# NYC Seed: portfolio, investments and team

> NYC Seed is an angel network based in United States. 40 investments on record, latest Jan 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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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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Quiet Angel network

Pre-seed Seed Series A Mobile Recurring Smartphone

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 40 on record

Since the last cheque **3956** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$95M** Cheque size, as they say **$20K – $20K** Rounds led **0 of 40** Sole investor **11 rounds** Exits **8 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## NYC Seed highlights

- 01 40 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 85% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $260K
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Mobile Recurring Smartphone
- **Based in:** Brooklyn, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **40 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Datadog](https://millionrounds.com/company/datadog)** **$95M** With 15 others
- **2014** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Partpic](https://millionrounds.com/company/partpic)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[FieldLens](https://millionrounds.com/company/fieldlens)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Datadog](https://millionrounds.com/company/datadog)** Series B · US **$15M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Contently](https://millionrounds.com/company/contently)** Series B · US **$9.0M** With 8 others
- **2013** 8 rounds
- **Sept** **[CaseRails](https://millionrounds.com/company/caserails)** Seed · US **$20K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Zipmark](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipmark)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Quandora](https://millionrounds.com/company/quandora)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Alluring Logic](https://millionrounds.com/company/alluring-logic)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Vidaao](https://millionrounds.com/company/vidaao)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$300K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[NimbusBase](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimbusbase)** Seed · US **$275K** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Hublished](https://millionrounds.com/company/hublished)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$150K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Singly](https://millionrounds.com/company/singly)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2012** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Datadog](https://millionrounds.com/company/datadog)** Series A · US · finance.yahoo.com **$6.2M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Amicus](https://millionrounds.com/company/amicus)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.2M** With 16 others
- **Oct** **[CourseHorse](https://millionrounds.com/company/coursehorse)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$500K** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[FieldLens](https://millionrounds.com/company/fieldlens)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$1.6M** With 9 others
- **Aug** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Magnetic](https://millionrounds.com/company/magnetic)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[SeeMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/seeme)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$2.3M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Amicus](https://millionrounds.com/company/amicus)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$580K** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[EachScape](https://millionrounds.com/company/eachscape)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Infinio](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinio)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **2011** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[HowAboutWe](https://millionrounds.com/company/howaboutwe)** Series B · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[GenJuice](https://millionrounds.com/company/genjuice)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Olapic](https://millionrounds.com/company/olapic)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[UsherBuddy](https://millionrounds.com/company/usherbuddy)** Seed · US · nycseedstart.com **$20K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Visual Revenue](https://millionrounds.com/company/visual-revenue)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$512K** With 4 others
- **May** **[ToutApp](https://millionrounds.com/company/toutapp)** Seed · US · www1.toutapp.com **$350K** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Ufora](https://millionrounds.com/company/ufora)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Guidesly](https://millionrounds.com/company/guidesly)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Categorical](https://millionrounds.com/company/categorical)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2010** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$550K** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Divide](https://millionrounds.com/company/divide)** Seed · US · gigaom.com **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[HowAboutWe](https://millionrounds.com/company/howaboutwe)** Series A · US · businessinsider.com **$3.1M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Datadog](https://millionrounds.com/company/datadog)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Risktail](https://millionrounds.com/company/risktail)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Ticketfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/ticketfly)** Series A · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Feb** **[PlaceVine](https://millionrounds.com/company/placevine)** Seed · US · paidcontent.org **$500K** 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

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 listed **8 in all**

**[Partpic](https://millionrounds.com/company/partpic)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Nov 2016

**[Ticketfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/ticketfly)** Bought by Pandora Media **$450M** Oct 2015

**[Vidaao](https://millionrounds.com/company/vidaao)** Bought by Skyword **Undisclosed** Sept 2014

**[HowAboutWe](https://millionrounds.com/company/howaboutwe)** Bought by [IAC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iac) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Divide](https://millionrounds.com/company/divide)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$120M** May 2014

**[Singly](https://millionrounds.com/company/singly)** Bought by Appcelerator **Undisclosed** Aug 2013

**[Visual Revenue](https://millionrounds.com/company/visual-revenue)** Bought by Outbrain **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

**[PlaceVine](https://millionrounds.com/company/placevine)** Bought by Alphabird **Undisclosed** Mar 2011

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$95M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$260K**

Led 0 of 40 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $20K – $20K
- **Sole investor:** 11 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2016
- **Exits:** 8 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *26*
- Series A said *7*
- Series B said *4*
- Venture *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2016

Often in the room with

- [Contour Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners) 10
- [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) 7
- [High Peaks Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-peaks-venture-partners) 6
- [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 6
- [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) 4
- [Esther Dyson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/esther-dyson) 3

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## 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 Partners** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**High Peaks Venture Partners** Investment bank **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-peaks-venture-partners)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**IA Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures)[**Esther Dyson** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/esther-dyson)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**NYC SeedStart** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nyc-seedstart)[**OpenView Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openview-venture-partners)[**Quotidian Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures)[**RTP Global** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtp-global)[**Trajectory Capital** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trajectory-capital-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies NYC Seed put money into.

[**Datadog** $95M · Jan 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/datadog)

## 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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