Citi

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.

Avi Arnon

Senior Vice President

Krishna Balachanader

Managing Director

Thompson Barro

Senior Vice President, Venture Investing

Karine Ben-Simhon

VP Intelligence Partnerships and Innovation

Matt Carbonara

Managing Director

Kateryna Chupryna

Director

Cagla Kaymaz

Senior Vice President

Everett Leonidas

Director

Robert Li

Vice President, Citi Ventures

Gaurav Mehta

Senior Vice President

Blaze O'Byrne

Vice President, Venture Investing

Arvind Purushotham

Founder&Managing Director and Global Head

Vibhor Rastogi

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 Penetration Testing

Endor Labs

Series B in 2025
Endor Labs specializes in enhancing application security by managing open-source software dependencies. The company provides a Dependency Lifecycle Management Platform designed to tackle vulnerabilities within the software supply chain, particularly the unmanaged proliferation of open-source software in enterprises. By streamlining the selection, security, and maintenance of software dependencies, Endor Labs aids developers in adopting safe open-source solutions, thereby accelerating development processes and reducing the time spent on security issues. The platform supports clients in maximizing code reuse and implementing microservices architectures, ultimately simplifying the complexities associated with software engineering.

Endor Labs

Venture Round in 2024
Endor Labs specializes in enhancing application security by managing open-source software dependencies. The company provides a Dependency Lifecycle Management Platform designed to tackle vulnerabilities within the software supply chain, particularly the unmanaged proliferation of open-source software in enterprises. By streamlining the selection, security, and maintenance of software dependencies, Endor Labs aids developers in adopting safe open-source solutions, thereby accelerating development processes and reducing the time spent on security issues. The platform supports clients in maximizing code reuse and implementing microservices architectures, ultimately simplifying the complexities associated with software engineering.

Binalyze

Series A in 2023
Binalyze operates a digital forensics response platform designed for incident response investigations and threat hunting. Its platform facilitates rapid and thorough evidence collection, triage, and incident investigation, allowing organizations to generate structured digital forensics reports within minutes. By streamlining the process of responding to cyber threats, Binalyze helps companies mitigate the complexity and cost associated with combating cybercrime and enhances their ability to prevent malicious attacks.

Verodin

Series B in 2018
Verodin, Inc. is a software company based in Purcellville, Virginia, specializing in cybersecurity solutions. Founded in 2014, Verodin has developed the Security Instrumentation Platform (SIP), which enables organizations to measure, manage, and enhance their cybersecurity effectiveness. The platform provides tools for testing and validating the effectiveness of layered security infrastructures across various technologies and personnel, revealing an organization's true security posture. By offering evidence that cybersecurity technologies and processes are functioning effectively across endpoints, email, cloud, and network controls, Verodin empowers businesses to continuously safeguard their critical assets. As of May 2019, Verodin operates as a subsidiary of FireEye, Inc.

Illusive Networks

Series B in 2016
Illusive Networks Ltd. specializes in developing cybersecurity solutions focused on deception technology to prevent cyber attacks on enterprise systems. By creating a deceptive environment within existing networks, Illusive effectively identifies attackers, disrupts their activities, and provides actionable forensic insights. The company's offerings include compliance support, insider threat defense, and cloud security services, along with a comprehensive management platform that integrates various modular components for centralized cybersecurity management. Its Active Defense technology enhances security by removing vulnerable connections and replacing them with deceptive alternatives, allowing organizations to detect advanced persistent threats and prevent lateral movement by attackers. Founded in 2014 and based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, with an additional office in New York, Illusive serves clients across several industries, including finance, healthcare, legal, manufacturing, retail, and technology. The company, spun out from the venture group Team8, leverages expertise from veterans of Israel’s military intelligence to support its innovative approach to cybersecurity.

Illusive Networks

Series B in 2015
Illusive Networks Ltd. specializes in developing cybersecurity solutions focused on deception technology to prevent cyber attacks on enterprise systems. By creating a deceptive environment within existing networks, Illusive effectively identifies attackers, disrupts their activities, and provides actionable forensic insights. The company's offerings include compliance support, insider threat defense, and cloud security services, along with a comprehensive management platform that integrates various modular components for centralized cybersecurity management. Its Active Defense technology enhances security by removing vulnerable connections and replacing them with deceptive alternatives, allowing organizations to detect advanced persistent threats and prevent lateral movement by attackers. Founded in 2014 and based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, with an additional office in New York, Illusive serves clients across several industries, including finance, healthcare, legal, manufacturing, retail, and technology. The company, spun out from the venture group Team8, leverages expertise from veterans of Israel’s military intelligence to support its innovative approach to cybersecurity.
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