The 59 Most Important VCs in New York, According to Other VCs

• The Big Apple is home to plenty of investors writing checks to startups of all stages.
• New York’s strengths in finance and media come through in its venture-capital activity.
• Insider compiled a list of New York’s top VCs, based on recommendations and investment data.
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New York’s tech scene may be smaller than Silicon Valley’s, but it’s chock-full of power players in venture capital. In the past year, some Bay Area investors have decided to put down roots in the Big Apple, and several firms have opened outposts there.

Given New York’s status as the capital of finance, the city hosts influential crossover investment firms, and it has become a hub for fintech and crypto investments. Other VC firms in the city have built expertise in media and consumer companies, two of New York’s other major industries.

In July, we updated our list of must-know VCs in the Empire State’s largest city. Insider asked some of New York’s biggest names in tech for their nominations for the most influential VCs in the city. We also consulted PitchBook and Crunchbase for information on deals and referred to our extensive archive of reporting on the city’s vibrant tech scene.