The firm is one of the most active in NYC, having invested in close to 200 startups. Lerer Hippeau Ventures is a venture capital fund that focuses on early seed funding, leveraging the operational expertise of its investment team, which consists of entrepreneurs. So please shoot us a note you come across anything that needs to be changed and/or added. In fact, the =RAND() function on excel was used to determine order. We’ll be updating this guide regularly and when producing a guide of this magnitude, there will inevitably be unintentional omissions and errors. This guide is in no particular order nor is it a ranking. We’ve assembled the most complete guide to VC Firms in NYC ever.įounder’s note: AlleyWatch does not have a financial relationship with any of the firms in this guide. This complete list shows, once and for all, that there are plenty of fish in the sea. Think you’re onto the Next Big Thing or at least something that one of these firms have been looking for? Here’s your chance to find your potential match and if one of them says ‘No,’ read on. They’ve all had their share of hits and misses (Bessemer turned down Fedex seven times).

Many are founders themselves, but no matter what their preferences, one thing is certain: every single person here is ready, willing and able to write you a check – provided that you have the right stuff, whatever that might be to each fund or investor in particular. Still others won’t look at more than a one-page elevator pitch.

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