Venture Capital firms that have invested in startups based in Ithaca New York

A question I am often asked is “What firms have made venture capital investments into startups based in Ithaca New York?” I compiled an informal list for a lecture about fundraising I recently gave in Elmira, and it was the most requested item from the event, so I’d thought I’d also share it here.

New York

Cayuga Venture Fund – Ithaca

Kensa Group – Ithaca

BR Ventures – Ithaca

Seed Capital Fund of Central New York – Syracuse

Onondaga Venture Fund – Syracuse

Excell Partners – Rochester

Rand Capital – Buffalo

Empire State Development Small Business Technology Investment Fund – Albany

High Peaks Venture Partners – Albany

Advantage Capital Partners – Glens Falls

Aisling Capital – NYC

Credit Suisse – NYC

Gefinor Capital – NYC

Gotham Ventures – NYC

Great Oaks Venture Capital – NYC

Enhanced Capital Partners – NYC

21Ventures – NYC

Morgan Stanley – NYC

National

Ben Franklin Technology Partners – Philadelphia

Polaris Partners – Boston

FA Technology Ventures – Boston

DSM – Cambridge, MA

Flagship Ventures – Cambridge, MA

First Avenue Partners – Nashville, TN

Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures – Houston

Draper Fisher Jurvetson – Menlo Park, CA

Skyline Ventures – Palo Alto, CA

Physic Ventures – San Francisco

ArrowPath Venture Partners – Redwood Shores, CA

OVP Venture Partners – Seattle