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Silicon Alley Partners

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Silicon Alley Partners is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, SaaS, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$500K
Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Enterprise, Consumer
HQ
New York, NY
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-20

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in transformative semiconductor and B2B SaaS technologies with high growth potential and scalable business models.

How Silicon Alley Partners invests

Silicon Alley Partners is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Enterprise, Consumer. It does not invest in Consumer, Healthcare.

Silicon Alley Partners typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.

Silicon Alley Partners has backed 7 companies in our records, including SaaSSolve, ChipConductor, LivePerson, Inc..

Partners & Team

JL

John Lee

General Partner

Semiconductor
B2B SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Enterprise
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

SA

SaaSSolve

B2B SaaS
CH

ChipConductor

Semiconductor
LI

LivePerson, Inc.

Enterprise Software / SaaS·Early Stage (Series A/B)·Silicon Alley Venture Partners, L.P.

Provides conversational AI, customer engagement, and online chat software for enterprise businesses.

KO

Kozmo.com

E-Commerce / Logistics·Early Stage·Silicon Alley Venture Partners, L.P.

A dot-com era online marketplace that promised free one-hour delivery of convenience items, snacks, and entertainment media.

VI

Vindigo

Mobile Software / Consumer Internet·Series A·Silicon Alley Venture Partners, L.P.

A pioneering location-based mobile application that helped users find local restaurants, shops, and entertainment on early PDA devices.

SC

ScreamingMedia, Inc.

Digital Media / B2B Software·Early Stage·Silicon Alley Venture Partners, L.P.

A digital content syndication and distribution platform that integrated real-time news and information into business websites.

UG

UGO Networks

Digital Media·Early Stage·Silicon Alley Venture Partners, L.P.

An online media company and entertainment portal focused on gaming, comics, and pop culture.

How to pitch Silicon Alley Partners
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Lee, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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