New York City · Seed–Growth · 13 people tracked
Also known as NEW YORK CITY INVESTMENT FUND MANAGER, INC.
Investment thesis
The Fund is an impact investor that mobilizes its investors' capital, expertise, and influence to expand equitable economic opportunity across New York City. It invests in businesses, nonprofits, and public-private partnerships that create jobs, enable infrastructure, and serve disadvantaged and low-income communities. A central focus is technology serving the public interest: solutions that help small neighborhood businesses compete, transform government service delivery, improve financial well-being of underserved populations, and connect people to job training and employment. Through its Innovation Labs (Transit Tech, Environmental Tech, and Buildings Tech), the Fund gives entrepreneurs worldwide an expedited path to piloting technologies with major New York public-sector agencies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 21 of 24 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11GovTech ×7Mobility & Transportation ×6Construction Tech ×4IoT ×4SaaS ×4Cybersecurity ×3Energy ×3
HQs:United States×8
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAutomotus provides automated curb management technology that attaches to existing infrastructure like streetlight poles to collect multimodal traffic data, handle payment and invoicing, and enforce parking violations.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechMobility & Transportation
Contextere is an industrial AI software company whose product, Madison, is a deep learning natural language processing platform that extracts and curates data from enterprise systems, sensors, and last-mile sources to turn siloed information into actionable intelligence.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Delphisonic offers an AI-powered predictive maintenance platform combining smart edge-processing sensors (DS-Track) and a modular analytics platform (DS-Insight) that monitor asset vibration, temperature, and structural anomalies to detect faults early.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoT
Dynamic Infrastructure offers an AI platform that automates assessment, trend analysis, and prioritization of infrastructure assets such as bridges, culverts, seawalls, and roads.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechGovTech
Enspi offers a unified digital twin platform that ingests data from SCADA, IoT, and enterprise systems to mirror industrial operations in real time, using physics-aware AI agents for optimization, predictive maintenance, and OT cybersecurity.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnergy
Hazel AI provides software that automatically generates Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), and Request for Bid (RFB) documents using an agency's templates, past awards, and policies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York City, US
August Chen(Founder)inElton Lossner(Founder)in
In A Blink builds VFO (Virtual Fiber Optics), a drop-in wireless replacement for Wi-Fi that uses quantum communication technology to offload large data volumes from transit vehicles to a ground-based command center at high speed.
IoTMobility & TransportationQuantum Computing
Ironloop provides operational technology (OT) security and compliance software built for on-prem, air-gapped, and hybrid industrial environments.
Advanced ManufacturingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Bringing energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions to radiator-heated residential buildings.
The New York Genome Center (NYGC) is a genomic research center that brings together scientists from multiple institutions to advance genomic discoveries and translate them into therapies and diagnostics.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Bing Ren(Scientific Director & CEO)
The NYC Small Business Resource Network is a public-private partnership that provides small businesses in New York City with support such as grants and loans access, digital marketing, website and e-commerce setup, lease negotiations, and business planning.
GovTechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US
Ontra builds software for public transit agencies to plan networks, manage operations, and provide rider-facing tools on a single platform.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechGovTechMobility & TransportationSaaSNew York City, US
Anthony Trasatti(Founder)inConnor Riley(Founder)in
Supporting formerly incarcerated individuals with their re-entry into society through rehabilitative and educational programs.
Praedico offers an AI-powered platform for rail asset management that centralizes operational data, builds a real-time digital twin of the rail network, and predicts maintenance needs and defects to reduce unplanned downtime.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaS
Strobe provides software and grid-edge hardware to design, monitor, and autonomously operate distributed energy assets—batteries, solar, and generators—as a single market-aware power plant.
CleantechEnergyIoTQueens, US
T2D2 offers cloud-based asset inspection software that stores inspection imagery from cameras, mobile devices, and drones, and uses computer vision to automatically detect material damage and monitor deterioration over time.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechNew York, US
Badri Hiriyur(Executive Officer)
The Transit Tech Lab runs an accelerator program that connects early- to growth-stage technology companies with major North American transit agencies (including the MTA and Port Authority) to pilot and scale solutions for public transportation challenges.
GovTechMobility & TransportationNew York City, US
BoardMaria Gotsch(President and CEO, Partnership Fund for New York City)
Viatec makes WorkForce/SmartPTO, an electric power take-off (ePTO) system that retrofits onto utility, telecom, municipal, and vegetation-management work trucks to run bucket lifts, cranes, and hydraulic equipment on battery power with the diesel engine off.
CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
VIATechnik is a construction technology consultancy that helps owners, general contractors, trade contractors, and material suppliers implement and optimize Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes.
Construction TechPropTechSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEepurl · isocfoundation.org · Feb 20, 2026
Hazel · chalkbeat.org · Nov 13, 2025
Ontra Mobility · digitalocean.com · May 6, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Partnership Fund for NYC made?
- Partnership Fund for NYC has 24 tracked investments.
- What stage does Partnership Fund for NYC invest at?
- Partnership Fund for NYC invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Partnership Fund for NYC focus on?
- Partnership Fund for NYC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Fintech, GovTech, Impact & Social Good, Mobility & Transportation, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Partnership Fund for NYC located?
- Partnership Fund for NYC is headquartered in New York City, US.
- Does Partnership Fund for NYC lead rounds?
- Partnership Fund for NYC typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Partnership Fund for NYC co-invest with?
- Partnership Fund for NYC most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Fitz Gate Ventures, Forma Prime, among 18 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAccelerating The Innovation Of Fintech ft. Maria Gotsch, CEO @ Partnership Fund for NYC
Fintech Today · Maria Gotsch
Hacking NYC - Maria Gotsch Why The Partnership Fund for NYC Cares About Startups
Columbia Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Design · Maria Gotsch
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