New York is home to 135 unicorn startups, with a strong presence in finance and technology. The financial operations platform Ramp leads with a $32B valuation, while the AI coding assistant Reflection.Ai reached an $8B valuation in its founding year of 2024.
The city's ecosystem includes major players in digital assets like the NFT marketplace OpenSea, valued at $13.3B. Fintech remains a dominant area, with companies such as Bilt Rewards, which allows users to earn points on rent, reaching an $11B valuation.
Below is the full list of 135 New York unicorn startups at this time.
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Get the Sheet for $50Ramp builds a finance automation platform that combines corporate cards with expense management software. Their unified system is designed to help businesses control spending, automate accounting, and ultimately save money.
| Valuation | $32B (Joined March 2021) |
| Year Founded | 2019 |
| Founders | Eric Glyman, Gene Lee, Karim Atiyeh |
| Funding Amount | $3B |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Citi, General Catalyst |
OpenSea provides a peer-to-peer marketplace for discovering, collecting, and selling NFTs. They are best known for aggregating a massive collection of digital assets, making it easier for users to trade everything from digital art to in-game items.
| Valuation | $13.3B (Joined July 2021) |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Alex Atallah, Devin Finzer |
| Funding Amount | $427.2M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Republic, Founders Fund, Paradigm, Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz |
Bilt Rewards runs a first-of-its-kind loyalty program that allows members to earn points on rent payments without transaction fees. These points can be redeemed across a network of travel and lifestyle partners or be used toward a down payment on a home.
| Valuation | $11B (Joined October 2022) |
| Year Founded | 2021 |
| Founders | Ankur Jain, David Wyler |
| Funding Amount | $813.3M |
| Company Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Eldridge Industries, Wells Fargo, General Catalyst, Vanderbilt University, United Wholesale Mortgage |
VAST Data builds a unified data platform that combines storage, database, and compute services into a single software system. They provide the underlying infrastructure for the AI era, helping data-intensive organizations run deep learning applications and train complex models.
| Valuation | $9.1B (Joined April 2020) |
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Founders | Alon Horev, Jeff Denworth, Mohd Fairuz Razi bin Sharuddin, Renen Hallak, Shachar Fienblit |
| Funding Amount | $381M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | NVIDIA, New Enterprise Associates, Goldman Sachs, Norwest, Bond |
Polymarket created a prediction market where users trade on the outcomes of real-world events. Their platform uses cryptocurrency to let people speculate on everything from politics to finance in real time.
| Valuation | $9B (Joined October 2025) |
| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Shayne Coplan |
| Funding Amount | $2.3B |
| Company Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Corporate Round |
| Top Investors | Ribbit Capital, General Catalyst, Coinbase, Abstract, Founders Fund |
Chainalysis builds a blockchain data platform that provides analysis to governments, banks, and businesses worldwide. They are known for their investigation and compliance software that helps organizations solve high-profile criminal cases and safely grow consumer access to cryptocurrency.
| Valuation | $8.6B (Joined November 2020) |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Jonathan Levin, Michael Gronager |
| Funding Amount | $536.6M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Techstars, Accel, Paradigm, Benchmark, Haun Ventures |
Fireblocks provides a blockchain security platform for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Their enterprise-grade infrastructure is designed for institutions looking to manage cryptocurrency and build new digital asset services.
| Valuation | $8B (Joined July 2021) |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Idan Ofrat, Michael Shaulov, Pavel Berengoltz |
| Funding Amount | $1B |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | General Atlantic, Canapi Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Paradigm |
Reflection.Ai builds AI coding agents to help engineering teams navigate and understand complex codebases. Their systems are designed to act as an intelligent assistant, making it easier for developers to work with large and unfamiliar software.
| Valuation | $8B |
| Year Founded | 2024 |
| Founders | Ioannis Antonoglou, Misha Laskin |
| Funding Amount | $2.1B |
| Company Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | NVIDIA, B Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Citi, Sequoia Capital |
iCapital Network operates a financial technology platform that opens up access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry. Their system simplifies how advisors and their clients invest in private equity, private credit, and hedge funds.
| Valuation | $8B |
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Dan Vene, John Robertshaw, Nick Veronis, Phil Pool |
| Funding Amount | $1.5B |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Private Equity |
| Top Investors | Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Apollo, BlackRock, Temasek Holdings |
ConsenSys builds foundational software and developer tools for the Ethereum blockchain ecosystem. Their product suite includes the popular MetaMask wallet and Infura developer APIs, which are essential for building and accessing decentralized applications.
| Valuation | $7B (Joined November 2021) |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | aaron davis, Donnie Benjamin, Joseph Lubin, Kishore Atreya |
| Funding Amount | $725M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | CMT Digital, HSBC, BlackRock, Temasek Holdings, Coinbase Ventures |
The Remaining 125 Unicorns Founded in New York
Those top ten companies are only a small part of what's happening in New York. A huge number of startups are growing quickly in areas like AI, fintech, and healthcare.
Together they have raised tens of billions, with some just starting out and others already serving millions of customers. Here’s a look at the other unicorns shaping the city's startup scene.
