128 seed investors in New York, including 113 in New York City

Top 5 seed 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 (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. The same rule orders the whole list; it is repeated in the method box.

1. Digitalis Ventures

   Type: VC firm · HQ: New York, NY · Stages: Seed · Focus: Healthtech, Biotech, Medtech · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Nov 2026 · Private fund assets: $862M (SEC Form ADV)

   Portfolio news dated Nov 2026; $862M on file (SEC Form ADV); backs seed; names the US as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.

2. 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); backs seed; names the US as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.

3. Lytical Ventures

   Type: VC firm · HQ: New York, NY · Stages: Seed · Focus: AI, Cybersecurity, B2B, Data · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size on file: $44M (SEC Form D, 2021)

   Dated new deal in Oct 2026; $44M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2021); backs seed; names the US as where it invests; 7 named decision-makers on file.

4. Light Ray Ventures

   Type: VC firm · HQ: New York, NY · Stages: Seed · Focus: Robotics, Industrial Tech, Climate Tech, Energy · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size on file: $21M (SEC Form D, 2023)

   Dated new deal in Oct 2026; $21M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2023); backs seed; names the US as where it invests; 3 named decision-makers on file.

5. Motive Venture

   Type: VC firm · HQ: New York, NY · Stages: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth · Focus: Fintech, AI, 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); backs pre-seed, seed, Series A; names the US as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.

First 25 of 128 seed investors in New York

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

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. They are ranked with the rest of the list, by the same rule.

How these 128 break down

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