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New York's startup ecosystem is a vibrant landscape of emerging companies. A significant number of these businesses are focused on artificial intelligence, shaping various sectors.

For example, mental health platform Spring Health has secured over $466 million in funding. Similarly, EliseAI, which serves the real estate industry, has raised more than $391 million.

Below is our list of 100 New York startups worth keeping an eye on.

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ElevenLabs builds a generative AI platform for creating lifelike, human-sounding audio from text. Their tools for speech synthesis, voice cloning, and automated dubbing are used by content creators and developers.

Year Founded2022
FoundersMati Staniszewski, Piotr Dabkowski
Funding Amount$281M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusCorporate Round
Top InvestorsAndreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, Valor Equity Partners, New Enterprise Associates

Polymarket has built a prediction market platform for trading on the outcomes of real-world events. Their system allows traders to speculate on everything from politics to pop culture using cryptocurrency.

Year Founded2020
FoundersShayne Coplan
Funding Amount$124M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsGeneral Catalyst, Dragonfly, Founders Fund, Abstract, 1789 Capital

EliseAI develops a conversational AI assistant that automates communications for the real estate industry. The platform helps property management teams streamline operations by handling prospect inquiries, scheduling tours, and managing resident requests.

Year Founded2017
FoundersMinna Song, Stoyan Stoyanov
Funding Amount$391.9M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsAndreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Golden Seeds, Navitas Capital

Inspiren builds an AI-powered platform to help senior living providers and hospital systems improve their clinical workflow management. The technology uses a network of sensors to monitor patient care and track interactions, helping to automate documentation and enhance patient safety.

Year Founded2016
FoundersMichael Wang, Paul Coyne, Vincent Cocito
Funding Amount$142.8M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsPrimary Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Story Ventures, Studio VC

Spring Health delivers a mental health benefits platform for employers, designed to give employees access to personalized care. Their data-driven approach matches individuals with the right support, whether it's therapy, coaching, or medication.

Year Founded2016
FoundersAbhishek Chandra, Adam Chekroud, April Koh, Catherine Schwaber
Funding Amount$466.5M
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsNorthzone, Tiger Global Management, AlleyCorp, Rethink Impact, Operator Partners

Alloy builds an identity decisioning platform that helps banks and fintech companies automate fraud prevention. Their technology allows financial institutions to pull data from various sources to verify customers and approve more transactions securely.

Year Founded2015
FoundersCharles Hearn, Laura Spiekerman, Tommy Nicholas
Funding Amount$216.7M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsBessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Techstars, Primary Venture Partners, Canapi Ventures

Eight Sleep created the Pod, a smart mattress cover that uses dynamic cooling and heating to maintain the perfect sleeping temperature. Their system also tracks sleep patterns and biometrics, offering personalized health insights to help users optimize their rest.

Year Founded2014
FoundersAlexandra Zatarain, Andrea Ballarini, Massimo Andreasi Bassi, Matteo Franceschetti
Funding Amount$262.1M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsGeneral Catalyst, Gaingels, Khosla Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, 8VC

WorkFusion builds AI agents that automate financial crime compliance and back-office operations. Their technology helps organizations handle high-volume, data-intensive work, increasing both efficiency and accuracy in critical processes.

Year Founded2009
FoundersAndrew Volkov, Max Yankelevich, Mikhail Abramchyk
Funding Amount$386.3M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsKonrad Investments, RTP Global, Inovia Capital, Georgian, Greycroft

SecurityScorecard provides a cybersecurity ratings platform that scores any organization's security posture on an A-F scale. This allows companies to predict potential breaches and remediate risks across their own systems and their third-party vendor ecosystem.

Year Founded2013
FoundersAleksandr Yampolskiy, Sam Kassoumeh
Funding Amount$292.2M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsSequoia Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Riverwood Capital, AlleyCorp, NGP Capital

Clay builds an AI-driven platform that helps sales and growth teams source comprehensive customer data. Their system automates complex workflows to build targeted lead lists and run personalized outreach.

Year Founded2017
FoundersKareem Amin, Nicolae Rusan, Varun Anand
Funding Amount$202M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsBoxGroup, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital, Meritech Capital Partners

90 Additional New York Startups Worth Following

Our top ten picks are just a small sample of what's happening in New York right now. Founders are building all across the city, especially in fields like AI and fintech, raising billions of dollars along the way.

Some of these startups are brand new, while others are already growing quickly. Here is a look at the other companies that are making the city a hub for new ideas.

StartupIndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Kredete logo KredeteFintech2022$24.8MSeries A
FanDuel logo FanDuelSports2007$416.2MSeries E
Phia logo PhiaAI2022$8.9MSeed
Runway logo RunwayMedia2018$544.5MSeries D
Octane logo OctaneFintech2014$3.6BUndisclosed
VAST Data logo VAST DataAI2016$381MSeries E
Valence logo ValenceAI2017$75.1MSeries B
Cyera logo CyeraAI2021$1.3BSeries E
Doctronic logo DoctronicAI2024$25MSeries A
Ethena logo EthenaEnterprise2019$50.4MSeries B
BigID logo BigIDAI2016$306.1MSeries E
Keychain logo KeychainAI2023$70.5MSeries B
Rain logo RainCrypto2021$82.5MSeries B
Kalshi logo KalshiFintech2018$265.2MSeries C
Warp logo WarpData2020$73MSeries B
Claroty logo ClarotySecurity2015$740MVenture Round
Chestnut Carbon logo Chestnut CarbonEnvironment2022$660MSeries B
Grafana Labs logo Grafana LabsAnalytics2014$805.2MSeries D
DualEntry logo DualEntryFintech2024$100MSeries A
Tabs logo TabsFintech2023$92MSeries B
Profound logo ProfoundAnalytics2024$58.5MSeries B
Roam logo RoamCloud2021$51.2MSeries A
Ondo Finance logo Ondo FinanceCrypto2021$34MInitial Coin Offering
Spara logo SparaAI2023$15MSeed
Dataiku logo DataikuAnalytics2013$846.8MSeries F
Rogo logo RogoAnalytics2022$79MSeries B
Reality Defender logo Reality DefenderAI2021$48.5MVenture Round
Andela logo AndelaEnterprise2014$381MSeries E
Crossmint logo CrossmintCrypto2022$23.6MVenture Round
Clear Street logo Clear StreetCloud2018$605MSeries B
Wahed logo WahedFintech2015$93.5MUndisclosed
Arch logo ArchFintech2018$77.5MSeries B
Extend logo ExtendFintech2017$74MVenture Round
Headway logo HeadwayHealthcare2019$325.5MSeries D
Diana Health logo Diana HealthHealthcare2019$100MSeries C
CertiK logo CertiKCrypto2018$300.2MSeries B
Carbyne logo CarbyneInfrastructure2014$226.3MVenture Round
Sage logo SageMedia2020$59MSeries B
Five Iron Golf logo Five Iron GolfSports2017$50MVenture Round
Terra Security logo Terra SecurityAI2024$38MSeries A
Aleph logo AlephAI2020$46.1MSeries B
HiBob logo HiBobEnterprise2015$574MSeries D
Betterment logo BettermentFintech2008$435MDebt Financing
Seven Starling logo Seven StarlingHealthcare2020$22.4MSeries A
Bria logo BriaAI2020$66.5MSeries B
Grasshopper Bank logo Grasshopper BankFintech2016$218.8MPrivate Equity
Optimizely logo OptimizelyMedia2010$1.4BDebt Financing
Pepper logo PepperAI2019$60MSeries B
Nayya logo NayyaAI2019$105.7MVenture Round
SeatGeek logo SeatGeekEnterprise2009$400.1MSeries E
SevenRooms logo SevenRoomsTravel2011$69.9MPrivate Equity
Prove logo ProveSecurity2008$251MVenture Round
EdSights logo EdSightsAI2017$88.1MPrivate Equity
Underdog Fantasy logo Underdog FantasyGaming2020$115MSeries C
Odeko logo OdekoMedia2019$503MSeries E
Dirac logo DiracEnterprise2022$10.7MSeed
Rokt logo RoktEnterprise2012$822MSecondary Market
Moment logo MomentAnalytics2022$56MSeries B
Lithic logo LithicRetail2014$115.4MSeries C
Regal logo RegalAI2020$82.1MVenture Round
Public logo PublicCrypto2019$443.5MSeries D
Wunderkind logo WunderkindMarketing2010$151.9MSeries C
Constellation logo ConstellationAI2016$17.6MPrivate Equity
ActiveFence logo ActiveFenceHardware2018$100MSeries B
BIO Protocol logo BIO ProtocolBiotech2022$6.9MSeed
Emergence logo EmergenceAI2024$300MCorporate Round
Ava Labs logo Ava LabsCrypto2018$290MInitial Coin Offering
Wellhub logo WellhubEnterprise2012$605MSeries F
Greenberg Traurig logo Greenberg TraurigEnterprise1967$1.7MVenture Round
Axonius logo AxoniusFintech2017$865MSeries E
Predoc logo PredocAnalytics2022$36.4MSeries A
Pinecone logo PineconeAI2019$138MSecondary Market
Justworks logo JustworksEnterprise2012$159.8MVenture Round
Optimism logo OptimismCrypto2019$178.5MUndisclosed
Monad logo MonadCrypto2022$244MVenture Round
Roots logo RootsAI2018$44MSeries B
Optain logo OptainAI2023$38MSeries A
Isaac Health logo Isaac HealthHealthcare2021$17.5MSeries A
uiAgent logo uiAgentFintech2024$5.1MSeed
Talkiatry logo TalkiatryHealthcare2019$242MSeries C
Benepass logo BenepassEnterprise2019$34.7MSeries B
Wrapbook logo WrapbookFintech2018$150.6MVenture Round
Zoe Financial logo Zoe FinancialFintech2018$45.9MSeries B
Impel logo ImpelMedia2011$130MPrivate Equity
BetterAge logo BetterAgeAnalytics2020$5.5MGrant
Grow Therapy logo Grow TherapyHealthcare2020$178MSeries C
Metal logo MetalAI2023$7.5MSeed
Bilt Rewards logo Bilt RewardsFintech2021$813.3MVenture Round
Saks Global logo Saks GlobalReal Estate2021$600MDebt Financing
Cassidy logo CassidyAI2023$13.7MSeries A

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