New York Ventures | LinkedIn (2024)

New York Ventures, a division of Empire State Development, is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in high growth start-up companies that are led by diverse entrepreneurial teams, across all regions of New York State. We administer the state’s innovation investment funds by partnering with entrepreneurs to build the future of New York, prioritizing companies that solve important challenges in the areas of climate change, agriculture, healthcare, education, information sciences and other emerging technologies. More than 43% of the 25 companies in our current portfolio are women or minority-founded businesses. We’ve also launched three fund-of-funds through a program responsible for investments in an additional 140 emerging-growth startups in New York State. We co-invest with a wide variety of large and small funds to leverage NYS dollars for the benefit of all New Yorkers resulting in successes across a range of companies and industries—from Plated and Rgenix to Spincar and Agronomic.

Website

https://esd.ny.gov/venture-capital

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Industry

Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

Company size

2-10 employees

Headquarters

New York, New York

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  New York Ventures is hiring! We are hiring a Director based in Upstate New York for our Innovation Venture Capital Fund. Please see the link below for more information about the position and how to apply.

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  We've been busy with ourPre-Seed and Seed Fundand are excited to announce our latest investments. Welcome to the portfolio Arbol, Ancilia Biosciences, BetterMynd, Cadence OneFive and ResilienX!

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  Rochester-headquartered GDI just announced a partnership to begin the development of its first factory in Germany.It's great to see recognition for the strength of Upstate New York's burgeoning battery industry from around the world!

  WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Battery Producer Enticed to Set Up Shop in the EU wsj.com

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  Our portfolio company C16 Biosciences is expanding into food! Learn more about the company's plan to bring its sustainable palm oil alternative to the food industry where it is poised to make a real impact.

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  We were excited to see the larger-than-life impact of NY Ventures' SSBCI programs featured in Times Square! A few of the fund managers we've committed to, AIN Ventures, Lightship Capital, and Impellent Ventures, had their names up in lights. Read more about our newEmerging and Regional Manager FundandCommunity and Regional Partner Fund using the links below. https://lnkd.in/e-bYEvn9https://lnkd.in/e3eadviv

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  Check out this article highlighting how our portfolio company WearWorks is partnering with Google's Project Guideline to develop navigation tools for people with visual impairments. We're excited to be an early supporter of WearWorks' pioneering haptic technology!

  Open sourcing Project Guideline: A platform for computer vision accessibility technology blog.research.google

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  We're proud to continue to support Dimensional Energy.Congratulationsto Jason Salfi and the team on the $20M Series A!

  Dimensional Energy Secures $20 Million Series A Funding | Dimensional Energy Blog dimensionalenergy.com

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  Congratulationsto our portfolio company 8B Education Investments, which won Upstate Capital Association of New York's 2023 award for venture investment of the year!

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  Our portfolio company Zetagen Therapeutics has gotten approval to begin a pilot study of its bone graft treatment for cervical degenerative disc disease, furthering its pipeline development program. Learn more below.

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  Excited to see friends and colleagues and meet some new folks in Troy on Wednesday!

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