NYC Startup Funding Overview – April 2025
NYC startup funding reached $1.4B across 62 deals in April 2025, showing a 40.7% increase from March and a 27.9% increase from April 2024. Early-stage funding demonstrated robust performance (capturing 13.7% of US funding), while Series A rounds were particularly strong (accounting for 23.9% of US Series A funding). NYC’s share of total US funding rose to 12.5% in April, a significant recovery from the previous month. This report examines venture capital activity across all funding stages in New York’s tech ecosystem, highlighting key rounds and emerging trends while excluding biotech, real estate, lending startups, and debt financings.
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Early-Stage Metrics
$116.9M
22
$5.3M
$4.0M
13.7%
Series A Metrics
$311.2M
20
$15.6M
$11.2M
23.9%
Series B Metrics
$371.6M
9
$41.3M
$30.0M
15.2%
Late-Stage Metrics
$447.0M
3
$149.0M
$75.0M
14.6%
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