Angel Investors in New York (2026)

4,557 investors · 4,556 individual angels · 55% with verified email · 1 claimed profiles

New York is the largest single concentration of investors in the Robynhood database — 4,557 people, only marginally ahead of San Francisco but with a completely different centre of gravity. Where the Bay Area's money follows engineering, New York's follows industries: finance, healthcare, media, real estate. The city funds companies that sell into the institutions already headquartered there.

Fintech is the defining category, and it is not close

1,123 New York investors name fintech as a focus — more than any single sector in any other city on this list. That is a direct consequence of geography. A large share of these people worked at banks, hedge funds or exchanges before they started writing cheques, and they are backing the products they wish had existed when they were the customer.

Healthtech is close behind at 948, driven by the hospital systems and insurers clustered in the region. AI/ML at 1,065 is now roughly level with fintech, which is a recent change — two years ago the gap was wide.

The practical read: a fintech or health founder gets a genuinely expert audience here. A pure developer-tools company will find more natural buyers on the West Coast.

Reach and how to use it

2,498 of 4,557 — 55% — have a verified email address on file, one of the better ratios in the database. Every one has a verified LinkedIn profile.

New York investors are more likely than most to expect a formal process. Warm introductions matter, but a well-constructed cold email with a clear ask lands more often here than it does in markets where everything runs on personal networks.

Sector focus in New York

Frequently asked questions

How many angel investors are there in New York?

Robynhood tracks 4,557 verified investors based in New York, making it the largest investor concentration in the database. 4,556 are individual angels.

What do New York investors invest in?

Fintech leads with 1,123 investors, followed by AI/ML at 1,065 and healthtech at 948. The concentration reflects the industries headquartered in the city — finance, healthcare and media.

How do I reach New York angel investors?

All 4,557 have verified LinkedIn profiles and 2,498 also have verified email addresses. Robynhood scores them against your startup and unlocks contact details for the ones you choose.

How to approach investors in New York

How to get investors for your startup — building the list, warm introductions, outreach that gets replies, and closing the round.

Angel investors in other cities

Figures as of 2026-08-11.