seamless flow of information. By providing a digital proxy voting solution, the platform allows for real-time transmission of meeting data and votes, eliminating the need for manual data entry or paper-based methods. This innovative approach streamlines investor communications and improves overall engagement between companies and their shareholders.
Amberdata
Series A in 2021
Amberdata Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that specializes in monitoring, analyzing, and securing both public and private blockchains. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in West New York, New Jersey, the company focuses on delivering comprehensive blockchain and cryptocurrency market data. Amberdata's platform integrates validated data from leading crypto exchanges, offering tools, APIs, and SDKs tailored for traders, investors, wallets, and developers. Its services support various functions including research, trading, risk management, analytics, and compliance, enabling financial institutions to effectively engage in digital asset markets. By providing access to historical data, reference rates, and analytics, Amberdata empowers customers to create data-driven applications and maintain a competitive edge.
FIA Tech
Series A in 2021
FIA Tech is a provider of financial and brokerage services that focuses on enhancing operational efficiency through its online platform. This cloud-based system offers integrated compliance and reference data solutions, facilitating connections between exchanges, brokers, clearers, and clients. By delivering end-to-end management of brokerage relationships, payment processes, settlement, and reconciliation, FIA Tech enables market participants to reduce risk, streamline operations, and address market and regulatory challenges effectively. The company's commitment to collaborating with the industry supports the development of key services and technologies aimed at mitigating operational costs and improving overall market functionality.
Trulioo
Series D in 2021
Trulioo is a global leader in identity verification, offering an electronic platform that enables businesses to instantly verify identities, documents, and corporate credentials online. The company's services facilitate compliance with cross-border anti-money laundering and know-your-customer regulations by assessing the risks associated with digital identities. Trulioo combines traditional methods of identity confirmation with social networking technologies to provide a robust solution for verifying identities in the online environment. Through its digital identity network, Trulioo helps businesses mitigate risks while ensuring secure transactions and accurate identity verification.
Socure
Series D in 2021
Socure Inc. is a provider of digital identity verification solutions, focusing on real-time identity authentication through its Socure ID+ platform. This predictive analytics platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to authenticate identities by analyzing a multitude of online and offline data sources, including email, phone numbers, addresses, IP addresses, and social media profiles. Socure's offerings include Aida, an AI-driven bot for validating digital identities, Docv, an omnichannel document verification solution, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which tackles synthetic identity fraud. The company addresses the needs of various sectors, including software, consulting, and financial firms, through compliance initiatives such as customer identification programs, know your customer requirements, and anti-money laundering measures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure has established partnerships with key industry players to enhance its service delivery.
Solidatus
Series A in 2021
Solidatus is a leading provider of next-generation data lineage and conceptual modeling solutions that help organizations manage their metadata, data, and processes effectively. Recognized for its innovative approach, Solidatus enables large, data-rich organizations to enhance transparency, identify gaps, and streamline the implementation of changes. Its software not only demonstrates regulatory compliance and improves governance but also assists in transformational change and optimizes data landscapes by creating a connected digital map of an organization. This facilitates the management of data flows, supports cloud migration, and enables regulatory reporting, ultimately enhancing an organization's data economy. Solidatus has gained traction among top-tier firms in the financial, pharmaceutical, utility, and infrastructure sectors worldwide, and is expanding its presence in global markets, including plans for growth in the US, Europe, and the Middle East. The company is headquartered in London, with an office in Singapore.
ZILO
Pre Seed Round in 2021
ZILO is a technology company dedicated to transforming the global asset management sector through innovative software solutions. The company aims to revolutionize fund administration by replacing outdated systems with modern, efficient technology designed to streamline operations. ZILO's platform facilitates digital processing of transactions in compliance with regulatory standards, supports various operational tasks, and generates detailed audit reports. By unifying transfer agency, fund platforms, and fund accounting into a single solution, ZILO helps clients reduce operational costs and enhance user experience. Founded by experienced professionals with a history of innovation in the financial technology sector, ZILO is committed to creating sustainable value for firms and their customers while striving to become a market leader in global asset management.
Unbound Security
Series B in 2020
Unbound Security specializes in providing advanced security solutions that protect digital assets and secrets without exposing sensitive information. By enabling organizations to control, manage, and safeguard keys across various platforms from a centralized interface, Unbound enhances security while allowing for the rapid development of digital services. The company also offers integration of a virtual secure enclave into applications, facilitating secure transactions from less secure devices. With its innovative technology, Unbound Security addresses the challenges of security, privacy, and compliance, enabling businesses to operate with greater agility and confidence. Founded in 1996 and based in New York, Unbound Security has established strategic partnerships to further enhance its capabilities in the market.
CloudMargin
Series B in 2020
CloudMargin Ltd. is a London-based company that offers a cloud-based collateral and margin management platform tailored for financial institutions of all sizes, including banks, brokerage firms, asset managers, and pension funds. Established in 2014 by a team with extensive experience in collateral management and technology, CloudMargin aims to provide a more efficient and accessible alternative to traditional collateral management solutions. The platform operates on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, enabling users to automate workflows, gain real-time insights into collateral positions, and streamline processes associated with settlement. By helping organizations meet regulatory requirements and reduce costs related to collateral management, CloudMargin supports its clients in navigating the complexities of the financial landscape.
Socure
Series C in 2020
Socure Inc. is a provider of digital identity verification solutions, focusing on real-time identity authentication through its Socure ID+ platform. This predictive analytics platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to authenticate identities by analyzing a multitude of online and offline data sources, including email, phone numbers, addresses, IP addresses, and social media profiles. Socure's offerings include Aida, an AI-driven bot for validating digital identities, Docv, an omnichannel document verification solution, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which tackles synthetic identity fraud. The company addresses the needs of various sectors, including software, consulting, and financial firms, through compliance initiatives such as customer identification programs, know your customer requirements, and anti-money laundering measures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure has established partnerships with key industry players to enhance its service delivery.
Solidatus
Corporate Round in 2020
Solidatus is a leading provider of next-generation data lineage and conceptual modeling solutions that help organizations manage their metadata, data, and processes effectively. Recognized for its innovative approach, Solidatus enables large, data-rich organizations to enhance transparency, identify gaps, and streamline the implementation of changes. Its software not only demonstrates regulatory compliance and improves governance but also assists in transformational change and optimizes data landscapes by creating a connected digital map of an organization. This facilitates the management of data flows, supports cloud migration, and enables regulatory reporting, ultimately enhancing an organization's data economy. Solidatus has gained traction among top-tier firms in the financial, pharmaceutical, utility, and infrastructure sectors worldwide, and is expanding its presence in global markets, including plans for growth in the US, Europe, and the Middle East. The company is headquartered in London, with an office in Singapore.
Silverfort
Series B in 2020
Silverfort Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing innovative authentication and access protection solutions for enterprises. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in Boston and Houston, Silverfort offers an agentless and proxyless authentication platform. This platform enhances security by extending Multi-Factor Authentication and Risk-Based Authentication across all users, devices, and systems, whether on-premise or in the cloud, without requiring modifications to existing infrastructure. Silverfort's technology effectively safeguards against identity-based attacks, including account compromises and lateral movements, while ensuring compliance with various regulations such as PCI DSS, NIST, and HIPAA. By enabling secure migration of applications and servers to the cloud, Silverfort addresses security gaps and protects sensitive resources, thus fortifying enterprises against data breaches, cyber-attacks, and insider threats in real-time.
Proxymity
Corporate Round in 2020
Proxymity Limited is a company that has developed a digital platform for proxy voting and investor communications. Founded in 2017 and based in London, the platform connects issuers, intermediaries, and investors in real-time, enhancing the efficiency and transparency of the voting process for ordinary shares. Proxymity automates the processing of shareholder disclosure requests and responses in compliance with regulatory standards, facilitating the seamless flow of information. By providing a digital proxy voting solution, the platform allows for real-time transmission of meeting data and votes, eliminating the need for manual data entry or paper-based methods. This innovative approach streamlines investor communications and improves overall engagement between companies and their shareholders.
Trulioo
Series C in 2019
Trulioo is a global leader in identity verification, offering an electronic platform that enables businesses to instantly verify identities, documents, and corporate credentials online. The company's services facilitate compliance with cross-border anti-money laundering and know-your-customer regulations by assessing the risks associated with digital identities. Trulioo combines traditional methods of identity confirmation with social networking technologies to provide a robust solution for verifying identities in the online environment. Through its digital identity network, Trulioo helps businesses mitigate risks while ensuring secure transactions and accurate identity verification.
Behavox
Series B in 2017
Behavox Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in compliance surveillance software for the capital markets sector. Established in 2014, Behavox offers an enterprise platform that consolidates various types of employee-generated data into a unified data lake, enabling real-time querying and analysis. Its primary products include Behavox Compliance, which monitors employee activities and assesses risk, and Behavox Voice, a tool for processing and analyzing voice recordings with multi-lingual capabilities. The company's technology leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance detection algorithms for identifying misconduct, insider threats, and other forms of market abuse. By applying advanced academic research and sophisticated engineering, Behavox aims to provide innovative solutions that improve compliance, corporate culture, and operational competitiveness for large financial institutions. Additionally, the company maintains strategic partnerships to further enhance its offerings.
Unbound Security
Series B in 2017
Unbound Security specializes in providing advanced security solutions that protect digital assets and secrets without exposing sensitive information. By enabling organizations to control, manage, and safeguard keys across various platforms from a centralized interface, Unbound enhances security while allowing for the rapid development of digital services. The company also offers integration of a virtual secure enclave into applications, facilitating secure transactions from less secure devices. With its innovative technology, Unbound Security addresses the challenges of security, privacy, and compliance, enabling businesses to operate with greater agility and confidence. Founded in 1996 and based in New York, Unbound Security has established strategic partnerships to further enhance its capabilities in the market.
Cobalt
Seed Round in 2016
Cobalt offers essential risk and data services to participants in the foreign exchange market while extending these regulatory compliant solutions to the digital asset market. Additionally, the company provides high-risk payment solutions and funding services tailored for small businesses in various sectors, including hospitality, automotive, e-commerce, and retail. Through its diverse offerings, Cobalt aims to address the unique challenges faced by businesses in high-risk environments, facilitating seamless transactions and access to capital.
Symphony Communication Services
Series B in 2015
Symphony Communication Services, LLC is a secure collaboration platform that facilitates effective and compliant communication for traders and portfolio managers in the financial and insurance sectors. By consolidating digital communication tools such as messaging, screen sharing, and audio/video conferencing into a single platform, Symphony enhances productivity while ensuring adherence to data security and regulatory compliance requirements. The platform supports various functions including internal and external team communication, document sharing, and integration of applications and bots. Founded in 2012 and based in Palo Alto, California, Symphony has expanded its presence with offices in major financial hubs including New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Stockholm, Paris, and Tokyo. The company was formerly known as Perzo Inc. and rebranded in 2014. Symphony operates as a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Chef Software
Series E in 2015
Chef Software is a leading provider of Continuous Automation software based in Seattle, Washington. Renowned for its role in the DevOps movement, Chef collaborates with over a thousand innovative companies globally to facilitate digital transformation. Its flagship product, Chef Automate, integrates infrastructure and application management, enabling enterprises to swiftly and securely build, deploy, and manage applications across various environments. Additionally, Chef's Habitat product enhances application automation, supporting diverse release scenarios and modernization initiatives. The InSpec tool aids organizations in maintaining compliance and security during cloud migration through a 'Detect, Correct, Automate' strategy. Chef's open-source solutions allow users to define infrastructure as code, ensuring configurations are flexible, version-controlled, and easily readable. By continuously evaluating and correcting configuration states, Chef ensures consistent application management, thus empowering development, operations, and security teams to enhance their software delivery processes effectively.
Acadia
Venture Round in 2015
Acadia builds risk management that helps firms to financial risk and optimize resources. Their services include risk model development, risk analytics, finance, accounting, model risk management, model validation, open risk engine, and publications. They also provide financial modeling and planning. Their financial institutions help with risk model transformation.
Chef Software
Series D in 2013
Chef Software is a leading provider of Continuous Automation software based in Seattle, Washington. Renowned for its role in the DevOps movement, Chef collaborates with over a thousand innovative companies globally to facilitate digital transformation. Its flagship product, Chef Automate, integrates infrastructure and application management, enabling enterprises to swiftly and securely build, deploy, and manage applications across various environments. Additionally, Chef's Habitat product enhances application automation, supporting diverse release scenarios and modernization initiatives. The InSpec tool aids organizations in maintaining compliance and security during cloud migration through a 'Detect, Correct, Automate' strategy. Chef's open-source solutions allow users to define infrastructure as code, ensuring configurations are flexible, version-controlled, and easily readable. By continuously evaluating and correcting configuration states, Chef ensures consistent application management, thus empowering development, operations, and security teams to enhance their software delivery processes effectively.
Jumio
Series B in 2012
Jumio is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, founded by Daniel Mattes and Robert Prigge in 2016. It specializes in remote identity verification using advanced AI, biometrics, machine learning, and automation to combat fraud and financial crime. The Jumio KYX Platform offers services for establishing, maintaining, and reasserting trust throughout the customer lifecycle, from onboarding to transaction monitoring. It has verified over 300 million identities from around the world in real-time web and mobile transactions, serving various sectors such as financial services, digital currency, retail, travel, and online gaming. Jumio's solutions help businesses fight fraud, onboard good customers faster, and meet regulatory compliance requirements including KYC, AML, and GDPR.
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