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title: "128 Seed Investors in New York (Nov 2026): 113 in New York City"
last_updated: "2026-11-06"
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source: "SEC Form D filings and our own research"
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# 128 seed investors in New York, including 113 in New York City

We list 128 seed investors in New York as of November 2026: 127 have an SEC filing on file and 1 was checked on the firm's own website or an official register, and the list was last checked on 6 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are New York (103), Brooklyn (10) and Armonk (2). 113 of the 128 are in the New York City metro area, so this page is also our list of seed investors in New York City.

- 128 investors
- 75 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $50M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 93 firms)
- 606 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 128 seed investors in New York

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digitalis Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed | Healthtech, Biotech, Medtech | Portfolio news, Nov 2026 | $862M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/digitalis-ventures/ |
| Inspired | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed | AI, Fintech, Generalist, Consumer | New fund, Oct 2026 | $450M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/inspired/ |
| Lytical Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed | AI, Cybersecurity, B2B, Data | New deal, Oct 2026 | $44M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/lytical-ventures/ |
| Light Ray Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed | Robotics, Industrial Tech, Climate Tech, Energy | New deal, Oct 2026 | $21M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/light-ray-ventures/ |
| Motive Venture | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | Fintech, AI, Data, Future of Work | New fund, Aug 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/motive-venture/ |
| Third Prime | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed | Fintech, AI, Crypto and Web3, Proptech | New fund, Jun 2026 | $88M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/third-prime/ |
| Volt Capital | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed | AI | New fund, Aug 2026 | $30M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/volt-capital/ |
| Evolution | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Cybersecurity, AI, Developer Tools, SaaS | New fund, Sep 2026 | $1.2B (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/evolution/ |
| Great Oaks Venture Capital | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Healthtech, Generalist, SaaS, Fintech | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | $20M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/great-oaks-venture-capital/ |
| Addition | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed, Growth |  | New fund, Jun 2026 | $300M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/addition/ |
| Commonweal Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Legal Tech, Fintech, Energy | New fund, Jul 2026 | $75M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/commonweal-ventures/ |
| Joule Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Cybersecurity, Fintech, B2B | New fund, Jun 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/joule-ventures/ |
| Reveille | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed | Defense Tech, Energy, Space, AI | New fund, Nov 2026 | $40M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/reveille/ |
| Chloe Capital | VC firm | Ithaca, NY | Seed | Healthtech, AI, Impact, Edtech | New fund, Jul 2026 | $10M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/chloe-capital/ |
| Kalos Ventures | VC firm | Brooklyn, NY | Seed, Series A | Healthtech, Future of Work, Edtech, Hardware | New deal, Aug 2026 | $75M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/kalos-ventures/ |
| Union Square Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed, Series A | AI, Generalist, Robotics, Energy | New deal, Oct 2026 | $3M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/union-square-ventures/ |
| Colle Capital | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed | AI, Healthtech, Fintech, Logistics | New fund, Jun 2026 | $72M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/colle-capital/ |
| Nebular | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed |  | New fund, Sep 2026 | $61M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/nebular/ |
| Geek Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Generalist, B2B, Hardware | New fund, May 2026 | $23M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/geek-ventures/ |
| TQ Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed | AI, Healthtech, Generalist, Consumer | New fund, Jun 2026 | $600M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/tq-ventures/ |
| Great Wave Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Proptech, Climate Tech, Robotics | New fund, May 2026 | $31M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/great-wave-ventures/ |
| Crystal Venture Partners | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed | Insurtech, AI, Fintech, Cybersecurity | New fund, Oct 2026 | $30M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/crystal-venture-partners/ |
| Variant | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Fintech, AI, Crypto and Web3, Cybersecurity | New fund, Sep 2026 | $250M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/variant/ |
| Preface Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Healthtech, Fintech, Future of Work, B2B | New fund, Sep 2026 | $57M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/preface-ventures/ |
| 25Madison Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Healthtech, AI, Logistics, Industrial Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/25madison-ventures/ |

You are seeing 25 of 128. The full list adds 103 more investors and 606 named decision-makers.

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## 113 seed investors in New York City
67 of the 113 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months; the median fund size on file is $57M (SEC Form D, 82 firms); the most recent fund filings are from Reveille (Nov 2026), 25Madison Ventures (Oct 2026) and Crystal Venture Partners (Oct 2026); of the 113 with a stage on file, seed (113), pre-seed (55) and Series A (35); the count covers the metro area, by city: New York (103) and Brooklyn (10); the paid file holds 539 named decision-makers for them.
The first 5 in list order: Digitalis Ventures, Inspired, Lytical Ventures, Light Ray Ventures and Motive Venture.

## Method and limits
- Source: 127 of the 128 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 128 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Stage: the firm states that it invests at seed. Place: head office in New York.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (40: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), stage focus (15: all of it when seed is the only stage the firm states, split evenly when it states more), 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 (20) and completeness of the public record (10). Stage and regional focus are our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 128 rows: stage 128, sector 118, fund size 109, website 128. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 124 rows, firm email on 47, LinkedIn page on 62, check size on 10.

## Questions
### How many seed investors in New York are there?
We list 128 as of November 2026. 75 of the 128 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are New York (103), Brooklyn (10) and Armonk (2).

### Which seed investors in New York raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
56 of the 128 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Reveille (Nov 2026), 25Madison Ventures (Oct 2026) and Crystal Venture Partners (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of seed investors in New York?
The median fund size on file for this list is $50M, across the 93 firms with a size on an SEC Form D. The fund on file is each firm's main fund, which is not always its newest. The other 35 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact seed investors in New York?
The paid file holds 606 named decision-makers across 124 of these 128 and a firm email for 47. We publish the address a firm lists itself, never a personal email. Each free row links to a profile with the firm's website.

### Where does the data on seed investors in New York come from?
127 of the 128 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV) and 1 was checked on the firm's own website or an official register. Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 6 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.

