Real, verified funding sources for metaverse founders in New York: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
General partners: MURTAZA AKBAR, EMIL KHAN WOODS
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Columbia Startup Lab
Founder Institute NYC
Grand Central Tech
NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
📍 New York, NY
📍 New York, NY
📍 New York, NY
📍 New York, NY
Metaverse falls under the broader "Technology" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including New York) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office
DOC NOAA - ERA Production
69A355 Research and Technology
69A355 Research and Technology
Geological Survey
NASA Headquarters
Yes — 1 funds headquartered in New York have "Metaverse" (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 metaverse 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 metaverse-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
59 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Technology category, which is where metaverse 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.