When was Empire Angels founded?

Empire Angels was founded in 2012.

Where is Empire Angels' headquarters located?

Empire Angels' headquarters is located in New York City (United States).

How many companies has Empire Angels invested in?

Empire Angels has invested in 17 companies, including Zoomcar & Socure.

Which companies has Empire Angels invested in lately?

Superpedestrian & Zoomcar are the latest investments by Empire Angels.

What sectors does Empire Angels focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Empire Angels' portfolio are Enterprise Applications (8 investments) and Consumer (5 investments).

How many exits has Empire Angels been involved in?

Empire Angels' portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 6 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Empire Angels' portfolio?

There is 1 unicorn in Empire Angels' portfolio.

Empire Angels - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio & Investment Trends

Empire Angels, established in 2012, is an angel investment group based in New York City, United States. It primarily focuses on Series A investments in companies in United States. Its portfolio includes 17 firms, spanning the Enterprise Applications, Consumer sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like Zoomcar, Socure and StatSocial. As of Oct 2026, Empire Angels has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 7 portfolio exits. Its latest investment was a $20M Series B round in Superpedestrian on Nov 19, 2019, which also saw participation from Hanaco Ventures and General Catalyst.

To date, 10 investors have co-invested in Empire Angels's portfolio companies, including prominent names like Lady Barbara Judge.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

New York City, United States

Portfolio Companies

Zoomcar, Socure & 15 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, Consumer & 16 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Series A & 2 more

Locations of Investment

United States, India & 1 more

Unicorn in Portfolio

Socure

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Empire Angels has a portfolio of 17 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Superpedestrian and Zoomcar.Their portfolio spans across United States, India and Israel. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Transportation and Logistics Tech and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Empire Angels:

1. Zoomcar

Provider of a self-drive car rental platform. It is a car sharing marketplace that operates in multiple cities. It offers self-drive car rental solutions for individuals and provides a platform for car owners to share their vehicles.

Key facts about Zoomcar

Founded Year: 2012
Location: Bengaluru (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $258M
Employee Count: 141 as on Mar 31, 2025
Investors: Ford, BlackSoil and 51 Others
Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 07, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Public

2. Socure

Provider of AI based platform offering identity verification. It provides users with products such as machine learning-based fraud detection, identity verification, onboarding, document verification, and more. It also features fuzzy name matching and natural language processing tools for adverse media screening.

Key facts about Socure

Founded Year: 2012
Location: New York City (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series E
Total Funding till date: $650M
Employee Count: 640 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Section Partners, T. Rowe Price and 46 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series E, Aug 27, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. StatSocial

Platform offering software for social media analytics. It is a social media monitoring platform that provides segmented data on the social audience. Segmentations and insights are based on age, location, income, industry, education, interest, and brand affinity. It uses crawling and data matching technology to map demography and affinity segments across Twitter profiles. This helps the marketers to perform targeted marketing campaigns.

Key facts about StatSocial

Founded Year: 2012
Location: New York City (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $14.7M
Employee Count: 28 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: ARC Angel Fund NYC, Empire Angels and 5 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 22, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Orionis Biosciences

Developer of precision medicines to treat cancer and other diseases. The company focuses on innovative platforms like Allo-Glue small molecules, A-Kine biologics, and multimodal cell engagers that advances immunotherapies for solid tumors.

Key facts about Orionis Biosciences

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Boston (United States)
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $78.7M
Employee Count: 70 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Solasta Ventures, Novartis and 6 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 19, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Juno

Juno is an online platform to hail taxi on-demand. Primary business model is a stock program that would award restricted stock units to the drivers who drive for more than 30 hours a week. App is available for both iOS and Android platform. Gett, Israel-based on-demand ride-hailing service provider acquired Juno in Apr-2017 for $200M. Restricted stock units issued to the drivers were nulled as part of the acquisition, with those values being paid out in the form of initial account balances to each driver who had qualified for RSUs. Commission of 10 percent only along with 100 percent of all tips remains the same.

Key facts about Juno

Founded Year: 2015
Location: New York City (United States)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $25M
Employee Count: 14 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: Altair Capital, Residence Ventures and 6 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 2016, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

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Empire Angels has invested in 17 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Superpedestrian and most recent follow-on round was in Zoomcar.

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Empire Angels has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $438K, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $950K, 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $500K and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $20M.

Here are Empire Angels' investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	3
Series A	2
Angel	1
Series B	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Empire Angels has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, Auto Tech and Transportation and Logistics Tech. Notably, it has invested in 16 Tech companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Empire Angels' investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Consumer	3
Enterprise Applications	3
Retail	3
Auto Tech	2
Transportation and Logistics Tech	2
Others	12

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Empire Angels has made most investments in United States (5), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.

Here are Empire Angels' investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United States	5
India	1
Israel	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Empire Angels has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Empire Angels:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Nov 19, 2019	Superpedestrian	United States	Series B	2976	Hanaco Ventures [+2]
Feb 16, 2018	Zoomcar	India	Series C	3542	Mahindra [+3]
Aug 26, 2016	Zoomcar	India	Series B	3000	Ford [+4]
May 04, 2015	Zoomcar	India	Series B	8355	NGP Capital [+1]
Nov 10, 2014	Zoomcar	India	Series A	4229	FundersClub [+5]

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Empire Angels has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Socure. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Socure which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Empire Angels first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Empire Angels' portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
66	Socure	Provider of AI based platform offering identity verification	2012	Enterprise Infrastructure [+2]	New York City	Series E	mit{lxr

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1 of Empire Angels' portfolio company became public - Zoomcar. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Dec 2023.

Here are Empire Angels' portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Zoomcar	Dec 29, 2023	Apr 01, 2013	Seed	7406

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6 companies from Empire Angels' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Imperative in Jun 2024 by Chronus for $*****.

Here are Empire Angels' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Imperative	Jun 05, 2024	-	-	5004
The Infatuation	Sep 09, 2021	-	-	2896
Lightwell	Aug 20, 2019	-	-	1701
Juno	Apr 27, 2017	-	-	8861
LiftMetrix	Feb 22, 2017	-	-	7527

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Over the past 14 years, 54 investors have co-invested in Empire Angels's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Empire Angels: Spark Capital, General Catalyst and 5 others have invested in rounds before Empire Angels. There is 1 company where Spark Capital has invested before Empire Angels and 1 company where General Catalyst has invested before Empire Angels.
Top Co-investors of Empire Angels: 10 investors entered a company along with Empire Angels. These include investors like Lady Barbara Judge (1 company).
Invested after Empire Angels: A total of 37 investors have invested in Empire Angels's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sony Innovation Fund (2 companies) and OurCrowd (2 companies).