Partnership Fund for New York City

The Partnership Fund for New York City invests in entrepreneurs and innovators who contribute to building a more vibrant and inclusive urban economy.

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We are the investment arm of the Partnership for New York City, providing funding and expertise for entrepreneurs and projects aligned with our mission. Through our Lab programs, we connect innovators with public sector partners to help solve critical challenges.

As an impact fund, we mobilize our investors’ resources—their capital, expertise, and influence—to foster business creation, advance technology that serves the public interest, and expand opportunity for all New Yorkers.

citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.

Our investments aim to provide more equitable access to economic opportunity.

We invest in businesses, nonprofits, and public-private partnerships that create jobs, enable infrastructure, and provide services to disadvantaged populations and low-income communities in New York.

citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.

citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.

citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.
citibike
Expanding this successful and affordable sustainable transportation alternative to underserved neighborhoods.
Grameen America
Offering financial mobility to low-income women through business loans, education, and training.
Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers with affordable production space.
Hot Bread Kitchen
Reducing barriers for women, immigrants, and people of color to achieve financial stability through careers in food.

A key focus of the Fund is technology that serves the public interest.

We support the application of new technologies to address urban challenges including helping government agencies deliver services more effectively. We look for solutions that:

Increase the resiliency and livability of New York City with a focus on low- and moderate-income communities

Equip small neighborhood businesses to compete more successfully

Transform the delivery of essential services by city and state government

Improve the financial well-being and economic potential of underserved populations through debt reduction, financial literacy, and the ability to build wealth

Connect people to job training and employment opportunities

Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.

Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.

Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.

Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.
Kelvin
Supplying legacy building owners with easy and cost-effective solutions for heating, sustainability, and decarbonization.
Goalsetter
Making financial literacy accessible to historically disadvantaged communities and young families.
Summer
Helping student loan borrowers streamline public and private debt repayment, leverage loan forgiveness programs, and identify potential savings.
Reality Defender
Safeguarding the integrity of New York City’s financial and media ecosystems against the misuses of AI.

About Our Investments

Our Innovation Labs offer entrepreneurs worldwide an expedited path to testing their technologies with some of the largest, most complex public sector agencies in the New York region.

Transit Tech Lab

The Transit Tech Lab launched in 2018 in partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to apply technology solutions to address critical transit delivery challenges. In 2019, the program expanded to include NJ Transit, the NYC Department of Transportation, and the Port Authority of NY and NJ.

Environmental Tech Lab

The Environmental Tech Lab was launched in 2023, in partnership with New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection, to address new challenges posed by climate change and the need to build a sustainable future for our water and wastewater systems.

Buildings Tech Lab

The Buildings Tech Lab launched in 2024 in collaboration with the New York City Department of Buildings to accelerate innovation in construction, safety, and sustainability in New York City’s built environment.

About Our Innovation Labs

Our relationships add unique value

The Fund is the investment arm of the Partnership for New York City whose members comprise more than 300 of the city’s largest employers.

The Fund’s combined networks of industry experts, public sector partners, senior executives from the Partnership’s member companies, and other investors means we bring a range of expertise and resources, as well as capital, to the work we do.

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