Bio

Maria Bodiu is a New York-based investor at Citi Ventures, covering both fintech and enterprise sectors, with a particular focus on data, AI and machine learning.

Her time spent deep within the machinery of global finance at HSBC and American Express instilled her with a rare understanding of the real-world complexities that founders aim to solve. At these firms, she drove strategic planning for billion-dollar portfolios, led M&A due diligence and built data-driven profitability and sales management systems from the ground up. This foundation, coupled with her prior integral role within Citi Ventures overseeing portfolio operations and leading investments in wealth and consumer tech, provides her with an invaluable insider's view on what it takes for startups to successfully collaborate with, sell to, or disrupt large enterprises.

Maria earned her B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Cornell University and is a CFA^® charterholder. Born and raised in Moldova, Maria is fluent in English, Russian, and Romanian and is eager to take on French as her next linguistic challenge. When not traveling to new destinations and discovering hidden culinary gems in New York City, she cherishes time with her family and continues her personal quest to find the world’s most perfectly ripe avocado.