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Empire Energy: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Empire Energy Group Limited is a publicly traded company that explores and produces oil and gas in onshore long-lasting fields. They focus on acquiring low-cost, low-risk assets for development and aim to operate all their assets. The company also has an exploration and development program in place to take advantage of oil and gas shale opportunities in New York, Pennsylvania, and the Northern Territory.

empireenergygroup.net LinkedIn Sydney, Australia 51-100 employees
Oil and Gas
Total raised
$18.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
May 2025

Empire Energy has raised $18.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $18.0M announced in May 2025.

That round is above the $15M median round size for Energy companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Empire Energy Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$18.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$18.0M in May 2025
Employees
51-100
reported band
Headquarters
Sydney, Australia

Latest funding round on record: May 2025.

Empire Energy Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$18.0M

Empire Energy Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Michael Gray
Founder
—

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Empire Energy Funding Compared to Other Energy Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
2,284
$15M
1,170
$4.1M

Empire Energy's latest round of $18.0M is above the median round in Energy. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Empire Energy Funding FAQs

What does Empire Energy do?

Empire Energy Group Limited is a publicly traded company that explores and produces oil and gas in onshore long-lasting fields. They focus on acquiring low-cost, low-risk assets for development and aim to operate all their assets. The company also has an exploration and development program in place to take advantage of oil and gas shale opportunities in New York, Pennsylvania, and the Northern Territory.

How much funding has Empire Energy raised?

Empire Energy has raised $18.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $18.0M announced in May 2025.

When did Empire Energy last raise funding?

Empire Energy's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $18.0M, announced in May 2025.

Who founded Empire Energy?

FundedIQ lists Michael Gray (Founder) at Empire Energy.

Where is Empire Energy headquartered?

Empire Energy is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

How many employees does Empire Energy have?

Empire Energy is in the 51-100 employee band.

How does Empire Energy's funding compare to other Energy startups?

Empire Energy's latest round of $18.0M is above the $15M median round size for Energy companies on FundedIQ across 2,284 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Empire Energy Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Empire Energy is left off this page rather than filled in.

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