Empire Angels is a member-led, New York City based angel group comprised of experienced young professionals who are attracted to making smart investments in early stage technology ventures with a focus on supporting young, US based entrepreneurs. The group is collaborative and open source, providing a democratic framework with highly filtered deal flow and member training. Empire Angels, through it’s individual members, typically invests between $100k and $250k in Seed, Seed+ and Series A rounds. EA invests in early stage, capital efficient companies led by dedicated, young founders with a clever solution, large target market and initial user engagement, as well as a clear path to meaningful revenue generation in the next 6-12 months. Empire Angels hosts monthly pitch sessions to screen start ups before pursuing due diligence and active negotiations. Empire Angels is not a fund and while members collaborate on due diligence, make individual investment decisions.
Empire Angels has the youngest membership of any angel group in the country and is the only organization focused on training the Millennial generation of angel investors.
Empire Angels has the youngest membership of any angel group in the country and is the only organization focused on training the Millennial generation of angel investors.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2012
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| - | Hullabalu | hullabalu.com | $4.3M | United Sta... |
| - | Kenzen | kenzen.com | $5M | United Sta... |
| - | Speakaboos | speakaboos.com | $25.2M | United Sta... |
| - | Zest Tea | zesttea.com | $1M | United Sta... |
| - | Zoomcar | zoomcar.com | $195.15M | India, Kar... |
| - | The Infatu... | theinfatuation.com | $30M | United Sta... |
| - | Imperative | imperative.com | $3M | United Sta... |
| - | Orionis Bi... | orionisbio.com | $55M | United Sta... |
| - | Basno | basno.com | $1M | United Sta... |
| - | enertiv | enertiv.com | $13.3M | United Sta... |
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| 01.04.2013 | ZoomCar India Raises over $215K in Funding | ZoomCar India Pvt Ltd, a Bangalore-based operator of a car rental service, recently raised over $215k in funding. Backers included New York-based Empire Angels and a UK group of investors led by Barbara Judge. The company intends to use the... |
| - | Sequoia Invests $8 Mn In Self Drive Car Rental Startup Zoomcar | Bangalore based self drive car rental startup Zoomcar has raised $ 8 Mn in a funding round from Sequoia Capital. Started in Bangalore in February 2013, with 7 vehicles at 1 location, Zoomcar now has over 250 cars at about 40 locations acros... |