Investor · 1 deal
Every published round Citibank took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judo | Venture debt | 2020 | $350m | Participant | Startup Daily (Thu 7 May 2020), SmartCompany (Thu 7 May 2020), Startup Daily (Tue 30 Jul 2019), SmartCompany (Mon 29 Jul 2019) |
Companies Citibank has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judo | 2020, Venture debt | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Citibank, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Citibank has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Citibank did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ahu Chhapgar | Managing Director and Global Head of Payments and Receivable Technology (former) | Australian FinTech |
| Alex Badran | Derivatives Trader (former) | Startup Daily (Thu 31 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 27 Jul 2021) |
| Chris Jewell | Head of Institutional Sales (former) | Forbes Australia |
| Mario Hasanakos | Derivatives Trader (former) | Startup Daily (Thu 31 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 27 Jul 2021) |
| Michelle Battersby | Blackbird Ventures, Missing Perspectives |
Stories naming Citibank. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
MUFG's pensions arm has struck a binding agreement to acquire Grow Inc, a Sydney-founded superannuation administration startup whose shareholders — among them HESTA, Five V Capital and AirTree Ventures — must still approve the deal.
Gilmour Space has final approval to launch its Eris rocket Thursday from Queensland, carrying Vegemite and a camera on the maiden flight of Australia's first home-grown orbital rocket.
Interview with Sunroom co-founder Michelle Battersby on her path from Citibank and Bumble to Kic and Sunroom; Blackbird partner Nick Crocker recalls backing the company.
Interview with Sunroom co-founder Michelle Battersby on her path from Bumble's first Australian employee and Kic CMO to founding the creator platform, plus investor Nick Crocker on backing the team.
Interview with Constantinople co-founder Di Challenor on her banking career and the record $32 million seed round she and Mac Duncan raised from Square Peg, Airtree and Great Southern Bank.
Australian job-simulation edtech Forage has been bought by US education company EAB on undisclosed terms; the story also recalls its accelerator days and earlier venture raises.
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Volopay appoints Nirvikar Jain as Global Business Officer to drive its Australian expansion, and the piece recalls the company's US$29 million Series A backed by JAM Fund, Winklevoss Capital, Rapyd Ventures and others.
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Square Peg looks back on putting US$6 million into Airwallex's Series A+ alongside Tencent, Sequoia China, Gobi Partners and MasterCard, explaining why cross-border payment infrastructure needs fixing.
Buy now, pay later firm Zip has hired Ahu Chhapgar as global chief technology officer, starting in December at its New York office, reporting to CEO Larry Diamond to lead worldwide technology and engineering.
Blackbird's investment note announcing it led Forage's US$25 million Series B alongside Lightspeed, Funders Club and new backers, with Tom Humphrey joining the board, plus a profile of Forage's preskilling platform.
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Pocket money app Spriggy has secured a $35 million Series B, led by NAB's venture arm alongside Perennial and returning backer Grok, to fund growth including tripling headcount.
Also Startup Daily
Perth micro-investment app Bamboo has been bought by fund manager Digital Capital Management, with crypto exchange Mine Capital also investing and its chief executive taking a board seat at Bamboo.
Australian SME lender Judo Bank has closed a $230 million raise from existing backers, reaching a billion-dollar valuation; the piece also recalls its record 2019 raise and recent credit facilities.
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Melbourne challenger bank Judo raised a record A$400 million Series A, drawing new offshore backers Bain Capital Credit and Tikehau Capital, and aims to lend $1 billion to small businesses by Christmas.