# City National Bank

> City National Bank is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Software and Analytics. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-national-bank/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/citynational
- Website: http://www.cnb.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityNationalBank/

City National Bank is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Software and Analytics. Los Angeles-based City National Bank offers a full complement of banking, trust and investment services through 71 offices, including 19 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada, New York City, Nashville, Atlanta, Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. Its more than 4,600 colleagues deliver highly personalservice and complete financial solutions to entrepreneurs, professionals, their businesses and their families.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 18% |
| Analytics | 4 | 18% |
| Finance | 3 | 14% |
| Publishing | 3 | 14% |
| Advertising | 3 | 14% |

59 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 11 | 50% |
| Series B | 3 | 14% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 2 | 9% |
| Grant | 1 | 5% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Warmuth | President | 0 | — |
| Kevan Peterson | VP, Product Sales Specialist | 0 | — |
| Linda Duncombe | Executive Vice President, Marketing and Product Strategy | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/linda-duncombe |
| Patrick McCarthy | SVP, Head of North America Marketing and MarTech | 0 | — |
| Peter Andes | SVP - Corporate Venture | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Acme United Corporation | Acme United Corporation is a leading worldwide supplier of Innovative Branded cutting, measuring and safety products in the school, home, office, hardware & industrial markets. The company has facilities in the United States, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong and China.Acme United products are organized under four global brands: Westcott®,Clauss®, PhysiciansCare®, and Camillus®, all of which serve a growing customer base that includes the world's premier retailers and merchandisers.Acme United management concentrates on product innovation and attention to customer needs across all product lines and brands. Company executives and managers work hard to add numerous design and utility patents that create ease of use and provide multiple customer benefits. The company has developed and patented a carbo-nitride coating that enhances the performance of its Titanium Bonded scissors and other products. These new patents are part of a large and growing intellectual property, and are increasingly valuable corporate assets.The spectrum of products under the Westcott, Clauss, PhysiciansCare, and Camillus brands continues to expand, providing customers with complete solutions to their cutting, measuring and safety needs. | $65M | Post-IPO Debt | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Los Angeles Conservation Corps | LA Conservation Corps is non-profit organization management that provides job skills training, and education to young adults. | $150K | Grant | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| Avex Music Group | Avex (TYO: 7860) \| Founded in 1988 \| Global entertainment leader \| $1B revenue (2024) \| 1,500+ employees \| 14 offices \| 10 studios worldwide | $50M | Debt Financing | Apr 26, 2026 |  |
| Westwood Financial | Westwood Financial is a commercial real estate firm focused on high-quality shopping centers. For nearly 50 years, has owned and operated neighborhood and community shopping centers, beginning with a collection of small West Los Angeles strip centers and growing into a portfolio of over 150 primarily grocery-anchored and service-oriented shoppingcenters. They invest in grocery-anchored community and neighborhood centers, strip centers, and STNL properties (retail and industrial) in the Southeast, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, and California's major metropolitan statistical areas.Westwood Financial was founded in 1970 and is based in Los Angeles, California. | $145M | Debt Financing | Dec 08, 2025 |  |
| 7 Brew Coffee | 7 Brew Coffee offers coffee beverages, infused energy drinks, Italian sodas, smoothies, teas, and more. Their customers contact them through email, mobile, and online applications. |  | Debt Financing | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution | Clearinghouse CDFI is a provider of community development lending services intended to address unmet credit needs. The company provides equal access to credit in neighborhoods of all income levels and ethnicities and spends the time and energy required to find creditworthy borrowers whose projects create assets in the community. Its lendingservices bridge the gap between conventional lending standards and the needs of low-income and distressed communities by offering financial lending for projects that include community facilities, affordable housing, commercial real estate, new markets tax credits, and small businesses, enabling borrowers to receive critical funding for their projects.It was founded by Douglas J. Bystry in 1996 and is located in Lake Forest, California. | $35M |  | Aug 07, 2025 |  |
| Hercules Capital | Hercules is a non-bank lender to venture capital-backed companies at all stages of development in a broadly diversified variety of technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable technology industries.With over a decade of experience in venture debt, Hercules is uniquely positioned to create innovative financing solutions that perfectlyfit within a company's existing capital structure and map to its business objectives. Recognized as the industry leader, Hercules understands the flexibility these types of companies need and has the experience to work closely with them, even through challenging times, to help them reach critical milestones.Hercules' deep sector expertise, geographic presence, and strong capital base have made Hercules the lender of choice for more than 480 innovative companies. | $790M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| Grover Corlew | Grover Corlew team has developed, owned, and managed more than 10,000 units and more than 10 million square feet of commercial space, which has drawn corporate headquarters to the Grover Corlew flagship buildings. The business is actively creating new initiatives that will support the ongoing resuscitation and stimulation of regional communities. | $47.5M | Debt Financing | May 05, 2025 |  |
| BlueWave | BlueWave is to protect our planet by transforming access to renewable energy. | $48.2M | Debt Financing | Feb 06, 2025 |  |
| Lendistry | Lendistry is a fintech company that offers business loans, SBA loans, and commercial real estate loans for small business owners. The company's personalized service and accessibility to private capital and government-backed programs give the business the service they expect from a community bank, with the expertise of its veteran financialprofessionals with national bank experience.Lendistry was founded in 2015 and Is headquartered in Brea, California. | $5M | Debt Financing | Sep 26, 2024 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [RRE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rre-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Autobahn Funding Company — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bank Hapoalim](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-hapoalim) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bridge Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridge-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CAA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does City National Bank invest in?

City National Bank invests primarily in Software, Analytics and Finance startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series B stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact City National Bank?

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### Who are the partners at City National Bank?

The team at City National Bank includes Christopher Warmuth (President), Kevan Peterson (VP, Product Sales Specialist) and Linda Duncombe (Executive Vice President, Marketing and Product Strategy), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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