AlleyCorp

Kevin Ryan's New York venture studio and early-stage fund that both incubates companies and leads pre-seed through Series A investments across healthcare, enterprise tech, and economic infrastructure.

Typical check size

$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)

Founded

2007

Headquarters

140 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10010

AUM

N/A

Rounds they lead

Seed Series A

Rounds they invest

Pre-Seed Seed Series A Series B+

Portfolio companies we track

Startups in our directory that list AlleyCorp as an investor (6 total).

Alchemy Health End-to-end infrastructure for in-house pharmacy programs at HIV/HCV clinics.
Clarasight AI operating system for enterprise travel and expense program management.
Memora Health AI care navigation via SMS and phone for complex patients—acquired by Commure in 2024.
Pearl Health Software for primary care practices participating in Medicare value-based care.
Thyme Care Value-based oncology care navigation and support platform for cancer patients.
Vanna Health Value-based technology-enabled care for serious mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar).

FAQs about AlleyCorp

Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.

AlleyCorp invests from incubation and pre-seed through seed, with select Series A rounds. The firm often writes the first check in external startups and also launches companies in-house from its New York studio.

AlleyCorp states average entry checks of roughly $1M–$5M, with up to $5M into early-stage companies across its vertical funds. Incubated companies receive initial capital plus operating support from the studio team.

AlleyCorp is headquartered in New York City (140 W 22nd St). While NYC is the core ecosystem, the firm invests in transformative companies globally and has backed businesses beyond the metro.

AlleyCorp invests across dedicated verticals: Diversified Technology (enterprise SaaS, marketplaces, materials science), Healthcare, Robotics, and Economic Infrastructure. Kevin Ryan's track record includes MongoDB, Business Insider, Gilt, and Zola.

AlleyCorp frequently leads pre-seed and seed rounds and positions itself as an active operator-investor. For incubations, the firm originates the idea, funds the launch, and maintains leadership through the company lifecycle.

In our directory, AlleyCorp is linked to Clarasight (/startup/clarasight), Vanna Health (/startup/vanna-health), Thyme Care (/startup/thyme-care), Pearl Health (/startup/pearl-health), Memora Health (/startup/memora-health), and Alchemy Health (/startup/alchemy-health).

Founders can reach AlleyCorp through alleycorp.com/contact. Warm intros from NYC operators and healthcare or enterprise founders are common. The firm values team quality and execution over idea novelty alone.

See our articles on Clarasight's Series A (/2026-alleycorp-clarasight-11-5m-series-a) and Vanna Health's seed (/2026-alleycorp-vanna-health-seed).

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