Active NYC Investors in 2026
NYC is the second-largest US venture market after SF, with $18B raised in 2025 across NYC-based startups. The NYC ecosystem skews more heavily toward consumer, fintech, media-tech and B2B SaaS than the Bay Area's deep tech tilt. This open directory lists active NYC-based VCs and pre-seed firms writing checks in 2026.
For the broader US list, see Round Funded. For city alternatives, see Round Funded.
How We Picked This List
- NYC-headquartered or NYC-leading partner team
- Active in last 12 months with new investments on Crunchbase
- Cover pre-seed through Series A - not late-stage growth only
The list mixes pure NYC plays (Union Square Ventures, BoxGroup, Lerer Hippeau) with multi-stage funds that have a strong NYC partner team (CRV, Lightspeed).
Next Steps
- For the broader US picture, see Round Funded
- For NYC accelerators, the closest is Round Funded (Techstars NYC + others)
- Moving to NYC? Read the US founder visa guide for IER, O-1A and EB-1A paths
- Run cold outreach with the fundraising email generator
