# Joel Albarella

> Joel Albarella is a Series A investor at New York Life Ventures backing Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [New York Life Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-life-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelalbarella

Joel Albarella is a Series A investor at New York Life Ventures in New York focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Joel is Senior Vice President and Head of New York Life Ventures, the corporate venture capital unit of New York Life. Joel leads the Ventures team in executing venture capital investments, business development activities, strategic partnerships, and innovation efforts across New York Life. The team has produced top quartile investment returnssince its inception in 2012, and continues to add new solutions and capabilities across the company’s business operations. Joel earned his BA from Rutgers University and MBA from Columbia University. He is a member of the Eagle Academy Foundation’s Board of Directors.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Norm AI | Norm Ai provides solutions for sludge problem by enabling compliance teams to delegate tasks to Regulatory AI via high-level instructions, while at the same time validating the resulting work product. |  | Series B | Mar 11, 2025 |  |
| Norm AI | Norm Ai provides solutions for sludge problem by enabling compliance teams to delegate tasks to Regulatory AI via high-level instructions, while at the same time validating the resulting work product. | $48M | Series A | Mar 11, 2025 |  |
| Norm AI | Norm Ai provides solutions for sludge problem by enabling compliance teams to delegate tasks to Regulatory AI via high-level instructions, while at the same time validating the resulting work product. | $27M | Series A | Jun 25, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coatue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coatue) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Craft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craft-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Blackstone Innovations Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackstone-innovation-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Citi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citi-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [TIAA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiaa-cref) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About New York Life Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

New York Life Ventures connects the financial strength of New York Life with the speed and agility of the start-up community, engaging in strategic partnerships that accelerate the pace of innovation across the enterprise. Through its strategic testing and investing approach and on-site research and development lab, New York Life Ventures drivesopportunity and growth for early-stage ventures while fostering a network of innovation throughout New York Life and enhancing customer experiences.

5 contacts available at New York Life Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amanda Gallagher | Managing Director, Global Head of Client Data and Tech Solutions | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amanda-gallagher |
| Joel Albarella | Founder ,Senior Vice President & Head | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joel-albarella |
| Sean Madgett | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-madgett |
| Tim Del Bello | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-del-bello |
| Chris Fioritto | Chief Of Staff | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-fioritto |

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## FAQ

### What does Joel Albarella invest in?

Joel Albarella invests primarily in Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Joel Albarella last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joel Albarella closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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