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

Lauren Gross

Investment Banking Analyst

Ignacio Gutiérrez-Orrantia

CEO, Citibank Europe

Lizzie Guynn

Vice President

Charles Howe

Investor

Cagla Kaymaz

Senior Vice President

Lucas Kirshenbaum

Assistant Vice President

Ian Lee

Director, Innovation Network

Everett Leonidas

Director

Robert Li

Vice President, Citi Ventures

Paul Marshall

Director, Global Finance Product Transformation

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

Cece Stewart

President

Kate Sullivan

COO

Avery Tiras

Equity Research Senior Associate

Luis Valdich

Managing Director

Jelena Zec

Director

Past deals in New Jersey

Transcend Street Solutions

Venture Round in 2023
Transcend Street Solutions Inc. is a technology company focused on developing real-time inventory and collateral management optimization solutions for the capital markets. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, the company provides a comprehensive platform that includes global inventory optimization, digitized eligibility management, transfer pricing models, and intraday liquidity management. It serves a diverse clientele of leading banks and financial institutions, positioning itself as a standard-bearer in the optimization of firm-wide management of inventory, funding, and liquidity. With a workforce of over 75 employees globally, Transcend Street Solutions effectively addresses various regulatory and capital challenges in the financial industry through its user-friendly Software as a Service (SaaS) and on-premises solutions.

Volante Technologies

Venture Round in 2023
Volante Technologies, Inc. is a global financial technology company specializing in payments and financial messaging automation. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company provides a suite of services including VolPay, which accelerates payments innovation and digital transformation, and Volante Designer, aimed at simplifying financial messaging and data integration. Volante's solutions encompass payments modernization, real-time payment processing, message translation, and financial messaging services, addressing the complexities involved in these areas. With over 85 clients across 26 countries, Volante Technologies enables financial institutions and corporates to enhance their business agility, respond effectively to evolving market demands, and complete projects rapidly while minimizing disruptions to their core systems. Its extensive library of international and domestic message standards further supports clients in navigating the landscape of digital payments and financial messaging.

Volante Technologies

Debt Financing in 2023
Volante Technologies, Inc. is a global financial technology company specializing in payments and financial messaging automation. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company provides a suite of services including VolPay, which accelerates payments innovation and digital transformation, and Volante Designer, aimed at simplifying financial messaging and data integration. Volante's solutions encompass payments modernization, real-time payment processing, message translation, and financial messaging services, addressing the complexities involved in these areas. With over 85 clients across 26 countries, Volante Technologies enables financial institutions and corporates to enhance their business agility, respond effectively to evolving market demands, and complete projects rapidly while minimizing disruptions to their core systems. Its extensive library of international and domestic message standards further supports clients in navigating the landscape of digital payments and financial messaging.

Amberdata

Series B in 2022
Amberdata is a data platform that provides blockchain and cryptocurrency market data through a software-as-a-service offering. It combines validated blockchain and crypto market data from leading exchanges into a unified platform and API, enabling customers to build data-powered applications and gain competitive insights. The platform offers tools, APIs, and SDKs for traders, investors, wallets, and developers, delivering real-time and historical data on blockchain networks, crypto markets, and decentralized finance, and helping financial institutions conduct research, manage risk, and ensure compliance.

Amberdata

Series A in 2021
Amberdata is a data platform that provides blockchain and cryptocurrency market data through a software-as-a-service offering. It combines validated blockchain and crypto market data from leading exchanges into a unified platform and API, enabling customers to build data-powered applications and gain competitive insights. The platform offers tools, APIs, and SDKs for traders, investors, wallets, and developers, delivering real-time and historical data on blockchain networks, crypto markets, and decentralized finance, and helping financial institutions conduct research, manage risk, and ensure compliance.

DriveWealth

Series D in 2021
DriveWealth is a fintech company based in Chatham, New Jersey, founded in 2012. It operates a mobile investing platform designed for individual investors, offering a range of exchange-traded funds, U.S.-listed stocks, and educational content to help users understand financial basics. DriveWealth's technology enables partners worldwide to provide branded investing experiences, facilitating customer acquisition, loyalty, retention, and revenue growth. The company specializes in fractional equities trading and offers cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure, allowing global partners to access the U.S. equities market through real-time fractional share investments.

Volante Technologies

Venture Round in 2020
Volante Technologies, Inc. is a global financial technology company specializing in payments and financial messaging automation. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company provides a suite of services including VolPay, which accelerates payments innovation and digital transformation, and Volante Designer, aimed at simplifying financial messaging and data integration. Volante's solutions encompass payments modernization, real-time payment processing, message translation, and financial messaging services, addressing the complexities involved in these areas. With over 85 clients across 26 countries, Volante Technologies enables financial institutions and corporates to enhance their business agility, respond effectively to evolving market demands, and complete projects rapidly while minimizing disruptions to their core systems. Its extensive library of international and domestic message standards further supports clients in navigating the landscape of digital payments and financial messaging.

MBA Polymers

Venture Round in 2010
MBA Polymers, Inc. is a manufacturer specializing in post-consumer recycled plastics derived from end-of-life durable goods, such as automobiles, electronics, and appliances. Founded in 1992 and based in Hackensack, New Jersey, the company operates advanced recycling facilities in Kematen/Ybbs, Austria, and Guangzhou, China. It is recognized as a leader in the recovery of high-value engineering plastics, including acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, high impact polystyrene, and various polypropylene blends. MBA Polymers focuses on sustainability by providing recycled materials for a range of applications, including consumer products, building materials, and automotive components, while also aiming to reduce energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions in the recycling process.

Paytrust

Venture Round in 2000
Paytrust is the flagship service of PAYTRU$T Inc., a privately held company based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Founded in October 1998, the company is financially backed by American Express, Capital One, Citigroup, ComVentures, E*TRADE, FTVentures and Spectrum Equity Investors. Paytrust is at the forefront of Internet electronic commerce, leading the conversion of the current antiquated paper bill delivery methods to online, interactive bills. Paytrust uses the power of the Internet as a vehicle to make your life a little easier -- by delivering the ultimate in e-convenience. Paytrust is an online personal assistant dedicated to taking care of you
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