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Seed dev tools and infra investors in New York

15 of 23 seed dev tools and infra firms that report a preference say they can lead. 1 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

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

Conversion Capital

New York

Christian Lawless

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDev tools and infra +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Differential Ventures

New York

David Magerman, Nick Adams+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +1Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

New York · Fund $175M (2024)

Mike Giampapa, William Nuelle+3 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Galaxy Interactive

New York

Sam Englebardt, Santiago Diaz

SeedSeries ALeadsGaming and media +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Hivemind Capital Partners

New York

Matt Zhang, Emmanuel Vallod+4 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +2

$500K to $10MCan lead

Lateral Frontiers

New York

Rob Eloff, Steven Grin+3 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsFintech +5

$250K to $1MCan lead

Lytical Ventures

New York

Craig Lifschutz, Jeff Keswin+3 on the team

SeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +1

Check size not reportedCan 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

Preface Ventures

New York

Farooq Abbasi

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +1

$250K to $3MCan lead

Surface Ventures

New York · Fund $50M

Dimitri Boguslavsky, Gyan Kapur+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +3

$500K to $1MCan lead

New York · Fund $30M (2023)

Darius Askaripour, Thomas Dunleavy

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +2

$250K to $3MCan lead

Vermilion Cliffs Ventures

New York

Ashley Smith

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1Confirmed by the firm

$100K to $500KCan lead

New York · Fund $160M Fund IV

Jessica Lin, Jonathan Lehr+2 on the team

SeedLeadsDev tools and infra +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

New York

Caleb Goding, Hans Thomas+1 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BCrypto +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

New York

Emily McMahan, Sherman Williams

Pre-seedSeedDefense and space +4

$250K to $1MMostly follows

Credibly Neutral

New York

Lisa Cuesta Bunin, Viktor Bunin

Pre-seedSeedCrypto +1

$25K to $250KMostly follows

New York

Badrul Farooqi

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADev tools and infra +1

$250K to $500KMostly follows

DataPower Ventures

New York

David Yakobovitch

SeedDev tools and infra +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

New York

Janine Yorio, Jesse Stein

SeedSeries AGaming and media +2

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Irregular Expressions

New York

Jean Sini, Vlad Rachev

Pre-seedSeedDev tools and infra +1

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Lightscape Partners

New York

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDeep tech +1

Check size not reportedLead not reported

LightShed Ventures

New York

Brandon Ross, Jamie Seltzer+3 on the team

SeedSeries ASeries BGaming and media +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

New York

Jay Castillo, Mark Ghermezian

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise software +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

New York

Rusty Ralston

Pre-seedSeedAI and data +2

$500K to $3MLead 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 dev tools and infra investors in new york are there?

Mode VC tracks 28 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 1 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed dev tools and infra investors in new york write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 8 firms on this list.

Which seed dev tools and infra investors in new york lead rounds?

15 of 23 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.