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Empire: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

At the Empire company, we are constantly iterating, solving problems and working together to make commerce easy for all.

getempire.com LinkedIn Seattle, United States 11-50 employees
E-Commerce Internet Retail
Total raised
$3.0M
Rounds
2
Latest
Pre-Seed
Sep 2021

Empire has raised $3.0M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Pre-Seed of $1.0M announced in Sep 2021.

That round is below the $3.6M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Empire Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$3.0M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Pre-Seed
$1.0M in Sep 2021
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Seattle, United States

Latest funding round on record: Sep 2021.

Empire Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Pre-Seed
$1.0M
Undisclosed round
$2.0M

Empire raised $2.0M in an undisclosed round announced in May 2021.

4 months later, a Pre-Seed of $1.0M was announced in Sep 2021.

Empire Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Alankar Chaturvedi
CEO
—

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Empire Funding Compared to Other Commerce and Shopping Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
30,234
$7.6M
6,021
$600K

Empire's latest round of $1.0M is below the median round in Commerce and Shopping. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Empire Funding FAQs

What does Empire do?

At the Empire company, we are constantly iterating, solving problems and working together to make commerce easy for all.

How much funding has Empire raised?

Empire has raised $3.0M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is a Pre-Seed of $1.0M announced in Sep 2021.

When did Empire last raise funding?

Empire's most recent funding round on record is a Pre-Seed of $1.0M, announced in Sep 2021.

Who is the CEO of Empire?

Alankar Chaturvedi is listed as CEO at Empire.

Where is Empire headquartered?

Empire is based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

How many employees does Empire have?

Empire is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Empire's funding compare to other Commerce and Shopping startups?

Empire's latest round of $1.0M is below the $3.6M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies on FundedIQ across 3,501 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Empire 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 is left off this page rather than filled in.

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