Real, verified funding sources for food tech founders in New York: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
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Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Columbia Startup Lab
Founder Institute NYC
Grand Central Tech
NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
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Food Tech falls under the broader "Agriculture" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including New York) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
Foreign Agricultural Service
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Geological Survey
Geological Survey
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. National Science Foundation
Yes — 2 funds headquartered in New York have "Food Tech" (or a close synonym) in their legal name, based on SEC Form D filings. This is a name match, not a verified thesis, so it understates true local investor interest.
8 accelerator programs open to New York-based food tech founders are in our database, including programs based in New York and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in New York are in our database, ranked by member count with food tech-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
17 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Agriculture category, which is where food tech falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including New York), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.