Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeUniversity VC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
MedtechBiotechAIHardwareRoboticsSemiconductorsNeurotechBlockchainMobility
Investor TypeUniversity Fund
ExposureSome DeepTech Investments
Bio
NYU Innovation Venture Fund is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund founded in 2010 and run through NYU's Leslie Entrepreneurial Institute in New York City. Structured as a philanthropic evergreen fund, it invests exclusively in startups founded by, or commercializing technology and IP developed by, current NYU students, faculty and researchers, typically alongside other angel and venture invest...
Notable Investments
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ClarifaiO
OpentronsB
BrooklinenW
WrapbookX
Xcelsa LabsC
CanaeryR
RegenosineC
CytodelM
MICSIF
FonduK
Keen Homen
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