# Empiricus Capital

> Empiricus Capital is a VC fund in New York backing Content, Big Data and Internet. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/empiricus
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/empiricusvc
- Website: http://www.empiricuscapital.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100009209817039

Empiricus Capital is a VC fund in New York focused on Content and Big Data. Family office funded Early stage investor focus in globally scalable technology and consumer start ups

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$1.6M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 20% |
| Big Data | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Shipping | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spire Global | Spire is a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, offering access to unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth from the ultimate vantage point so that organizations can make decisions with confidence, accuracy, and speed. Spire uses one of the world’s largest multi-purpose satellite constellations to source hardto acquire, valuable data and enriches it with predictive solutions. Spire then provides this data as a subscription to organizations around the world so they can improve business operations, decrease their environmental footprint, deploy resources for growth and competitive advantage, and mitigate risk. Spire gives commercial and government organizations the competitive advantage they seek to innovate and solve some of the world’s toughest problems with insights from space. | $70M | Series C | Nov 16, 2017 |  |
| Floship | Floship is a leading provider of international fulfillment, recognized for fast and cost-effective worldwide shipping services. They offer the total solution for your eCommerce business to reach new markets. By ensuring your logistics are handled by the best in the business, they provide you with the peace of mind to focus on other important things– taking your eCommerce to the next level. | $3.5M | Series A | Jun 17, 2017 |  |
| Floship | Floship is a leading provider of international fulfillment, recognized for fast and cost-effective worldwide shipping services. They offer the total solution for your eCommerce business to reach new markets. By ensuring your logistics are handled by the best in the business, they provide you with the peace of mind to focus on other important things– taking your eCommerce to the next level. | $1.2M | Seed | Sep 07, 2015 |  |
| Notey Labs | Notey Labs believe in designing technology that enables companies, businesses, and ideas to be truly global. Their mission is to bridge the digital divide between China and the Western internet and give businesses the tools to more fearlessly embrace a global web. Their company has been featured on Techcrunch, CNBC as well as Business Insider,highlighting Notey as one of the “15 Fastest Growing Startups in the World”. | $1.6M | Seed | Feb 17, 2015 |  |
| Spire Global | Spire is a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, offering access to unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth from the ultimate vantage point so that organizations can make decisions with confidence, accuracy, and speed. Spire uses one of the world’s largest multi-purpose satellite constellations to source hardto acquire, valuable data and enriches it with predictive solutions. Spire then provides this data as a subscription to organizations around the world so they can improve business operations, decrease their environmental footprint, deploy resources for growth and competitive advantage, and mitigate risk. Spire gives commercial and government organizations the competitive advantage they seek to innovate and solve some of the world’s toughest problems with insights from space. | $25M | Series A | Jul 29, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Industry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industry-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [aCommerce](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acommerce) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ardent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ardent-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Big Bloom Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-bloom-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cherubic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherubic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E-Merge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerge) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Empiricus Capital invest in?

Empiricus Capital invests primarily in Content, Big Data and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Empiricus Capital's check size?

Empiricus Capital typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$1.6M at Seed and $3.5M–$25M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Empiricus Capital participates in.

### When did Empiricus Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Empiricus Capital closed in Nov 2017. Shizune tracks 5 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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