Citi Ventures

Citi Ventures, established in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, serves as the venture capital arm of Citigroup. The firm focuses on investing in innovative companies across various sectors, including fintech, data analytics, machine learning, security, and digital assets. With a global presence that includes offices in New York, London, Palo Alto, Tel Aviv, and Singapore, Citi Ventures aims to leverage the resources and expertise of Citigroup to discover and nurture new sources of value. The investment team, composed of over 45 professionals, actively collaborates with Citi colleagues, clients, and the broader innovation ecosystem to explore, incubate, and invest in promising ideas that can drive technological change and benefit communities and businesses. Currently, Citi Ventures manages approximately $4.3 billion in equity investments and committed capital, emphasizing its commitment to emerging markets and the evolution of the financial landscape.

Avi Arnon

Senior Vice President

Thompson Barro

Senior Vice President, Venture Investing

Matt Carbonara

Managing Director, Venture Investing

Rowena Chung

Venture Director

Ramneek Gupta

Managing Director, Co-head Global Venture Investing

Cagla Kaymaz

Senior Vice President

Ian Lee

Director, Innovation Network

Everett Leonidas

Director

Paul Marshall

Director, Global Finance Product Transformation

Blaze O'Byrne

Vice President, Venture Investing

Ornit Shinar

Managing Director

Luis Valdich

Managing Director, Venture Investing

Jelena Zec

Director

Past deals in Debt Collection

ReadyForZero

Series A in 2011
ReadyForZero creates online financial software that helps people tackle any debt and protect their credit - automatically. It's not a "debt negotiation" or "debt settlement" service. The company was co-founded by Rod Ebrahimi and Ignacio Thayer as part of Y Combinator in the Summer of 2010. ReadyForZero is a venture-backed technical product team based in San Francisco.
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