Venture capital firms in New York

Founded 2003 by Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham, USV is the archetype of the thesis-driven NYC fund, backing networked platforms and marketplaces. Portfolio includes Twitter, Etsy, Coinbase, Twilio, MongoDB, and Duolingo. An early and conti...

Founded by Joshua Kushner in 2010, Thrive invests across internet, software, and tech-enabled companies from seed to growth. Notable bets include Instagram, Stripe, GitHub, Warby Parker, and a lead position in OpenAI. Raised roughly $5B ...

A global software-focused VC and private-equity firm managing tens of billions, specializing in scale-up ScaleUp software companies. Portfolio spans Shopify, Twitter, Wix, Monday.com, Qualtrics, and JFrog. Provides multi-stage capital an...

A crossover hedge fund and VC known for its aggressive, fast-moving late-stage and growth checks globally. Backed Stripe, ByteDance, Databricks, and hundreds of others during the 2020-21 boom; also a heavy investor in India (Flipkart his...

One of NYC's most active early-stage funds, founded by Ken Lerer, Ben Lerer, and Eric Hippeau. Strong consumer and brand DNA with bets on Warby Parker, Glossier, Allbirds, Casper, and Axios. Leads seed and Series A rounds with a heavy NY...

Early-stage NYC firm known for community-building (Data Driven NYC, CTO Summit) as much as capital. Portfolio includes Shopify, Pinterest, DraftKings, Airbnb (early), Ada, and Synthesia. Led by Rick Heitzmann and Matt Turck; a cornerston...

One of the oldest NYC-focused early-stage firms (founded 1994), investing in software, fintech, and frontier tech. Portfolio has included Buzzfeed, Datadog, Business Insider, Venmo, and Giphy. A long-standing pillar of the Silicon Alley ...

The venture arm spun out of quant powerhouse Two Sigma, investing in data-driven and deep-tech companies from seed to Series B. Portfolio includes Zymergen, Density, and Cityblock Health. Leverages the parent firm's data-science bench as...

Founded 2006 by industry veteran Alan Patricof with offices in NYC and LA, focused on internet and mobile companies. Backed Bumble, Venmo, HuffPost, The RealReal, and Scopely. Strong consumer, media, and healthcare franchises across earl...

NYC-only seed-stage firm that positions itself as the most active seed investor in New York, backed by a large post-investment support team. Portfolio includes Jet.com, Coupang (early), Alma, K Health, and Chief. Deeply embedded in the l...

A large technology-focused crossover hedge fund and venture investor founded by Philippe Laffont. Its venture and growth arms have backed Snap, DoorDash, Databricks, Anthropic, and Rippling. Emblematic of NYC's crossover growth-capital d...

Deep-tech and frontier-science firm co-founded by Josh Wolfe and Peter Hebert, splitting time between NYC and Menlo Park. Backs hard-tech across space, robotics, bio, and defense: Anduril, Hadrian, Ramp, Runway, and Recursion. NYC's prem...

Growth-equity firm founded 2019 by Harley Miller, investing in consumer internet and consumer-technology companies globally. Portfolio includes GoStudent, Wonderschool, Choco, and M13 co-investments. A newer but fast-scaling NYC growth f...

Venture studio and fund founded by serial entrepreneur Kevin Ryan (DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, Gilt). Both incubates companies in-house and invests, with a focus on healthcare, robotics, and fintech. A distinctive builder-inv...

Enterprise-focused early-stage firm leveraging a corporate-network model to connect startups with Fortune 500 buyers concentrated in NYC. Portfolio includes Cockroach Labs, Spring Health, and Socure. A specialist in enterprise infrastruc...

Consumer and consumer-tech firm founded by Jon Keidan, investing in mission-driven brands and platforms. Portfolio includes Ro, Acorns, Compass, and Digital Ocean. A focused consumer thesis within the NYC early-stage landscape.

Values-driven firm founded by Craig Shapiro focused on the intersection of for-profit and positive impact, especially consumer, climate, and health. Portfolio includes Lyft, Reddit, Kickstarter, Beyond Meat, and Sweetgreen. Known for its...

Fintech-specialist VC (~$1B AUM) founded by Hans Morris, connecting startups to the global financial system with 100+ portfolio companies. Backs Affirm, Betterment, Plaid, and SoFi. A leading pure-play fintech fund headquartered in NYC.

Financial-services-focused firm investing in fintech and insurtech across the US and Europe, co-founded by Sean Park and Amy Nauiokas. Portfolio includes Betterment, eToro, and Trov. A transatlantic fintech thesis with a strong NYC footp...

Early-stage fintech and web3 firm co-founded by Gareth Jones and Brooks Gibbins, focused on financial infrastructure and markets. Portfolio includes MoneyLion, Quovo, and NYDIG. A NYC-native specialist bridging traditional finance and cr...

Leading global fintech VC founded by Nigel Morris (Capital One co-founder), with a significant NYC presence serving East Coast fintech. Portfolio includes Nubank, Credit Karma, SoFi, Klarna, and Remitly. A top-tier specialist active from...