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Funnder
Funnder, also known as NYC Founder Guide, is a resource platform for early-stage founders in New York City, providing access to investors, vendors, and industry insights. It aims to empower local entrepreneurs by connecting them with essential resources in the tech ecosystem.
Overview
What Funnder does
What Funnder is
Funnder, also known as NYC Founder Guide, is a resource platform for early-stage founders in New York City, providing access to investors, vendors, and industry insights. It aims to empower local entrepreneurs by connecting them with essential resources in the tech ecosystem.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2020
- Approximate age
- About 6 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- May 5, 2026
Official channels
Find Funnder elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Funnder as a community
Community overview
Funnder, also known as NYC Founder Guide, is an organization dedicated to supporting founders in New York City. Established to provide essential resources for entrepreneurs, it connects them with investors, vendors, and industry insights. The organization aims to empower local founders to build successful businesses by facilitating access to a curated directory of active angel and seed investors across various sectors.
Community focus
Funnder focuses on connecting founders with pre-seed and seed investors, providing tailored insights and resources for the New York tech ecosystem. The organization emphasizes local support and community engagement, making it a vital resource for entrepreneurs navigating the NYC startup landscape.
Member value
Members benefit from access to a comprehensive directory of investors, insights into the NYC tech ecosystem, and connections to trusted vendors. Funnder serves as a crucial resource for founders seeking to navigate the complexities of starting and growing their businesses in New York City.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- online
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United StatesNorth America
Community activity
Events and activity
Currently, Funnder does not host any recurring events or signature gatherings.
Notable members
Notable portfolio companies associated with Funnder include Daring Foods, Brella, Moov, Papa, SchoolHouse, Storyboard, Teamshares, Carbon, Bonusly, and Avi Medical. Key team members include angel investors Gabby Slome, Scott Belsky, and Ro Steve Schlafman.
Common questions
What to know about Funnder
Upseed classifies Funnder under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
May 5, 2026
Known limits
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