approach Your partner in building
We back exceptional founders and help turn breakthrough technology into real-world impact, with the capital, perspective, and reach of New York Life behind them.
Our story
Venture has always been about more than capital. New York Life Ventures was built on that belief.
We partner with founders from seed through growth and bring them into a network that spans leading industry experts, operators, and investors across the technology ecosystem. That gives us a wide view of what's being built. But we don't watch from the sidelines. We bring founders inside one of America's most enduring institutions. There they can test ideas, shape products alongside the people who will use them, and grow from pilot to production.
What we learn from one company, we carry into our work with the next. Over time, that makes us a better partner to every founder we back.
Strategy
Backing founders
Conviction built from our unique vantage point
We partner with exceptional founders building technology companies, from inception through growth across various sectors. We take the time to understand the people, the product, and the market behind every opportunity. We back the teams we believe in and stay close as they grow.
We invest with a long-term view, backing companies across stages and through follow-on rounds as they scale. Our focus is on technologies that are reshaping our industry, and we build conviction in each area through deep diligence and time spent with the builders at its frontier. Alongside our capital, founders gain a partner with the resources and perspective of New York Life.
Portfolio highlights
Enterprise partnerships
Driving value from proof-of-concept to scaled implementation
We bring the emerging technology ecosystem together with our deep understanding of New York Life’s business priorities to launch and scale startup partnerships from testing through deployment. Our dedicated partnerships team works directly with founding teams across company stages and maturities—regardless of whether we are an investor.
For our startup partners, this means deep engagement with subject matter experts across a Fortune 100 company, including via deeper design partnerships that help shape products around our emerging business needs. Together, we address business challenges and pursue untapped opportunities enabled by new technology. Insights from these collaborations help shape New York Life’s strategic direction and prepare the organization for the future.
Fund investing
Enduring relationships across the ecosystem
We commit capital to emerging and established managers across the venture and growth spectrum. We partner with proven as well as next-generation firms. Across all of them, we look for teams with differentiated insight, disciplined process, and consistent access to exceptional companies.
Our capital is patient and flexible, and we invest with a multi-fund horizon. We aim to be a steady partner through market cycles and to grow with our managers from one fund to the next. Over time, these relationships provide an integrated view of the market that sharpens our perspective across all of our activities. Working alongside our managers, we can serve as a strategic partner to their portfolio companies.
