Christina Bechhold Russ is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Empire Angels. See sector focus and contact routes.
Christina Bechhold Russ is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Empire Angels, a New York-based angel network where she leads sourcing, investments, and portfolio relationships. Her investment thesis targets early-stage technology startups across all sectors, with a distinctive focus on supporting millennial and young entrepreneurs. The group typically invests check sizes around $75,000 and often leads or participates actively in these early rounds. Notable portfolio companies include The Infatuation (a restaurant review site), Zoomcar (a self-drive car rental company), and the Broadway musical The Prom. Bechhold Russ distinguishes her approach by defining venture-backable startups as those that are both "scalable" (able to grow quickly with economies of scale) and "returnable" (capable of delivering at least a 10x return). She is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal on startups and small business, and she frequently speaks on diversity in entrepreneurship as a member of Venture for America’s Rise Committee.
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