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10 Citi Ventures investors
These ten current and former Citi Ventures investors have held investing roles at the fund. A reader can learn how investors at Citi Ventures approach their work from people who have held the role.
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01—10Alex Chen
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Venture Investing | Citi Ventures & Citi Impact Fund · Citi
Former Vice President - Venture Investing | Citi Ventures & Citi Impact Fund at Citi (2020–2022), based in New York. Before Citi, Alex was an Investment Partner at Dorm Room Fund (2018–2020); afterward Alex was a Principal at Kapor Capital (2022–2023) and at Samvid Ventures (2025).
Arvind Purushotham
LinkedInExperience: Head of Citi Ventures · Citi
Head of Citi Ventures at Citi since January 2022, based in Palo Alto, after serving as Managing Director and Global Head, Venture Investing at Citi (2011–2022). The profile describes Citi Ventures as Citi's Strategic Investing group and says Arvind heads it, reporting to Citi's CFO. Earlier Arvind was a Managing Director at Menlo Ventures (2001–2010).
Chitra Narasimhan
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Citi Ventures · Citi
Former Managing Director, Citi Ventures (2012–2016) in New York, tagged at director level. Before Citi, Chitra held American Express roles as Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy (2010–2011) and Vice President, Corporate Development and Innovation (2003–2010). Since 2017 Chitra has worked as an independent strategy and innovation consultant.
Jaidev Shergill
LinkedInExperience: President / Managing Director - Citi Ventures · Citi
Former President / Managing Director - Citi Ventures (2007–2009) in New York; the profile says Jaidev identified and invested in digital fintech start-up companies and worked with Citi businesses worldwide to identify startups. Jaidev has been President of Capital One Ventures since 2014.
Jeff Flynn
LinkedInExperience: Partner at Citi Ventures · Citi
Partner at Citi Ventures since June 2022, based in New York. The profile describes Series A through growth stage fintech, proptech and insurtech investing and says Jeff led Citi's investments in Flex, Kasa, Pylon and others. Earlier Jeff was Co-founder, Managing Director and Group Head of Assurant Ventures (2015–2020).
Jelena Zec
LinkedInExperience: Partner at Citi Ventures · Citi
Partner at Citi Ventures since June 2021, based in San Francisco. The profile says Jelena leads Seed to Series C investments in Gen AI applications, fintech and commerce companies across the US and Europe. Before Citi, Jelena was a Principal at Unilever (2018–2021) and an Investment Associate at Cassia Investments (2013–2018).
Luis Valdich
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Citi Ventures · Citi Ventures (garden leave until May 2025)
Former Managing Director, Citi Ventures (2015–2025), based in New York; the profile describes Luis as a senior investor with Citi Ventures. Before Citi, Luis was Managing Director and founder Global Head of Strategic Investments at J.P. Morgan (2008–2015). Since 2025 Luis has been Founder Managing Partner of VIM Investors.
Maria Bodiu, CFA
LinkedInExperience: Investor, Citi Ventures · Citi
Investor, Citi Ventures since April 2024 and Head of Portfolio Operations, Citi Ventures since March 2023, based in New York. The profile describes the investor role as Seed to Series D investments in Gen AI applications, fintech and commerce companies. Before that Maria worked in Personal Banking & Wealth Management at Citi (2020–2023).
Nick Sands
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Citi Ventures · Citi
Vice President, Citi Ventures since April 2022, based in the San Francisco Bay Area; the profile headline lists Partner at Citi Ventures. Before Citi, Nick was a Sr. Associate at Dcode Capital (2020–2021), with investor entries for HYAS, Hyperscience and Mast Reforestation from that period.
Vibhor Rastogi
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director at Citi Ventures · Citi
Managing Director at Citi Ventures since March 2021, based in Palo Alto, with the role tagged at director level. The listing shows a board observer role at Socure (since 2025) and investor entries for Glean (since 2024), WRITER (since 2024) and ClickHouse (since 2025).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a bank's venture investing team balance financial returns with the parent company's strategic interests?
- 02How does a corporate venture team source, evaluate and close an investment?
- 03How do investors at a bank-owned fund connect portfolio companies with the bank's own businesses?
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