Venture capital firms in New York, NY
668 active venture capital firms are headquartered in New York, and Lerer Hippeau, BoxGroup and RRE Ventures have backed the most local companies. Most of them write Series A and later cheques: only 321 are active at pre-seed.
The most active investors in New York
What the numbers say about New York
668 active VC firms are headquartered in New York. Angels are not counted on this page
Series B+ and Series A are neck and neck. 565 and 564 active investors
7,640 investors worldwide hold at least one New York portfolio company — 11.4× the domestic pool
Lerer Hippeau leads by deal count. 343 investments in New York
How a founder raised from investors like these
Frequently asked
Do I need a New York investor to raise in New York?
No. New York funds invest across the US, and most US seed funds invest in New York. Of the 668 funds based here, 500 have actually backed a local company, which is the column this table is sorted by. Headquarters tells you where the partners sit, not where they write cheques.
How many investors do founders contact to get meetings?
Founders in our Raise Benchmarks reached 45 to 900 investors per round. in2ition.ai closed $1M from 4 investors. Besample reached 900 investors for 55 first meetings. A wide, well-targeted list beats ten warm names.
How do I get a warm intro to a New York fund?
Fundraisly's Warm Intro maps your team's LinkedIn connections against every investor in this database and shows which of these funds and angels a colleague can introduce you to.
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