New York Angels
156 5th Ave, New York, NY, 10010, United States
Overview
New York Angels is one of the largest and most active angel investment organizations. Founded in 2004 as the successor organization to the NYNMA (New York New Media Association) Angel Investor Program, New York Angels is a membership organization of over 110 active angel investors and early stage venture capital funds. The group meets monthly to screen and present early stage technology companies, and its members have invested over $100 million since 2002 into over 90 ventures. In April of 2017, PItchbook identified New York Angels as #3 in their list of the 8 top VCs funding seed rounds of New York-based companies. Among the NYA membership are nationally known angel investors including Esther Dyson and David S. Rose. The group has one full-time staff, reporting to an 11 person Board of Directors chaired by Brian S. Cohen. Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey is currently Program Director of New York Angels. Since 2012, the membership has increased by 66% and investment activity has grown by over 215%. New York Angels concentrates on early stage investments in the range of $100,000 - $1,000,000, although it has led deals as large as $2 million. It receives over 2,200 financing applications annually, from which it selects 12-16 companies each month for an in-person screening, where all members of New York Angels are invited to attend. The group meets again for an Investment Breakfast at the end of the month, where 2-4 opportunities present to the membership with a goal to close their current investment round within two months. The group is considered a leader in the growing field of organized angel investing. It was the first member of the national Angel Capital Association, hosted the ACA Summit conference in 2006, and was the initial test group for the now-standard gust (Angelsoft) funding platform. Membership as an investor in New York Angels is by invitation only, and members are required to commit to investing at least $50,000 annually in early stage technology deals, in addition to the group's $3,500 annual membership dues. Requests for funding for entrepreneurial ventures may be self-submitted through the group's website. New York Angels charges no fees to entrepreneurs.
- Total investments
- 68
- Lead investments
- 20
- Investments · 12mo
- 4
- Active investors
- 8
Sector focus
- Financial Services
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- Kind Designs
Participated · Series A · Jul 2026
Kind Designs develops Living Seawalls™, Living Seawall Tiles™, 3D-printed artificial reefs and living shorelines by combining large-scale 3D-printing with ecological engineering to protect coastal communities and restore marine ecosystems. The company has transitioned from residential projects to serving commercial, municipal, hospitality and federal defense customers. In 2025 it generated $1 million in revenue, has secured $10 million in contracted revenue and reports a $175 million active project pipeline, including a $2 million U.S. Navy contract. Recent projects include work for the Fontainebleau, Pagani and Ritz-Carlton in Miami Beach and municipal projects in Miami Shores and Longboat Key, and it has begun projects in New York City, Charleston and Nassau. Kind Designs intends to expand production capacity, enter new markets such as New York and California, and scale engineering and operations to meet growing municipal and federal demand.
- Phase3D
Participated · Seed · May 2026
Phase3D develops Fringe Inspection™, a proprietary, camera-based sensing system that delivers physics-based measurements for real-time quality assurance in metal additive manufacturing. Its approach emphasizes physics-based inspection rather than relying solely on AI, targeting applications with strict certification requirements such as aerospace and defense. The technology aims to reduce time and cost associated with post-build testing and part qualification by providing in-process assurance. Phase3D has validated its approach via $3.5 million in non-dilutive grants from the US Air Force, NASA and the US Navy. Commercially, the company recorded $4 million in revenue from 2023 to 2025 and has completed more than 25 paying deployments. Customers include Boeing, GE Aerospace, Lockheed Martin and NASA, demonstrating traction with major aerospace and defense firms.
- SkyfireAI
Participated · Seed · Apr 2026
SkyfireAI develops a software platform for autonomous, coordinated multi-ship drone operations that supports the full mission lifecycle from planning and deployment to orchestration and operational oversight. The company’s platform is designed for public-safety, law-enforcement, critical-infrastructure, and defense use cases such as 911 response, incident overwatch, medical delivery, crowd safety, and perimeter defense. Founded in late 2022 by entrepreneurs and veterans with national security and first-response experience, SkyfireAI has Andrew Ng and AI Fund involved from its founding. It currently serves federal, state, and local public-safety and law-enforcement agencies, commercial critical-infrastructure clients, and an increasing number of defense customers. Following its $11 million seed round, SkyfireAI plans to accelerate product development, expand its technology and product teams, and scale deployments with mission-critical organizations.
- AiM Medical Robotics
Participated · Series A · Sep 2025
AiM Medical Robotics is building a compact, portable robotic platform that operates directly inside an MRI scanner, giving neurosurgeons continuous, real-time imaging while they position instruments. The technology targets deep-brain stimulation lead placement for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, and can be adapted for cranial biopsies, tumor and epilepsy ablations, and targeted intracranial drug delivery. By eliminating the need to shuttle patients between the operating room and imaging suite, the system seeks to make procedures faster, safer, and more precise, lowering both risk and cost. The company plans to layer artificial intelligence onto the platform so it can learn from surgical data, optimize workflows, and provide predictive guidance. AiM estimates its initial DBS market opportunity at $7.9 billion. Including the new capital, the company has secured over $11.3 million in equity funding, supplemented by significant federal grants. The fresh funds will support first-in-human trials, regulatory progress, and expansion of strategic partnerships.
- Goldilock
Led · Seed · Sep 2023
Goldilock Secure focuses on safeguarding networks at the physical layer, an approach it believes is essential against today’s sophisticated cyber threats. Its flagship product, the FireBreak™ Physical Connection Controller, enables organizations to sever or re-establish network links remotely and without detectable signals, creating true air-gap-like isolation on demand. This capability targets large enterprises, service providers, critical infrastructure operators, and defense customers that need absolute assurance against advanced persistent threats. Cisco security veteran Gregory Akers has praised the technology for achieving protections unavailable elsewhere. With a newly raised $2 million seed round, the company intends to accelerate product development, enhance FireBreak’s capabilities, and broaden its go-to-market reach. The funds will also support expansion of operational infrastructure and sales efforts as Goldilock Secure positions itself as a leader in physical-layer cybersecurity. No operating metrics such as revenue or user counts were disclosed, but the fresh capital underscores investor confidence in the firm’s unique value proposition.