Top 25 NYC Venture Capital Firms [2023]

2021 was a record year for startup funding in NYC, venture capital firms invested a whopping $52 billion, more than double the amount they invested in 2020 ($20 billion)..!

Whether you are raising seed, Series A or higher, in this article we have listed our top picks of the best venture capital firms in New York City, each with their industry focus and investment size.

So, if you haven’t yet started to reach out, here is a good place to start learning about them.

This article is part of a series where we present you the top Venture Capital firms across the US. For the North East, check out our rankings for Philadelphia, Washington DC and Boston.
Looking for the top 12 startup incubators and accelerators in NYC instead? Check out our ranking here.

Top 25 Venture Capital Firms In New York City

Here’s a summary of our top 25 picks for the best venture capital firms in NYC (in alphabetical order):

Name	Sector focus	Investment stage	Investment range	Investments
AlleyCorp	Tech	Seed, Series A	Undisclosed	66
Alpaca VC	Proptech/Contech, Commerce Enablement, Web3, Consumer, Future of Work, Fintech, Creator Economy	Seed, Series A	$500k to $2M	43
BDMI	Next Gen Media, Web3, Enterprise SaaS, Fintech	Seed to Series A+	$500k to $10m for Series A+, Undisclosed for Seed	117
Bessemer Venture Partners	Consumer, Enterprise, Healthcare	Seed, Series A	Undisclosed	368
Betaworks Ventures	Tech-enabled (product-based)	Seed	$100k to $500k	150+
Boldstart	B2B SaaS	Seed, Series A	$500k to $5M	54
Bowrey Capital	B2B Tech	Seed	$1M-$2M	46
Box Group	Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Healthcare, Marketplaces, Climate, Web3	Seed, Series A	$250k to $1M (with follow-on possibility)	251
Contour Venture Partners	Enterprise SaaS, B2B SaaS, Fintech, Digital Media	Seed, Series A	$500k to $1.5M	80
Eniac Ventures	B2B, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Healthcare, Sustainability, Web3	Seed	Undisclosed	114
ff Venture Capital	Fintech, AI, Robotics	Seed, Series A	$300k-$700k	140+
Greycroft	Consumer, Enterprise Software, Digital Health, Fintech	Seed to Series A+	$500k to $30M	215
Lerer Hippeau	Consumer, Digital Media, E-Commerce, Emerging Tech, Enterprise Software	Seed, Series A	Undisclosed	154
Lux Capital	Deep tech	Seed, Series A	$100k to $100M	172
Primary	Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Healthtech, Web3, ecommerce and more	Seed	Undisclosed	163
Red Sea Ventures	Tech	Seed, Series A	Undisclosed	53
Rho Ventures	Consumer, Enterprise, Healthcare, Cleantech	Seed to Series A+	Undisclosed	243
RRE Ventures	Enterprise Software, Consumer, Fintech, Media, Real Estate Tech, Robotics, Healthcare, Space, and more.	Seed, Series A	$250k to $3-8M	120+
RTP Global	Tech	Seed, Series A	Undisclosed	164
Scout Ventures	Frontier and Dual-Use Tech	Seed, Series A	Undisclosed	35
Starta	Tech-enabled, Entertainment, Dating, and Others	Seed, Series A	$20k Minimum	34
Thrive Capital	Software, Internet, and Tech-enabled	Seed to Series A+	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
Tribeca Venture Partners	Tech-enabled	Seed to Series A+	$1M to $8M (Early Stage) and $5M to $30M (Growth Stage)	48
Two Sigma Ventures	All Industries using computer vision, ML, AI and/or data science	Seed to Series A+ (focus on Series A)	$5M to $10M	84
Union Square Ventures	Sector agnostic (Thesis driven)	Seed to Series A+	Undisclosed	160

1. AlleyCorp

AlleyCorp is one of the top venture capital firms in NYC.

This venture capital firm also invests in non-profit organizations as long as the company has the potential to make a difference in society.

AlleyCorp funds tech companies and offers Seed and Series A investments.

So far, this venture firm has invested in 66 companies, some of which are DoubleClick, GILT, Nomad, Zola, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Meetup, among others.

2. Alpaca VC

Alpaca VC is another popular venture capital firm located in NYC. This firm offers Seed and Series A funding to companies operating in the Proptech/Contech, Commerce Enablement, Web3, Consumer, Future of Work, Fintech, and Creator Economy sectors.

In general, Alpaca VC writes a check of anywhere between $500k and $2M. The Alpaca VC team also connects its portfolio companies with the right people in their operating sector so that they can succeed and even raise additional funds.

So far, Alpaca VC has invested in 43 companies, some of which are Arrive, Chicory, Coa, Compass, Imperfect Foods, Gamer Sensei, OpenSpace, Table22, and Teal, among others.

3. BDMI

BDMI or Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments is another prominent venture capital firm located in New York City. This venture capital firm offers Seed to Series A+ funding to companies that are operational in NextGen Media, Web3, Enterprise SaaS, and Fintech sectors.

Unfortunately, BDMI does not disclose the exact investment amount for Seed funding. However, they usually write a check of anywhere between $500k and $10M for Series A+ funding.

So far, BDMI has invested in 117 companies, some of which are Antenna, Boostr, Clique, ZergNet, Lemonada, and Astra, among others. This venture capital firm even funds other venture funds!

4. Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is another of the most famous venture capital firms in NYC. However, it also has a physical presence in Silicon Valley, Boston, San Francisco, India, Israel and London.

So far, this venture capital firm has invested in 368 companies globally. It offers Seed and Series A funding.

Bessemer Venture Partners offers investment to companies operating in three verticals – Consumer, Enterprise, and Healthcare.

Pinterest, Shopify, LinkedIn, Twitch, Yelp, Wix, Auth0, Twilio, SendGrid, Zapier, and VeriSign are some notable investments made by this venture capital firm.

5. Betaworks Ventures

Located in New York City, Betaworks Ventures is a popular venture capital firm that offers Seed funding to tech-enabled companies. However, they only select companies that are product-focused.

Some of the many companies that Betaworks Ventures has invested in include some very popular names like Giphy, Anchor, Gimlet, Unsplash, Tumblr, Kickstarter, Medium, TweetDeck, and Cube.js, among others.

This venture capital firm invests anywhere between $100k and $500k in each company it selects. The exact investment amount depends on the needs of the company. What is interesting is that the venture capital firm rarely invests in companies that are in the pre-product stage. In other words, the companies must be in the Beta stage.

6. Boldstart

Boldstart is a highly focused venture capital firm located in both NYC and Miami. This venture firm offers Seed and Series A investments to only B2B SaaS companies.

Usually, Boldstart writes a check of anywhere between $500k and $5M to the selected companies. The exact investment amount depends on the stage and requirement of the selected company.

So far, this venture firm has invested in 54 companies, some of which are Stakewise, LiveBlocks, CloudQuery, Snyk, AtomicJar, Slim.ai, Hypr, and Wallaroo, among others.

7. Bowery Capital

New York City-based Bowery Capital is a famous venture capital firm that offers seed funding to tech companies operating in the B2B sector. This venture capital firm not only offers to fund but also offers mentorship and other strategic help and insights to its portfolio companies so that they can grow and succeed.

The average check size that Bowery Capital offers is anywhere between $1M and $2M depending on the needs of each company they select to invest in.

So far, this venture capital firm has invested in 46 companies, some of which are Alchemy, AllSpice, Cerby, Elevate, Klir, Moat, Outlaw, and TrackMaven, among others.

8. Box Group

The Box Group is one of the most prominent venture capital firms located in NYC. This venture capital firm offers Seed to Series A funding to the selected portfolio companies. The firm offers to fund only companies that are operational in the Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Healthcare, Marketplaces, Climate, and Web3 sectors.

What is interesting is that though the Box Group usually writes a check of anywhere between $250k to $1M, the firm is open to further investments in follow-on rounds.

So far, the venture capital firm has invested in 251 companies, some of which are Airtable, Flexport, AirBase, Alma, Arcadia, Barked, Boxed, Codecov, Draft, Fundera, and GroupMe, among others.

9. Contour Venture Partners

Contour Venture Partners is one of the oldest and one of the most active venture capital firms operating in NYC. This venture capital firm invests in companies operating in the Enterprise SaaS, B2B SaaS, Fintech, and Digital Media sectors.

This firm looks for companies that bring innovative software solutions in those sectors and offers Seed and Series A funding. The average check size that the firm writes is $500k to $1.5M.

So far, Contour Venture Partners has invested in 80 companies, some of which are Classtag, Compyl, Contently, HowGood, fevo, LeagueApps, Qwiki, TicketFly, and Tilt, among others.

10. Eniac Ventures

Eniac Ventures is a famous venture capital firm that operates in NYC and San Francisco. This firm offers seed funding to startups operating in the B2B, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Healthcare, Sustainability, and Web3 sectors.

The companies that Eniac Ventures selects for investment also get complete access to the Eniac platform and the firm’s four general partners. This venture capital firm works with its portfolio companies as partners and helps them to grow and succeed.

Unfortunately, Eniac Ventures does not disclose the exact investment amount anywhere on its website. So far, this venture capital firm has invested in 114 companies, some of which are Airbnb, Basket, Bedrock, Attentive, Boxed, Cameo, ChatGrid, Eden, and Hinge, among others.

11. ff Venture Capital

Another prominent venture capital firm with over 140 investments so far is ff Venture Capital. With a physical presence in NYC and Warsaw, this venture capital firm invests in companies that operate in the Fintech, AI, and Robotics sectors.

ff Venture Capital offers Seed and Series A investments to the selected companies, and it usually writes a check of $300k to $700k. Some of the many companies that this venture capital firm has invested in include 500px, Deem, Jazz, Livefyre, Omek, Pear, Plated, Quigo, and Ionic, among others.

12. Greycroft

Founded in 2006, Greycroft is one of the most well-known venture capital firms in New York City. However, it also has a physical presence in Los Angeles. This venture capital firm offers Seed to Series A+ investments.

This venture capital firm invests anywhere between $500k to $30M. However, it usually prefers investing in Series A with the typical investment range of $1M to $10M.

Greycroft typically invests in companies working in Consumer Internet, Healthcare, Fintech, and Enterprise Software.

So far, this venture capital firm has invested in 215 companies including big names like Asana Rebel, Archer, Aventri, Bread, Bumble, Buddy Media, Braintree, Datascience.com, and Dots.

13. Lerer Hippeau

Based in New York City, Lerer Hippeau is a popular venture capital firm that focuses only on companies that are operating in NYC and offer Seed and Series A investments.

So far, this venture firm has invested in 154 companies, some of which are Allbirds, BuzzFeed, Mirror, Casper, Leaflink, Zipline, Mirror, and Bowery, among others.

14. Lux Capital

Yet another big and recognized venture capital firm is Lux Capital. This venture capital firm is operational in both New York and Menlo Park. Lux Capital offers Seed and Series A venture funding to selected companies operational in the Deep Tech sectors.

As far as the check size is concerned, this venture capital firm usually writes a check of anywhere between $100k and $100M depending on the company’s stage and requirements.

So far, Lux Capital has invested in 172 companies, some of which are Aeva, Auris, Desktop Metal, Recursion, SailDrone, and Matterport, among others.

15. Primary

Primary is the most prestigious seed-stage VC firm in NYC, writing just 12 checks a year to exceptional founders based in the city.

Since being founded in 2015, Primary has created 8 unicorns and 2 funds that rank in the top 5% of all global funds, based on Cambridge Associates data.

Firm Cofounders Brad Svrluga and Ben Sun attribute this success to their commitment to helping every single founder in the portfolio succeed. Primary has also built early stage VC’s largest team of seasoned People, Finance, and Go-to-Market leaders, and its founders see a 92% Series A success rate. 

16. Red Sea Ventures

New York City-based Red Sea Ventures is an active venture capital firm that offers Seed and Series A investments. This venture capital firm invests in tech companies irrespective of the sectors they are addressing.

So far, Red Sea Ventures has invested in 53 companies, some of which are Air, AllBirds, Buster, ByHeart, CaseText, Beacon, and Fly, among others.

17. Rho Ventures

Based in NYC, Rho Ventures is one of the biggest and most prominent venture capital firms that offer Seed to Series A+ investments. Rho Ventures usually invests in companies that are operational in the Consumer, Healthcare, Enterprise, and Cleantech sectors.

The firm has so far invested in 243 companies, some of which include, Active Power, August, Answer Soft, Chango, CloudPay, Convercent, Dexai Robotics, Intra Links, and iVillage, among others.

Rho Ventures actively engages with its portfolio companies and offers necessary connections, networking opportunities, and mentorship to help them become successful businesses.

18. RRE Ventures

Yet another prominent venture capital firm operating in NYC is RRE Ventures. So far, RRE Ventures has invested in more than 120 companies. This venture firm offers Seed and Series A funding to selected companies operating in the Enterprise Software, Consumer, Fintech, Media, Real Estate Tech, Robotics, Healthcare, Space, and various other sectors.

As for the check size, RRE Ventures usually writes a check of $250k to $3-8M. The exact amount invested in a company depends on the stage and requirements of the company.

Some of the many companies that RRE Ventures has invested in include Bark, Avant, Basno, Bowery, Branch, BioLite, Gem, Kik, Lucy, and Noom, among others.

19. RTP Global

With a physical presence in New York City, London, and Bengaluru, RTP Global is a prominent venture capital firm that offers Seed and Series A investments to selected companies.

So far, this venture firm has invested in 164 companies, with the most recent one being on April 14, 2022.

Some of the various companies that RTP Global has invested in include DoControl, Mesh, Newton School, Classplus, Beam, Appboxo, DataMilk, and Colossus, among others.

20. Scout Ventures

Scout Ventures is another popular venture capital firm that has physical offices in New York City, Austin, and Washington. Just like some of the venture capital firms on this list, Scout Ventures, too, does not disclose the exact investment amount anywhere on its website.

This venture capital firm is known for investing in companies that are operational in the Frontier and Dual-use Tech sectors. Dual-use tech simply refers to technology that has both military and public usage.

So far, this venture firm has invested in 35 companies, and it offers Seed and Series A funding. Some of the various companies Scout Ventures has invested in include Paar, Mappy, Chiplytics, and Ravyn, among others.

21. Starta

Starta is another noteworthy venture capital firm in New York City. This venture firm also has a physical presence in Berlin, and it offers Seed and Series A funding to companies that are operational in the Tech-enabled, Entertainment, Dating, and other sectors.

The minimum check size that Starta writes for its selected portfolio companies is $20k. However, this venture firm has not disclosed the maximum investment they make in any portfolio company.

Starta has invested in 34 companies so far, some of which are FriendlyData, GeoCV, Online Patent, AgriHemp, Celsius, ClassTag, and Effa, among others.

22. Thrive Capital

Thrive Capital is a venture capital firm with a physical presence only in NYC. This venture firm offers Seed to Series A+ funding, and it invests only in companies operating in the Software, Internet, and Tech-enabled sectors.

The website of this venture capital firm doesn’t offer any additional information. Thus, the exact investment amount and the total number of investments remain unclear.

However, it can be very well assumed that like other venture capital firms, Thrive Capital actively engages with its portfolio companies and provides necessary mentorship, insights, and guidance, whenever necessary.

23. Tribeca Venture Partners

Another noteworthy venture capital firm operating in New York City is Tribeca Venture Partners. This venture capital firm does not have a footprint in other US states and cities. Tribeca Venture Partners offers Seed to Series A+ investments to companies operating in the tech-enabled sectors.

For Seed and Series A, Tribeca invests anywhere between $1M to $8M. For Series A+, this venture partner writes a check of anywhere between $5M and $30M.

So far, Tribeca Venture Partners has invested in 48 companies, some of which are 1huddle, Actuate, AlphaSense, AppNexus, Cuebiq, Escapex, Eponym, Shopkeep, and Thinkful, among others.

24. Two Sigma Ventures

With 84 investments so far, Two Sigma Ventures is undeniably one of the most popular venture capital firms operating in New York City. This venture capital firm offers Seed to Series A+ funding, however, the firm primarily focuses on Series A.

Two Sigma Ventures offers venture funding to any company that uses computer vision, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and/or data science. Thus, one can safely say that this venture firm is sector agnostic as long as the companies are tech-enabled.

This venture firm writes a check of $5M to $10M for every company it selects for investment. Some of the many companies that Two Sigma Ventures has invested in include 3DR, Amper Music, Anomalo, Brella, Bark, Comet, Dynasty, Eave, and Enigma, among others.

25. Union Square Ventures

Union Square Ventures is yet another one of the most popular venture capital firms operating in NYC. This firm is a thesis-driven venture firm. As long as a company falls under one of the several theses and core philosophies, Union Square Ventures is willing to invest irrespective of the sector in which the company operates.

This venture capital firm offers Seed to Series A+ funding.

Union Square Ventures has invested in 160 companies so far, some of which are Slope, Shortwave, Mundi, MongoDB, Carta, Esty, Meetup, and SoundCloud, among others.