Citi

Citigroup Inc. is a global diversified financial services holding company headquartered in New York, offering a wide range of financial products and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions across multiple regions, including North America, Latin America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through two main segments: Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment provides traditional banking services such as retail banking, commercial banking, and credit card services to individual customers. In contrast, the ICG segment focuses on wholesale banking products and services, catering to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients with offerings that include investment banking, corporate lending, cash management, and securities services. Founded in 1812, Citigroup has established a significant global presence, operating numerous branches primarily in the United States, Mexico, and Asia.

Francisco Abularach

Managing Director, Global Co-Head Infrastructure

Sheetal Anand

Senior Vice President, Investment Officer, US Pension Investments

Pantelis Apessos

Head of United States Pension Investments and Chief Investment Officer

Peter Arnold

Managing Director, Global Head of IFD, London

Catherine Cai

Managing Director, Chairman And Head Of China Investment banking

Paulo Caldeira

Managing Director

Thomas Callagee

Investment Analyst, Assistant Vice President, U.S. Pension Investments

Lisa Chiu

Vice President

Michael Corbat

Chief Executive Officer

Howie Friedman

Senior Vice President, U.S. Pension Investments

John Gerspach

Chief Financial Officer

Ken Gilooley

Senior Vice President of Citigroup Pension Operations

Todd Guenther

Managing Director

Rachel Howick

EMEA Transfer Agency Product Manager

Pramit Jhaveri

Chief Executive Officer

Bob Khanna

Managing Director and Regional Head

Mark Mason

Chief Financial Officer

Matt Miorelli

Senior Vice President, U.S. Pension Investments

Emma Phillips

Vice President

Jorge Ramos

Managing Director- EMEA Head of Infrastructure

Leonardo Rodriguez

Director and Senior Investment Officer

Jean Roma

Director of Retirement Plans

Emaad Sami

Vice President

Birgit Schweigert

Director, Co-Head of Citi Private Funds Group

Orcun Unlu

Director, Co-Head of Citi Private Funds Group

Past deals in Banks

Built Technologies

Venture Round in 2023
Built Technologies, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based construction loan administration and draw management software designed to enhance risk management, productivity, and customer experience in the construction lending sector. The platform offers features such as file management, custom draw workflows, and integration capabilities, allowing lenders, borrowers, builders, developers, consultants, and inspectors to collaborate effectively. By digitizing the draw management process, Built reduces construction loan risks, increases loan profitability, and simplifies compliance for a diverse range of clients, including small, regional, and national lenders across the United States. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company was previously known as DataFi, LLC before rebranding in 2015.

Nubank

Post in 2022
Nubank issues, administrate, processes, and transfers payments related to post-paid credit cards and equity investment in other entities. It serves clients in Brazil. The company launched its proprietary loyalty rewards program ("Nubank Rewards"), as well as a digital account ("NuConta") that is already used by more than 17 million people. In Cristina Junqueira, David Velez, and Edward Wible founded EO2 Solucoes de Pagamento on May 6, 2013 that became Nubank in on June 25, 2013. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Contour

Series A in 2021
Contour is building the world’s open trade finance network. By focusing on collaboration and leveraging new technologies we are dissolving the barriers to seamless trade. Our networks of banks, corporates, services and partnerships enable the instant flow of trusted data across the world’s trade routes and current fragmented ecosystems.

BondbloX

Series A in 2021
BondEvalue is a Singapore based Fintech company that focuses on Asian bond markets. Unlike equities which have already been digitally disrupted, bonds have remained unchanged for decades, with private bank clients unable to access live prices. We envision using our deep domain expertize to level the playing field for them via the simplicity and convenience of an App.

AccessFintech

Series B in 2020
Access Fintech is an innovative risk management service for banks and buyside firms. The service helps firms track the trade lifecycle and get a true sense of prioritized risk, across an increasing number of systems. Access FinTech brings together fintech providers and in-house technology, orchestrating the interaction of the distributed providers and creating a single visual display of the risk of financial transactions in a global sharable view.

Better.com

Series C in 2019
Better Holdco, Inc. is a digital mortgage lending company based in New York that offers a streamlined online platform for residential clients in multiple states across the U.S. Founded in 2016, Better.com focuses on providing a transparent and efficient home-financing experience by eliminating commissions, fees, and traditional branch appointments. The company offers a variety of mortgage options, including fixed and adjustable rates for conventional and jumbo loans, as well as refinancing services. In addition to mortgage lending, Better.com features a digital marketplace that provides competitive quotes from various insurance providers and connects clients with leading real estate agents. Since its inception, Better.com has facilitated $7.9 billion in home loans and $1 billion in insurance, aiming to democratize access to home financing.

Better.com

Series C in 2019
Better Holdco, Inc. is a digital mortgage lending company based in New York that offers a streamlined online platform for residential clients in multiple states across the U.S. Founded in 2016, Better.com focuses on providing a transparent and efficient home-financing experience by eliminating commissions, fees, and traditional branch appointments. The company offers a variety of mortgage options, including fixed and adjustable rates for conventional and jumbo loans, as well as refinancing services. In addition to mortgage lending, Better.com features a digital marketplace that provides competitive quotes from various insurance providers and connects clients with leading real estate agents. Since its inception, Better.com has facilitated $7.9 billion in home loans and $1 billion in insurance, aiming to democratize access to home financing.

AccessFintech

Series A in 2018
Access Fintech is an innovative risk management service for banks and buyside firms. The service helps firms track the trade lifecycle and get a true sense of prioritized risk, across an increasing number of systems. Access FinTech brings together fintech providers and in-house technology, orchestrating the interaction of the distributed providers and creating a single visual display of the risk of financial transactions in a global sharable view.

BDO Unibank

Post in 2017
BDO Unibank, Inc. is a leading full-service universal bank based in Makati City, Philippines, offering a comprehensive array of banking products and services to both corporate and retail clients. Its offerings include traditional loan and deposit products such as savings, checking, and time deposit accounts, as well as personal, auto, home, and small and medium enterprise loans. The bank also provides a variety of insurance products, remittance services, and trade facilities. In addition to these services, BDO Unibank engages in investment banking, offering loan syndications, underwriting, and financial advisory services. Its investment management arm manages separate client-focused portfolios and various mutual funds. With a robust branch network and extensive automated teller machine presence, BDO Unibank is well-positioned to serve the diverse financial needs of its customers across the Philippines. The institution has evolved since its incorporation in 1967 and continues to expand its services to meet the growing demands of the market.

Cobalt

Seed Round in 2016
Cobalt delivers a private peer-to-peer network that significantly reduces post-trade cost and risk for financial market participants. It aims to use the technology behind bitcoin to simplify foreign exchange trading. The company also aims to create a single, shared view of each transaction by using blockchain technology, which uses complex cryptography to allow people to safely view and edit shared ledgers. The technology was first developed to underpin cryptocurrency bitcoin, doing away with the need for a central bank. Cobalt was founded in 2015 by Andy Coyne and Adrian Patten. It is headquartered in London, England.

Revolution Money

Series C in 2009
Revolution Money is a financial services company with the goal of disrupting incumbent credit companies and PayPal. Revolution Money's credit card, the RevolutionCard, differs from other credit cards by using PIN-activation, rather than signatures This allows the card to be printed without any personally identifying information, which the company claims helps to reduce identity theft. The card transactions are also processed on an internet-based system, allowing the company to drastically reduce its processing fees. Revolution Money's other main service is MoneyExchange, which pretty much does what one would think -- let users transfer money between one another -- but, uniquely, a MoneyExchange account holders can use a Revolution Money Debit/ATM card so money can be accessed at stores or withdrawn from ATMs. Transfers between Revolution Money account holders are free. Revolution Money is partially owned by Revolution, LLC, an investment firm and holding company owned by AOL-founder Steve Case. The company's board also boasts an impressive number of financial luminaries, including Lawrence Summers, former US Secretary of the Treasury; Franklin Raines, former CEO of Fannie Mae; Russell Hogg, former President and CEO of MasterCard; David Pottruck, former CEO of Charles Schwab; and David Golden, former Vice Chairman of JPMorgan.

obopay

Series D in 2008
Obopay lets consumers and businesses purchase, pay, and transfer money through any mobile phone using Obopay’s mobile application, text message, mobile Web, or Obopay.com. Obopay works on any mobile phone and any carrier in the U.S. Obopay’s prepaid MasterCard works with any merchant that accepts MasterCard debit cards. Obopay has partnerships with Citi, Fidelity Information Services, MasterCard MoneySend, Bancorp, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and RIM. Obopay has a wholly owned subsidiary in India whose service launched in March, 2008. Obopay India has announced partnerships with YES Bank, Aircel, BPL and Tata Indicom.

Revolution Money

Series B in 2007
Revolution Money is a financial services company with the goal of disrupting incumbent credit companies and PayPal. Revolution Money's credit card, the RevolutionCard, differs from other credit cards by using PIN-activation, rather than signatures This allows the card to be printed without any personally identifying information, which the company claims helps to reduce identity theft. The card transactions are also processed on an internet-based system, allowing the company to drastically reduce its processing fees. Revolution Money's other main service is MoneyExchange, which pretty much does what one would think -- let users transfer money between one another -- but, uniquely, a MoneyExchange account holders can use a Revolution Money Debit/ATM card so money can be accessed at stores or withdrawn from ATMs. Transfers between Revolution Money account holders are free. Revolution Money is partially owned by Revolution, LLC, an investment firm and holding company owned by AOL-founder Steve Case. The company's board also boasts an impressive number of financial luminaries, including Lawrence Summers, former US Secretary of the Treasury; Franklin Raines, former CEO of Fannie Mae; Russell Hogg, former President and CEO of MasterCard; David Pottruck, former CEO of Charles Schwab; and David Golden, former Vice Chairman of JPMorgan.

TheMarkets

Venture Round in 2007
TheMarkets.com provides research, estimates, and workflow solutions to over 2000 institutional investment management firms worldwide. TheMarkets.com is owned by: Bank of America Securities, LLC , Citi , Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort, part of Dresdner Bank AG, The Goldman Sachs Group, JPMorgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, and Thomson Reuters.

obopay

Series C in 2007
Obopay lets consumers and businesses purchase, pay, and transfer money through any mobile phone using Obopay’s mobile application, text message, mobile Web, or Obopay.com. Obopay works on any mobile phone and any carrier in the U.S. Obopay’s prepaid MasterCard works with any merchant that accepts MasterCard debit cards. Obopay has partnerships with Citi, Fidelity Information Services, MasterCard MoneySend, Bancorp, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and RIM. Obopay has a wholly owned subsidiary in India whose service launched in March, 2008. Obopay India has announced partnerships with YES Bank, Aircel, BPL and Tata Indicom.

Koram Bank

Acquisition in 2004
KorAm is the sixth largest commercial bank in Korea

Banamex

Acquisition in 2001
Banamex offers a range of financial services to its clients. The company’s range of services include accounts, credit cards, credits, investments, insurance, equity banking, priority, digital banking, FX changes, ATMs, and global transfers. Banamex was founded in 1884 and is based in Mexico City.

European American Bank

Acquisition in 2001
European American Bank