Pre-Seed and Seed Matching Fund
Invests in early-stage New York technology startups with private matching capital from New York Ventures.
The Pre-Seed and Seed Matching Fund Program (NYVPSSF) is administered by New York Ventures, the venture capital arm of Empire State Development, using $40 million in federal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) capital. The program provides equity investments of $50,000 to $250,000 to early-stage technology startups headquartered in New York State. Every dollar of state investment must b…
Equity co-investments of $50,000–$250,000, matched 1:1 with qualified private capital, for pre-seed and seed-stage technology startups headquartered in New York State.
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