# Christina Sass

> Christina Sass is a seed investor at Council on Foreign Relations backing Finance and Medical. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Council on Foreign Relations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/council-on-foreign-relations-ea80)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-sass-a23b2911/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sasschristina
- Website: https://x.com/sasschristina

Christina Sass is a seed investor at Council on Foreign Relations in New York focused on Finance and Medical. Christina Sass is the co-founder and COO of Andela, a company that recruits the most talented software engineers on the African continent and pairs them with global tech companies as full-time, distributed team members. Founded on the premise that brilliance is evenly distributed but opportunity is not, Andela has built one of the most selectiveengineering institutions in the world, with headquarters in Lagos, Nairobi, and NYC.Christina has built education and employment programs in China, Gaza and the West Bank, Kenya, and Nigeria. Prior to co-founding Andela, she directed the Program department of the Clinton Global Initiative and advised the President and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation, a $9B global foundation working to advance education and financial inclusion for youth in Africa.Christina serves on the Advisory Council of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights and on the board of the non-profit Global Give Back Circle. She also serves as education topic expert for the Clinton Global Initiative University annual meeting. Christina’s work has been mentioned by Forbes, CNN, The New Yorker, NBC, and WIRED. She has a BA in Ancient Philosophy from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs) and a MA in International Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School from Tufts University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$5.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Social Network | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Kenya | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wowzi | Wowzi platform is designed to help brands automate influencer marketing workflows and programs. Wowzi Push brand messages and pull consumer insights from trusted influencers shaping the trends that drive African commerce. Wowzi is an online marketplace that democratizes influence, connecting everyday social media users with big brands, enablingnano and micro creators to earn money by spreading brand messages via social media. | $2M | Seed | Dec 14, 2021 |  |
| Journey Clinical | Journey Clinical is a platform that provides services to member psychotherapy practices that are independently owned and operated, and in no way owns, directs, or controls the mental healthcare clinicians providing care. | $3M | Seed | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| Standard Metrics | Quaestor is an automated data platform that enables financial transparency between startups and investors. | $5.8M | Seed | Jul 13, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Golden Palm Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-palm-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scale-asia-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Titan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/titan-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [4DX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4dx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Adapt Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adapt-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Afropreneur Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afropreneur-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Council on Foreign Relations

VC Fund

Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization.

5 contacts available at Council on Foreign Relations.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andy Karsner | Life Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-karsner |
| Christian Wolan | Deputy Director of Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-wolan |
| Christina Sass | Life Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christina-sass |
| Evan Wolff | Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evan-wolff |
| Jenna Nicholas | Council on Foreign Relations Term Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jenna-anita-nicholas |

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## FAQ

### What does Christina Sass invest in?

Christina Sass invests primarily in Finance, Medical and Internet startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Christina Sass's check size?

Christina Sass typically joins rounds of $2M–$5.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Christina Sass participates in.

### When did Christina Sass last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christina Sass closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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