Oluwadi New Org. · JULY 27, 2026 · Blog ·
NYC

Fintech · Media · Consumer Tech

Investors Companies Universities
44
companies
50
VC / investor firms
24
universities
118
total firms
67
people
Market: Healthcare & Life Sciences in NYC · clear market

FirmsNYC

10 records
Investor / VC · VC
116 Street Ventures
● New York, NY
116 Street Ventures — Alumni Ventures fund for the Columbia University community. Co-invests alongside top VCs in Columbia University-affiliated companies. Part of Alumni Ventures platform ($1.5B AUM, Manchester NH).
Est. 2014
Investor / VC · VC
Work-Bench
● New York, NY
NYC enterprise software-focused seed VC. Backed from Fortune 500 CIO network. Partners Jonathan Lehr and Jessica Lin.
Est. 2013
Investor / VC · VC
Tenfore Holdings
● NEW YORK, NY
New York NY (also Abu Dhabi UAE). Global investment firm led by Dan Levine (Managing Partner). Value investing in data-rich, technology-enabled growth-stage and middle-market companies. LP base: North American, UAE, European, Nordic family offices. Osparna network connections: investor in Product Lab LLC (Jim MacIntyre), Ignitio (Aaron Bird CEO), Worldeye Technologies (Russ Hayward CEO). 4IR Value Opportunity Holding Co launched 2025. User confirmed. [merged from 1384]: Early-stage VC. Dubai office. Geographic neutral.
Dan Levine
Est. 2013
Investor / VC · VC
FirstMark Capital
● NEW YORK, NY
$3.5B AUM. NYC early-stage VC. Founded by Rick Heitzmann and Amish Jani. Pinterest, Shopify, DraftKings, Discord, Airbnb, Riot Games. Data Driven NYC (20K+ member AI/data community). Guilds platform.
Adam Nelson, Amish Jani, Matt Turck +1 more
Est. 2008
$3.5B AUM
Investor / VC · VC
Greycroft
● NEW YORK, NY
NYC + LA VC. $2B AUM. Consumer, enterprise. Backed Venmo, Acorns, HuffPost, Bird, Bumble, Poshmark. Partners Ian Sigalow, Dana Settle, Will Szczerbiak.
Dana Settle, Ian Sigalow, Will Szczerbiak
Est. 2006
$2.0B AUM
Investor / VC
Kain Capital
● NEW YORK, NY
Kain Capital is a private equity firm focused on healthcare business services. The firm partners with motivated entrepreneurs who want to remain actively involved in their businesses to build on standout opportunities, combining an operator-friendly approach with resources and network to drive lasting value.
Investor / VC · VC
Lux Capital
● New York, NY
Deep tech VC. $4.5B+ AUM. Physical and life sciences: materials, life science, physical sciences. NYC + SF. Backed Shypdirect, Kaleidoscope Bio, Bright Machines.
Bilal Zuberi
Est. 2000
$4.5B AUM
Investor / VC · VC
Point72 Ventures
● New York, NY
New York NY (+ Seattle, San Francisco). Venture arm of Point72 Asset Management (Steven A. Cohen, $59B+ AUM). Founded 2016. Every-stage: seed to pre-IPO. $5-50M checks. Focus: AI, defense tech, fintech/enterprise. Defense team background includes CIA, US Navy, Marine Corps, IQT, BAE Systems, NATO Innovation Fund, Northrop Grumman. "Deterrence" Fund raising $400M (2025, $100M from Cohen). ~164 companies, 12 unicorns. Defense portfolio: Shield AI (Series C $90M lead 2021), Vannevar Labs (Series A lead 2021), Overland AI (seed 2023), CX2 (electronic warfare Series A 2024), Saronic (autonomous surface vessels), Rune (military logistics), Apex (satellite manufacturing), Starfish Space (orbital servicing). Jan 2026: transferred mature fintech assets to $280M Portage continuation vehicle (Goldman Sachs Alternatives backed). Partners: Sri Chandrasekar, Chris Morales, Tara Stokes, Sugam Sarin, Ishan Sinha. [merged from 1378]: Venture capital arm of Point72 Asset Management (Steven A. Cohen). Focus: AI, ML, enterprise technology. Kevin Berardinelli is Head of Portfolio.
Est. 2016
$400M AUM
Investor / VC · VC
Primary Venture Partners
● New York, NY
NYC-focused seed VC. Founded by Brad Svrluga and Ben Sun 2015. Enterprise software, fintech, supply chain, industrial tech. Largest portfolio impact staff in seed landscape. Ranked Seed 100.
Ben Sun, Brad Svrluga
Est. 2015
Investor / VC · Accelerator
Techstars
● NEW YORK, NY
Global startup accelerator network. 2,000+ investments. CEO David Cohen (co-founder, returned May 2024). Operates in 27 cities across 9 countries. $500K for ~6% equity.
David Cohen, Jonathan Geehan
1 committee
Est. 2006