New York Ventures meets the critical capital needs of New York State's innovation economy by providing funding to high-growth startups as they move from concept to commercialization, through early growth and expansion.

New York Ventures administers the State's innovation investment funds, providing equity investment capital to early-stage technology-based businesses through direct investments and fund-of-funds.

We primarily target strategic industries such as information technology, life sciences and clean energy, as well as technologies important to advanced manufacturing. We actively look to fill funding gaps in key, but underserved, industries and regions.  We support companies emerging from NY State universities, research labs, incubators and accelerators – but will consider companies willing to relocate to New York.

New York Ventures values capital-efficient business models, proper corporate governance, experienced and diverse management teams, and business plans structured to attract the next level of capital investment at an increased valuation. We seek to partner closely with the private sector and require matching investments from private funding sources at the time of investment.