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LinkGraph
New York, NY, USA · team 10-49
HQ in New York · From $5,000/month no outside source
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59/100
High confidence
Verified Apr 2026
Best SEO Agencies in New York for Startups (2026)
Vendar ranks 1 of 32 SEO agencies serving New York for SEO for startups: the ones with documented SEO for startups work on file, verified through April 2026. LinkGraph leads with 59/100. No paid placements; every position below cites its sources. 31 more New York SEO agencies have no SEO for startups claim on file yet and are listed unranked.
1 ranked31 unranked1 verified0 of 1 backed by an outside documentpricing disclosed for 13 documented examples of SEO for startups workupdated April 2026no paid placementsHow we rank
What counts as evidence here
Ranked agencies have at least one claim from an outside source that names SEO work for an early-stage or venture-backed company and what it changed; official case studies and third-party reviews weigh most, profile tags least. Full rubric 2026.09 and the scoring model: How we rank.
Ranking: 1 New York agencies with documented SEO for startups work
“Independent” means a third-party source names SEO for startups work. Each profile holds the claims with their sources; the points per criterion behind every position are in the machine-readable feed.
Also serving New York: 31 SEO agencies with no documented SEO for startups work on file
On the New York SEO list, but nothing on file names SEO for startups work. One sourced claim moves an agency into the ranking.
Only Vendar profile tags name SEO for startups; no outside source on file yet.
- AmsiveFrom $8,000/month
- Avenue ZFrom $7,000/month
- AvexFrom $6,000/month
- Big DropFrom $5,000/month
- Digital Drew SEMFrom $2,000/month
- fishbatFrom $3,000/month
- FlightpathFrom $4,500/month
- GrowwwiseFrom $2,500/month
- Marketing MavenFrom $3,000/month
- OpenMovesFrom $4,000/month
- Power DigitalFrom $10,000/month
- SEO ImageFrom $3,000/month
- Taktical DigitalFrom $5,000/month
No SEO for startups claim on file yet.
- AumcoreFrom $6,000/month
- Boucher + Co.From $5,000/month
- CG MediaFrom $2,500/month
- Digital SilkFrom $6,000/month
- iPullRankFrom $7,000/month
- Karpi StudioProjects from $15,000
- Lounge LizardFrom $5,000/month
- Main Street ROIFrom $2,500/month
- MeanPugFrom $5,000/month
- Mimvi SEOFrom $1,000/month
- RuckusFrom $7,000/month
- SEM.NYCFrom $3,000/month
- Stable Solutions Digital MarketingFrom $2,000/month
- Sure OakFrom $5,000/month
- Top Notch DezignsFrom $2,500/month
- Van West MediaFrom $3,000/month
- Veza DigitalProjects from $25,000
Sources on file say the vendor offers SEO for startups; no case study or client review documents the work yet.
How this list is ranked
Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.09.1: each agency is scored on the SEO for startups query from claims with sources. Evidence for this query 30 · Fit to this query 25 · Capability depth 15 · Reliability 10 · Transparency 10 · Reputation 5 · Market credibility 5, minus penalties; confidence is shown separately. Paid visibility never changes the order of a listing. The points, the claims and the limits behind every position are on its card above; the criteria, penalties, eligibility and ordering rules are on How we rank.
New York buyer context
What an early-stage engagement should assume
Before positioning settles, content written to a fixed plan ages badly. Look for a partner who can start narrow, reuse what works and rewrite without starting over.
Fit
- Can begin before the category and messaging are final.
- Builds pages a two-person team can keep updated.
- Says plainly what SEO will not deliver inside your runway.
Proof
- Show a case where you named the company's stage and budget.
- How did you handle a client that pivoted mid-engagement?
- If the budget halves, what is the first thing you cut?
Budget
- Ranked here and disclosing a monthly minimum: 1, from $5K to $5K.
- Middle of that range: about $5K a month.
Frequently asked questions (5)
- How many New York SEO agencies have documented SEO for startups work?
- 1 of the 32 SEO agencies Vendar tracks in New York has at least one SEO for startups claim on file under the published rubric; 0 of them have an outside source naming it, and 0 have one that describes the work rather than listing the service. The other 31 are listed unranked until evidence is added.
- What does SEO for startups cost in New York?
- Among the ranked agencies that disclose a monthly floor, retainers start at $5,000/month and the median floor is $5,000/month. 1 of 1 ranked agencies disclose some pricing signal.
- Which of them are verified?
- 1 of 1 ranked agencies are verified. Verified means Vendar confirmed the company, its service and its market on official sources and stamped the profile with the date. A participation status or a partner relationship does not make a profile verified. The lowest disclosed floor among verified agencies is LinkGraph at $5,000/month.
- How is this list different from the New York SEO page?
- The New York SEO page ranks every SEO agency serving the city. This page keeps only the agencies with SEO for startups evidence on file, scores them on the SEO for startups query with the published model, and cites the claims behind every position. The model, its weights and the rubric are on the How we rank page.
- When was this list updated?
- The newest profile verification among ranked agencies is April 27, 2026. Scores are recomputed from the profiles whenever a profile changes; the ranking model is version 2026.09.1.