Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Number of Founded Organizations 1
  • Primary Job Title Co-Founder & Founding Partner
  • Primary Organization 
    Empire Angels
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

Christina is the co-founder and Founder Partner of Empire Angels, a New York & London based angel network and fund of young professionals investing in early stage startups, with a focus on supporting Millennial entrepreneurs.

Christina is also a Director and head of the UK for Samsung NEXT Ventures, focused on early stage investments in

software and services. She is a Contributor for the Wall Street Journal on startups and small business, a mentor for Startup Sesame and Venture for America, and sits on venture fund advisory boards in both the US and South America. Christina is a sought-after speaker and panelist at events in the U.S., Europe and Asia, a TEDx speaker and was recognized by the New York Business Journal as a 2016 Woman of Influence by Business Insider as a Woman to Watch in Venture Capital in 2018.

Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 26, 2023
Method Financial
Truist Ventures
Series A - Method Financial
$16M
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 2
Christina Bechhold Russ has 2 current jobs as Contributor, The Experts at The Wall Street Journal and Co-Founder & Founding Partner at Empire Angels. Additionally, Christina Bechhold Russ has had 2 past jobs including Director, Samsung NEXT Ventures at Samsung NEXT.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Samsung NEXT
Director, Samsung NEXT VenturesJan 2015Dec 2020
The Wall Street Journal
Regular Contributor, The AcceleratorsFeb 2014Jul 2015
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Christina Bechhold Russ holds 3 board and advisor roles including Advisor at Bindle Systems, GP Advisory Board Member at 1843 Capital, and Advisor at Gild Collective.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Monarq Incubator
Lead MentorJun 2018
Number of News Articles 19
NewsApr 28, 2021
NewsMay 24, 2018
NewsNov 26, 2017
NewsMar 9, 2017
NewsMar 9, 2017
NewsJan 5, 2017