Consumer Startups in New York

Dix Hills, NY

Influencer marketing is too expensive with uncertain ROI, too complicated due to lengthy negotiations, and not scalable when managing many influencers.

New York, NY

People crave unique, in-person social experiences that can't be replicated at home. Existing group entertainment options are limited in scale, repeatability, and engagement.

New York

Most language learning tools teach vocabulary without cultural context, leading to misunderstandings, poor localization, and lost trust for tourists, diaspora communities, and global organizations.

New York, NY

Founded in 2016, Simon Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York, New York. The firm invests in early stage to growth companies operating at the intersection of retail and technology.

New York, NY

Early-stage investment network and venture funds focused on investing in and accelerating women-led companies across sectors. Combines an engaged nationwide angel membership, investor education...

New York, NY

Plum Alley Investments is a venture capital firm focused on breakthrough technology companies making the world better for humans, industry and the planet. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage...

Buffalo, NY

Launch NY is a nonprofit venture development organization in Upstate New York providing pro bono mentoring and access to risk capital for high-growth startups. Through its InvestLocal Financing...

New York, NY

Jackalope Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York, New York. The firm prefers to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, growth-stage, and later-stage companies. The firm seeks to invest in...

New York, NY

Invest in seed and early A founder-led companies across a broad range of industries, with a bias toward consumer-focused teams leveraging consumer intelligence and operational excellence. Typical...

Chappaqua, NY

Invests proprietary capital ($500k–$3M) in early-to-later stage companies with a focus on direct-to-consumer/consumer products & services and biotechnology/healthcare. Seeks businesses with the...

New York, NY

Golden Seeds is one of the largest and most active angel networks in the United States, focused on investing in high-potential, women-led businesses across a range of sectors, with a strong...

New York, NY

Membership-based angel group investing in early-stage companies across Life Sciences, SaaS, FinTech, Consumer, AI, and Cleantech. Typical member investments range from $100K to $1.5M; provides...

New York, NY

We invest in founders that want to change the world, partnering with visionary entrepreneurs to build transformative companies across B2B SaaS, marketplaces (B2B & consumer), and fintech. Market- and...

New York, NY

Early-stage fund led by Ben Zises investing in Consumer, PropTech, and Future of Work, including brands, CPG, eCommerce SaaS, commerce enablement, and marketplaces; and software/tech connected to...

New York, NY

We typically invest $500K-$5M in Seed to Growth companies who have clear product-market fit, have surpassed internal diligence, and have built a unique moat in the industry.

New York, NY

Nelstone Ventures invests and syndicates investment opportunities in various stage technology companies with a focus on enterprise software, gaming, healthcare, consumer internet and technology...

Brooklyn, NY

Founder-driven (not thesis-driven): great founders are more valuable than great ideas. We invest pre-Series A across industries, with check sizes from $250K to $2M and provide on-demand operational...

New York, NY

Acronym focuses on late-seed and early-Series A investments in B2B SaaS and omnichannel consumer brands. Sweet spot: companies raising $2M-$6M. Invests where it can help drive revenue; prefers...

New York, NY

Jackalope Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York, New York. The firm prefers to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, growth-stage, and later-stage companies. The firm seeks to invest in...

New York, NY

Founded in 2008, betaworks is a company of builders. A tightly linked network of ideas, people, capital, products and data brought together in imaginative ways to build out a more connected world....

New York, NY

HBSAANY identifies and invests in early-stage companies across many sectors (AI, Fintech, Life Science, Consumer, etc.), leveraging a large HBS alumni angel network, monthly pitch nights, lead...

New York, NY

New York Angels is a membership-based group of 125+ accredited investors who invest individually in early-stage companies across a broad range of industries including Life Sciences, Medical Devices,...

New York, NY

Founded in 2019, Brightlane Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York, New York. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage companies operating in the consumer and technology sectors,...

New York, NY

Early-stage, founder-led companies across 25+ sectors (AI, Fintech, Life Science, Consumer, etc.). Monthly pitch nights, lead investor assigned to each investment, active mentorship and introductions...