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Overview

Company Ventures, which grew out of the Grand Central Tech programme, combines early-stage investment with workspace and a curated founder community in midtown Manhattan.

Its original model offered space to selected companies without taking equity for it, which was unusual at a time when most incubators charged in ownership.

Program Structure

Selective community membership with workspace in Manhattan
Early-stage investment through affiliated funds
Corporate partnership programmes connecting founders to enterprise buyers
Sector programmes in areas such as health and climate
Rolling rather than fixed cohorts

What They Look For

New York-based teams past the earliest prototype stage
Companies that benefit from enterprise introductions
Founders who will engage with the surrounding community
Sectors aligned with the firm's corporate partners
Evidence of early commercial traction

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Companies they've backed.

Alumni span enterprise software, health technology, financial services, and climate.

Its corporate partnership work is the most concrete benefit for founders needing large first customers in New York.

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