159 AI investors in New York, including 141 in New York City

Top 5 AI investors in New York, ranked by recent fund activity

Among firms with a published profile and a dated fund or deal in the last 24 months. The rule: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (35: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (25; half of that when the sector is stated only), stated focus on the US (15: full marks when the firm names the US as where it invests, half when it says global), size of the fund on file on a log scale (15) and completeness of the public record (10). Regional focus is our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns. The same rule orders the whole list; it is repeated in the method box.

1. Inspired

   Type: VC firm · HQ: New York, NY · Stages: Seed · Focus: AI, Fintech, Generalist, Consumer · Latest activity: New fund, Oct 2026 · Fund size on file: $450M (SEC Form D, 2026)

   Latest fund filing dated Oct 2026; $450M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2026); states AI as a focus; names the US as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.

2. Greycroft

   Type: VC firm · HQ: New York, NY · Stages: Series A, Series B, Growth · Focus: AI, Industrial Tech, Defense Tech, Healthtech · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size on file: $600M (SEC Form D, 2022)

   Dated new deal in Oct 2026; $600M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2022); states AI as a focus; names the US as where it invests; 5 named decision-makers on file.

3. Left Lane Capital

   Type: VC firm · HQ: Brooklyn, NY · Focus: AI, Healthtech, Fintech, Logistics · Latest activity: New deal, Aug 2026 · Fund size on file: $599M (SEC Form D, 2025)

   Dated new deal in Aug 2026; $599M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2025); states AI as a focus; names the US as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.

4. Alpha Partners

   Type: VC firm · HQ: New York, NY · Stages: Series B, Growth · Focus: AI, Developer Tools, Healthtech, Cybersecurity · Latest activity: New fund, Oct 2026 · Fund size on file: $200M (SEC Form D, 2024)

   Latest fund filing dated Oct 2026; $200M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2024); states AI as a focus; names the US as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.

5. Motive Venture

   Type: VC firm · HQ: New York, NY · Stages: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth · Focus: AI, Fintech, Data, Future of Work · Latest activity: New fund, Aug 2026 · Fund size on file: $200M (SEC Form D, 2025)

   Latest fund filing dated Aug 2026; $200M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2025); states AI as a focus; names the US as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.

First 25 of 159 AI investors in New York

You are seeing 25 of 159. The full list adds 134 more investors and 796 named decision-makers.

141 AI investors in New York City

96 of the 141 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months; the median fund size on file is $75M (SEC Form D, 106 firms); the most recent fund filings are from Reveille (Nov 2026), Steel Atlas (Nov 2026) and 25Madison Ventures (Oct 2026); of the 117 with a stage on file, seed (75), pre-seed (53) and Series A (34); the count covers the metro area, by city: New York (131), Brooklyn (9) and New York City (1); the paid file holds 716 named decision-makers for them.

The first 5 in list order: Inspired, Greycroft, Left Lane Capital, Alpha Partners and Motive Venture. They are ranked with the rest of the list, by the same rule.

How these 159 break down

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