Citta Capital
VC Fund
Palo Alto, United States
Citta Capital is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Founded in 2020, Citta Capital is a venture capital based in Palo Alto, California. The firm prefers to invest in early stage and early growth stage companies. The firm seeks to invest in artificial intelligence/machine learning, big data, cloud, healthcare technology, IoT, marketplaces, SaaS and enterprise, security, blockchain, androbotics.
- Total investments:
- 30
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
Last updated:
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Industries Citta Capital invests in
Stages Citta Capital invests in
Countries Citta Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
2 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $800k–$5M
- Pre-Seed
- $2.3M–$2.5M
- Series A
- $16M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 7 (23%)
- Software 6 (20%)
- Biotechnology 5 (17%)
- Machine Learning 5 (17%)
- Health Care 4 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 13 (43%)
- Series A 5 (17%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (7%)
- Series B 2 (7%)
- Funding Round 2 (7%)
Country
- United States 18 (60%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
- Israel 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fred Sun
Senior Investor
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Senior Investor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jim Mao
Founding and Managing partner
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Founding and Managing partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Sherry Kuang
Analyst
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Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Galatea Bio
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Galatea Bio, a US-based biotechnology company was founder by Carlos Bustamante, Nicholas Katsanis and Alexander Ioannidis. Our mission is to drive groundbreaking discoveries in healthcare by pairing genetic diversity with cutting-edge data analytics. Our passion is fueled by a focus on populations historically underrepresented in genetics research.We achieve this by leveraging our world-class clinical network and biobank, cutting-edge algorithms, and innovative analyses to discover and validate new tests, treatments, and cures that will improve the lives of all. | $8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 27, 2025 | |
OptimHire
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OptimHire is an online recruiting and hiring platform for job seekers & recruiters. | $5M / Mar 13, 2025 | |
Otis AI
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Otis AI (meetotis.com) is the AI digital advertiser for growing businesses and agencies—automating ad campaign management across Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, and more.Otis does the work of a professional performance marketer—helping you launch and optimize cross-channel ads in minutes, with no training required. Just connect your platforms anddata, and let Otis handle retargeting, creative testing, budget allocation, and performance optimization for you.On average, Otis users see: • 2–3x higher return on ad spend (ROAS) • 2x more leads and revenue • 70% lower management costs • 90% time savedWhether you're a growing business with a lean (or no) marketing team, or an agency managing multiple client campaigns, Otis empowers you to reach the right audience, on the right channels, at the right time—with better results.Trusted by 1,000+ users and partners, Otis has been featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, named Startup of the Year at Startup Grind Global Conference 2023, won 1st Place Pitch at both Startup Grind North America and Europe, and ranked #5 Product of the Week on Product Hunt. Otis is also an official Small Business Partner of the New York Jets! | Seed / Jan 30, 2025 | |
KamiwazaAI
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KamiwazaAI offers scalable AI solutions for cloud, core, and edge environments. | $2.5M / Pre-Seed / Jan 09, 2025 | |
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Otis AI
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Otis AI (meetotis.com) is the AI digital advertiser for growing businesses and agencies—automating ad campaign management across Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, and more.Otis does the work of a professional performance marketer—helping you launch and optimize cross-channel ads in minutes, with no training required. Just connect your platforms anddata, and let Otis handle retargeting, creative testing, budget allocation, and performance optimization for you.On average, Otis users see: • 2–3x higher return on ad spend (ROAS) • 2x more leads and revenue • 70% lower management costs • 90% time savedWhether you're a growing business with a lean (or no) marketing team, or an agency managing multiple client campaigns, Otis empowers you to reach the right audience, on the right channels, at the right time—with better results.Trusted by 1,000+ users and partners, Otis has been featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, named Startup of the Year at Startup Grind Global Conference 2023, won 1st Place Pitch at both Startup Grind North America and Europe, and ranked #5 Product of the Week on Product Hunt. Otis is also an official Small Business Partner of the New York Jets! | Seed / Aug 13, 2024 | |
Akool
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Akool provides a generative AI platform that supercharges business with personalized premium quality visual content for marketing and advertisement. | Series A / Jun 20, 2024 | |
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Akool
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Akool provides a generative AI platform that supercharges business with personalized premium quality visual content for marketing and advertisement. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 20, 2024 | |
Ex-human
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Ex-human offers empathetic AI characters that keep conversations lively and engaging. Our characters interact using text, audio, images, and video responses, effortlessly entertaining users for hours. Ideal for clients in gaming, dating, chatbots, and influencer marketing industries. | $800K / Seed / May 01, 2024 | |
Honeycomb Credit
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Honeycomb Credit is a developer of a peer-to-peer lending platform allowing friends and family to fund small businesses. | Seed / Sep 19, 2023 | |
CoPilot AI
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CoPilot AI is a SaaS company based in Vancouver, Canada. The company’s mission is to fundamentally change the way people connect with businesses. CoPilot AI is a BC Technology Impact Award finalist, and is named by Canadian Business as the winner of the Best Pivot award and one of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. | Seed / Aug 15, 2023 | |
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FAQ
What does Citta Capital invest in?
Citta Capital invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Citta Capital's check size?
Citta Capital typically joins rounds of $800k–$5M at Seed, $2.3M–$2.5M at Pre-Seed and $16M–$20M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Citta Capital participates in.
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Who are the partners at Citta Capital?
The team at Citta Capital includes Fred Sun (Senior Investor), Jim Mao (Founding and Managing partner) and Sherry Kuang (Analyst). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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