About Citi Ventures Studio
Citi Ventures Studio, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 1998, is based in New York, United States. With a presence in 1 country, it has supported around 2 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of Oct 2026, Citi Ventures Studio has 2 unicorns under its belt. Most notable companies in
its portfolio are ClickHouse and Deepgram. The program primarily supports Series B startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Series C round in ClickHouse on Oct 07, 2025, which also saw participation from Insight Partners and Peak XV Partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1998
Location
New York, United States
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Series B & Series C
Locations of Investment
Unicorn in Portfolio
Citi Ventures Studio's List of All Investments
Citi Ventures Studio has a portfolio of 2 companies, all of them are unicorns. Their most notable investments are in ClickHouse and Deepgram.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure, across Series B, Series C stages. Here is the list of all investments by Citi Ventures Studio:
1. ClickHouse
Developer of open-source OLAP database management system and related tools. The company provides solutions for real-time analytics, observability, data warehousing, and machine learning applications. It offers both cloud-based and self-managed deployment options. The company's products include a managed observability stack and an agentic data stack. The database system supports integrations for data ingestion, visualization, and language clients.
Key facts about ClickHouse
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $1.05B
- Employee Count: 722 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, Founders Circle Capital and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 16, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Deepgram
Provider of AI-based speech transcription software. It uses deep learning-enabled and custom-trained speech models to process voice data. Its features include speech-to-text, real-time streaming, multi-language support, as well as on-premise deplorability. It has applications in monitoring sales and support calls. Caters to the Finance, Government, and Software industries.
Key facts about Deepgram
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $229M
- Employee Count: 381 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Princeville Capital and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Citi Ventures Studio's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Citi Ventures Studio has invested in ClickHouse in 2025 and Deepgram in 2022. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in ClickHouse.Citi Ventures Studio's Investments by Stage
Citi Ventures Studio has made 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $47M and 1 investment in Series C stage.Citi Ventures Studio's Investments by Sector
Citi Ventures Studio has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 2 Saas companies, 2 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Tech.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Citi Ventures Studio's Investments by Geography
Citi Ventures Studio has made most investments in United States (2).Citi Ventures Studio's recent investments
Citi Ventures Studio has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Citi Ventures Studio:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 07, 2025 | United States | Series C | 7596 | [+14] | |
Nov 26, 2022 | United States | Series B | 6192 | [+8] |
Unicorns in Citi Ventures Studio's Portfolio
Citi Ventures Studio has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Deepgram and ClickHouse. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Deepgram. It became a unicorn in 2026, 3 years after Citi Ventures Studio first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Citi Ventures Studio's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | Provider of AI-based speech transcription software | 2015 | San Francisco | Series C | xntagfr | ||
69 | Developer of open-source OLAP database management system and related tools | 2012 | San Francisco | Series D | aubvpnf |
Co-investors of Citi Ventures Studio
Over the past 4 years, 55 investors have co-invested in Citi Ventures Studio's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Citi Ventures Studio: Coatue, Altimeter Capital and 30 others have invested in rounds before Citi Ventures Studio. There is 1 company where Coatue has invested before Citi Ventures Studio and 1 company where Altimeter Capital has invested before Citi Ventures Studio.
- Top Co-investors of Citi Ventures Studio: 13 investors entered a company along with Citi Ventures Studio. These include investors like Insight Partners (1 company).
- Invested after Citi Ventures Studio: A total of 10 investors have invested in Citi Ventures Studio's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Dragoneer Investment Group (1 company) and T. Rowe Price (1 company).
