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    NYU Innovation Venture Fund

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2010
    Enterprise SoftwareAIPropTech

    The NYU Innovation Venture Fund is a pre/seed-stage venture capital fund that exclusively invests in startups founded by, or commercializing technologies and intellectual property developed by, current NYU students, faculty, and researchers. Its strategy focuses on providing seed capital, entrepreneurial connections, and practical coaching to help these NYU-affiliated ventures scale.

    33% of their portfolio is in Enterprise Software. Their most common stage is seed (67% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $21.7M (across 3 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    3

    Fund Size

    $70M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    3 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Rillavoice logoRillavoiceSeed$3.7MDec 2022
    Clarifai logoClarifaiSeries C$60MOct 2021
    KKeen HomeSeed$1.5MOct 2014

    Top Co-Investors

    Galvanize1 shared
    Brand Foundry Ventures1 shared
    American Family Ventures1 shared
    NEA (New Enterprise Associates)1 shared
    Menlo Ventures1 shared
    Union Square Ventures1 shared
    Lux Capital1 shared
    CPP Investments1 shared
    LDV Capital1 shared
    Corazon Capital1 shared
    Next Capital1 shared
    SineWave Ventures1 shared
    Trousdale Ventures1 shared
    Crew Capital1 shared
    Launch1 shared

    Last updated: 8 March 2026