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    Empire Angels

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2012

    Empire Angels is a member-led, New York City-based angel investment group founded in 2012, comprised primarily of young professionals and Millennials. The group operates both pooled investment funds and a direct-investment network, typically investing between $100k and $250k in Seed and Series A rounds across the US and UK.

    38% of their portfolio is in Mobility & Transportation. Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $9.6M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Christina Bechhold Russ

    Christina Bechhold Russ

    Founding Partner

    Graham Gullans

    Graham Gullans

    Founding Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    8 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    superpedestrian logosuperpedestrianSeries B$20MNov 2019
    Zoomcar logoZoomcarSeries B$24MAug 2016
    Zoomcar logoZoomcarSeed$11MJul 2015
    Basno logoBasnoSeed$1MJul 2013
    HHuman DemandSeries A$900KMar 2013
    HHuman DemandSeed—Mar 2013
    HHuman DemandSeed—Jan 2012
    WWeeSpringUnknown$700K—

    Top Co-Investors

    Arc2 shared
    NGP Capital1 shared
    RRE Ventures1 shared
    MESA+1 shared
    Techstars1 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026