Corporate / CVCBertelsmann India Investments
StagesSeries A, Series B
SectorsSaaS / Enterprise, Fintech, Consumer / D2C · Founder-led / operator capital, Tech-first / product companies
Ticket$5M – $30M
Citi Strategic FinTech Investments backs Series A and beyond fintech companies that can partner with or enhance Citi's global financial infrastructure, with a focus on enterprise-grade financial technology, lending, payments, and banking solutions.
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Citi Strategic FinTech Investments backs Series A and beyond fintech companies that can partner with or enhance Citi's global financial infrastructure, with a focus on enterprise-grade financial technology, lending, payments, and banking solutions.
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Citi Strategic FinTech Investments is the corporate venture and strategic investment arm of Citigroup, one of the world's largest financial institutions. The fund focuses exclusively on fintech companies at Series A stage and beyond, writing cheques typically in the range of one million to ten million dollars. Unlike traditional VCs, Citi invests with a strategic lens, it looks for fintech companies whose products can integrate with, complement, or strengthen Citi's existing banking and financial services capabilities globally. In India, Citi has demonstrated appetite for enterprise fintech, as evidenced by its investment in Lentra, a B2B digital lending infrastructure company serving banks and NBFCs. Indian fintech founders building in areas such as lending technology, payments infrastructure, trade finance, treasury management, risk and compliance, or embedded finance would find Citi a relevant investor conversation. Beyond capital, the value proposition includes potential pilot partnerships with Citi's institutional clients, global market access, and the credibility that comes with having a Tier-1 global bank on your cap table. Founders should approach this investor with a clear articulation of how their product creates measurable value for financial institutions.
The fund focuses exclusively on fintech companies at Series A stage and beyond, writing cheques typically in the range of one million to ten million dollars.
Lentra Ticket researched: Citi Ventures typical initial investments $1M–$20M, avg ~$5M (Waveup / Citi Ventures profiles).
We look for strategic angle, someone who can extend Citi's offering to new markets or we could take the Fintech's offering to our clientele, enable or complement Citi's strengths or offering
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