# Launch NY: portfolio, investments and team

> Launch NY is a vc firm based in United States. 73 investments on record, 9 in the last 12 months, latest May 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-ny (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Launch NY

Last cheque observed May 2026; 73 cheques on record.

Deploying now New fund $11M, Jul 2024 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Impact Underserved Social Impact

Deploying now

**64%** of best year **9** **cheques in 12 months**, 73 on record

Since the last cheque **178** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$535K** Rounds led **0 of 73** Sole investor **32 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch Launch NY

## Launch NY highlights

- 01 9 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 71% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 32 rounds, median $500K

## What they do

> Upstate New York's most active nonprofit seed fund. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Impact Underserved Social Impact
- **Based in:** Buffalo, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **73 appearances**

- **2026** 6 rounds
- **May** **[Ognomy Sleep](https://millionrounds.com/company/ognomy-sleep)** Series A · US **$20M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Bridge Green Upcycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridge-green-upcycle)** US **$750K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Sign-Speak](https://millionrounds.com/company/sign-speak)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[HELIXintel](https://millionrounds.com/company/helixintel)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[AvantGuard](https://millionrounds.com/company/avantguard)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[CryoBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryobio)** Pre-seed · US **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **2025** 13 rounds
- **Nov** **[Ecolectro](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecolectro)** US **$2.3M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[AvantGuard](https://millionrounds.com/company/avantguard)** Grant · US **$2.6M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Selectfi](https://millionrounds.com/company/selectfi)** Venture · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Fret Zealot](https://millionrounds.com/company/fret-zealot)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[For Bitter For Worse](https://millionrounds.com/company/for-bitter-for-worse)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Arbol](https://millionrounds.com/company/arbol)** US **$100K** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[BetterMynd](https://millionrounds.com/company/bettermynd)** US **$125K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Dimensional Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/dimensional-energy)** US **$75K** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[3AM Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/3am-innovations)** US **$285K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Nordetect](https://millionrounds.com/company/nordetect)** US **$585K** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Bridge Green Upcycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridge-green-upcycle)** US **$250K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[3AM Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/3am-innovations)** Venture · US **$750K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Dentite](https://millionrounds.com/company/dentite)** Pre-seed · US **$750K** Sole investor
- **2024** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[EagleHawk](https://millionrounds.com/company/eaglehawk)** Debt · US **$550K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Refraction](https://millionrounds.com/company/refraction)** Pre-seed · US **$250K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[CYRISMA](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyrisma)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Nudge Money](https://millionrounds.com/company/nudge-money)** Seed · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Heat Inverse](https://millionrounds.com/company/heat-inverse)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[Aurie](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurie)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Arbol](https://millionrounds.com/company/arbol)** Series B · US **$60M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[sayhii](https://millionrounds.com/company/sayhii)** Pre-seed · US **$350K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[EMPEQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/empeq)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2023** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Diadem Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/diadem-capital)** Pre-seed · US **$600K** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[AireXpert](https://millionrounds.com/company/airexpert)** Seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Paradigm of New York](https://millionrounds.com/company/paradigm-of-new-york)** Venture · US **$500K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Farther Farms](https://millionrounds.com/company/farther-farms)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Exostellar](https://millionrounds.com/company/exostellar)** Series A · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[CaHill Tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/cahill-tech)** US **$250K** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[HELIXintel](https://millionrounds.com/company/helixintel)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[Re-Nuble](https://millionrounds.com/company/re-nuble)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[Braidbabes](https://millionrounds.com/company/braidbabes)** Crowdfunding · US **$166K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Dimien](https://millionrounds.com/company/dimien)** Seed · US **$250K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Combined Energies](https://millionrounds.com/company/combined-energies)** Venture · US **$640K** Sole investor
- **2022** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[MemoryFox](https://millionrounds.com/company/memoryfox)** Debt · US **$400K** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

LK **Lindsay Karas Stencel** Manager of limited liability company that serves as general partner of the limited partnership i Filing they signed

ML **Marnie Lavigne** Manager of limited liability company that serves as general partner of the limited partnership i Filing they signed

ML **Marnie LaVigne, PhD** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **6** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**39** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[3aminnovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/3am-innovations)[Agri-trak](https://millionrounds.com/company/agri-trak)[Airexpert](https://millionrounds.com/company/airexpert)[Azunafresh](https://millionrounds.com/company/azuna-fresh)[Bettermynd](https://millionrounds.com/company/bettermynd)[Braidbabes](https://millionrounds.com/company/braidbabes)[Bridgegreenupcycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridge-green-upcycle)[Carbontostone](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon-to-stone)[Circuitclinical](https://millionrounds.com/company/circuit-clinical)[Combined-energies](https://millionrounds.com/company/combined-energies)[Cyrisma](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyrisma)[Dentite](https://millionrounds.com/company/dentite)[Diademcapital](https://millionrounds.com/company/diadem-capital)[Dimensionalenergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/dimensional-energy)[Dimien](https://millionrounds.com/company/dimien)[Eaglehawk](https://millionrounds.com/company/eaglehawk)[Ecolectro](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecolectro)[Empeq](https://millionrounds.com/company/empeq)[Exostellar](https://millionrounds.com/company/exostellar)[Fartherfarms](https://millionrounds.com/company/farther-farms)[Ferric-contrast](https://millionrounds.com/company/ferric-contrast)[Forbitterforworse](https://millionrounds.com/company/for-bitter-for-worse)[Fretzealot](https://millionrounds.com/company/fret-zealot)[Heatinverse](https://millionrounds.com/company/heat-inverse)[Helixintel](https://millionrounds.com/company/helixintel)[Memoryfox](https://millionrounds.com/company/memoryfox)[Nordetect](https://millionrounds.com/company/nordetect)[Nudgemoney](https://millionrounds.com/company/nudge-money)[Ognomy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ognomy)[Postprocess](https://millionrounds.com/company/postprocess-technologies)[Prolivio](https://millionrounds.com/company/prolivio)[Re-nuble](https://millionrounds.com/company/re-nuble)[Sayhii](https://millionrounds.com/company/sayhii)[Selectfi](https://millionrounds.com/company/selectfi)[Sign-speak](https://millionrounds.com/company/sign-speak)[Telosair](https://millionrounds.com/company/telosair)[Theirstory](https://millionrounds.com/company/theirstory)[Verivend](https://millionrounds.com/company/verivend)[Vpgmedical](https://millionrounds.com/company/vpg-medical) Accutheranostics Adaptivewaves Anagheatelier Avantguardinc Aviateaudio Breezi-pro Cahillresources Caretechhuman Casanacare Dipitbrand Donate Today Eatmeicecream Edenesque Energyguard Gcliprow Getdailyagape Getwellconnected Growarbol Helloplayground Jecabar Joinnara and 17 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

New fund on file

**$11M**

raised in Jul 2024

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$535K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$500K**

Led 0 of 73 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 32 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *23*
- Seed said *12*
- Pre-seed said *7*
- Grant *4*
- Series A said *3*
- Series B said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 14
- [43North](https://millionrounds.com/fund/43north) 6
- [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) 6
- [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) 3
- [New York Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-ventures) 3
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Launch NY. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**National Science Foundation** Government **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**43North** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/43north)[**SOSV** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**New York Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-ventures)[**Techstars** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Ascend** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend)[**Cleantech Open** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open)[**Creative Destruction Lab** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab)[**Luminate** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator)[**Motivate Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motivate-venture-capital)[**Mubadala** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mubadala)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Launch NY put money into.

[**Ognomy Sleep** $20M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ognomy-sleep)[**Bridge Green Upcycle** $750K · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridge-green-upcycle)[**Sign-Speak** Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sign-speak)[**HELIXintel** $3.0M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/helixintel)[**AvantGuard** Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/avantguard)[**CryoBio** $1.3M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryobio)

## Quick answers about Launch NY

### What does Launch NY invest in?

Launch NY invests most often at Venture and Seed (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Impact, Underserved and Social Impact.

### How active is Launch NY?

73 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2026.

### What has Launch NY invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ognomy Sleep (Series A, May 2026), Bridge Green Upcycle (Undisclosed round, Apr 2026) and Sign-Speak (Venture, Apr 2026).

### How big are Launch NY's cheques?

The median round it joins is $535K.

### Does Launch NY lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 73 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Launch NY invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Launch NY investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Launch NY invest alongside?

Most often National Science Foundation (14 rounds together), 43North (6 rounds together) and SOSV (6 rounds together).

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