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VC Coverage Group Mission Statement: To add value to VCs and VC-backed companies before the IPO or Sale. We contribute value to the VC ecosystem in several ways, including: 1. Establishing the “Citi IT Ecosystem,” where we source, evaluate, and deploy VC-backed technologies globally, providing valuable feedback to VCs and their companies. 2. Aligning the expertise of our investment bankers with that of our engineers, innovation labs, and VC funds, enabling us to forge stronger partnerships with VC-backed companies by offering proprietary insights into their technology. 3. Bringing global banking expertise to VC-backed companies, assisting them in financing their strategic plans and providing liquidity to their shareholders. ——————————————————— I cover venture capital funds for Citi. At Citi we create, invest in, grow, finance and advise emerging technology companies across the globe. I bring Citi's global ecosystem to venture capital funds and their portfolio companies which includes: - Global banking, capital markets and M&A advice - Lending - IT Spend - Access to the Citi IT Ecosystem: 50,000 engineers, 40+ innovation labs & centers of excellence, 3 venture capital funds and hundreds of portfolio companies Prior to Citi and over the last 25+ years in Silicon Valley, I have been fortunate to work in the leading technology investment banking groups (from Goldman Sachs to Thomas Weisel Partners) and also fortunate to work with the world’s preeminent emerging technology companies across their entire life cycle, including start-up capital, growth capital, pre-IPO financings, IPOs, direct listings, SPACs, follow-on offerings, block trades, convertible debt, leveraged finance, take-private financings, raid and activism defense, and mergers & acquisitions.