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Seed deep tech investors in New York

8 of 12 seed deep tech firms that report a preference say they can lead. 2 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Lux CapitalActive Sep 24

New York · Fund $1.5 (2026)

Josh Wolfe, Peter Hébert+8 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech

$100K to $30M+Can lead

CompoundActive Sep 27

New York

David Hirsch, Michael Dempsey+2 on the team

SeedSeries ADeep tech +4

Check size not reportedLead not reported

New York · Fund $194M (2022)

Aaron Holiday, Nnamdi Okike+1 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +6

$1M to $30MCan lead

Cerberus Ventures

New York

Chenny Zhang, Dave LoBosco+7 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

New York · Fund $31M (Fund IV) (2024)

Evan Nisselson, Ash Cleary+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep techConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $3MCan lead

Light Ray Ventures

New York · Fund $100 million AUM

Alex Tsyplakov, Dima Bovykin+1 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +2

$100K to $10MCan lead

New Science Ventures

New York

Somu Subramaniam, Andrew Abrams+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Parkway Venture Capital

New York

Gregg Hill, Jesse Coors-Blankenship+2 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech

$100K to $10MCan lead

Republic Capital

New York

Christian Sullivan

SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

8090 Industries

New York

Kerem Ozmen, Rayyan Islam+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +4

$500K to $10MMostly follows

New York

Emily McMahan, Sherman Williams

Pre-seedSeedDefense and space +4

$250K to $1MMostly follows

DataPower Ventures

New York

David Yakobovitch

SeedDev tools and infra +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Deep33 Ventures

New York · Fund $200M

Joab Rosenberg, Lior Prosor+4 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BDeep tech +1

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Earthrise Ventures

New York

Scott Norman

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADefense and space +1

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Legendary Ventures

New York

David Rowe, Jamie Driver+3 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BConsumer +4

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Lightscape Partners

New York

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDeep tech +1

Check size not reportedLead not reported

New York · Fund $25.9M (debut fund)

Kevin Webb, Tom Quigley+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedClimate +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Tribeca Early Stage Partners

New York

John McEvoy, David E. Levy+7 on the team

SeedSeries AFintech +3

$1M to $3MMostly follows

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Questions

How many seed deep tech investors in new york are there?

Mode VC tracks 18 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 2 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed deep tech investors in new york write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 7 firms on this list.

Which seed deep tech investors in new york lead rounds?

8 of 12 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.