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NYC Seed

Last cheque observed Jan 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries AMobileRecurringSmartphone

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 40 on record
Since the last cheque3956days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$95MCheque size, as they say$20K – $20KRounds led0 of 40Sole investor11 roundsExits8 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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NYC Seed highlights

  1. 01

    40 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 85% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $260K

  4. 04

    8 exits from the portfolio

What they do

NYC Seed funds seed-stage technology entrepreneurs in New York City.From their own website
Type
Angel network (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$20K – $20K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
MobileRecurringSmartphone
Based in
Brooklyn, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first40 appearances

  1. 2016

    1 round

  2. Jan
    Datadog$95MWith 15 others
  3. 2014

    4 rounds

  4. Sept
    PartpicSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  5. May
    FieldLensSeries A · US$8.0MWith 6 others
  6. Feb
    DatadogSeries B · US$15MWith 7 others
  7. Jan
    ContentlySeries B · US$9.0MWith 8 others
  8. 2013

    8 rounds

  9. Sept
    CaseRailsSeed · US$20KSole investor
  10. Aug
    ZipmarkSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 4 others
  11. Jul
    QuandoraSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  12. Jul
    Alluring LogicSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  13. Jul
    VidaaoSeed · US · techcrunch.com$300KWith 1 other
  14. Jul
    NimbusBaseSeed · US$275KWith 2 others
  15. Jun
    HublishedSeed · US · techcrunch.com$150KWith 1 other
  16. May
    SinglySeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  17. 2012

    10 rounds

  18. Nov
    DatadogSeries A · US · finance.yahoo.com$6.2MWith 4 others
  19. Nov
    AmicusSeed · US · techcrunch.com$3.2MWith 16 others
  20. Oct
    CourseHorseSeed · US · pandodaily.com$500KWith 5 others
  21. Sept
    FieldLensVenture · US · finsmes.com$1.6MWith 9 others
  22. Aug
    SeatGeekVenture · US · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 4 others
  23. Jun
    MagneticSeries B · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 6 others
  24. Feb
    SeeMeSeed · US · sec.gov$2.3MWith 5 others
  25. Feb
    AmicusSeed · US · techcrunch.com$580KWith 7 others
  26. Jan
    EachScapeSeries A · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  27. Jan
    InfinioSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 3 others
  28. 2011

    9 rounds

  29. Nov
    HowAboutWeSeries B · US$15MWith 4 others
  30. Sept
    GenJuiceSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  31. Sept
    OlapicSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  32. Sept
    UsherBuddySeed · US · nycseedstart.com$20KWith 1 other
  33. Jul
    Visual RevenueSeed · US · finsmes.com$512KWith 4 others
  34. May
    ToutAppSeed · US · www1.toutapp.com$350KWith 9 others
  35. Apr
    UforaSeed · US$4.0MWith 9 others
  36. Jan
    GuideslySeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  37. Jan
    CategoricalSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  38. 2010

    7 rounds

  39. Oct
    SeatGeekSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$550KWith 6 others
  40. Oct
    DivideSeed · US · gigaom.com$2.0MWith 3 others
  41. Sept
    HowAboutWeSeries A · US · businessinsider.com$3.1MWith 7 others
  42. Jul
    DatadogSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  43. Jul
    RisktailSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  44. Jul
    SeatGeekSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 1 other
  45. May
    TicketflySeries A · US · deals.venturebeat.com$3.0MWith 4 others
  46. 2009

    1 round

  47. Feb
    PlaceVineSeed · US · paidcontent.org$500KSole 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

We hold 2 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed8 in all

PartpicBought by AmazonUndisclosedNov 2016
TicketflyBought by Pandora Media$450MOct 2015
VidaaoBought by SkywordUndisclosedSept 2014
HowAboutWeBought by IACUndisclosedJul 2014
DivideBought by Google$120MMay 2014
SinglyBought by AppceleratorUndisclosedAug 2013
Visual RevenueBought by OutbrainUndisclosedMar 2013
PlaceVineBought by AlphabirdUndisclosedMar 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Contour Venture PartnersVC firm10rounds togetherFounder CollectiveVC firm7rounds togetherHigh Peaks Venture PartnersInvestment bank6rounds togetherRRE VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherIA VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherEsther DysonVC firm3rounds togetherIndex VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherNYC SeedStartAccelerator3rounds togetherOpenView Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherQuotidian VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherRTP GlobalVC firm3rounds togetherTrajectory CapitalFamily office3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies NYC Seed put money into.

Datadog$95M · Jan 2016

Quick answers about NYC Seed

What does NYC Seed invest in?

NYC Seed invests most often at Seed and Series A (85% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mobile, Recurring and Smartphone.

How active is NYC Seed?

40 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2016.

What has NYC Seed invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Datadog (Jan 2016).

How big are NYC Seed's cheques?

The median round it joins is $95M. It says it writes cheques of $20K to $20K.

Does NYC Seed lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 40 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does NYC Seed invest?

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

Is NYC Seed investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2016.

Who does NYC Seed invest alongside?

Most often Contour Venture Partners (10 rounds together), Founder Collective (7 rounds together) and High Peaks Venture Partners (6 rounds together).

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