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Steve Angel

Investor

Advisor at Industrious Ventures · Board director at Stoke Space

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

About

Advisor with over four decades of leadership in industrials and advanced manufacturing. Currently President and CEO of CSX, previously CEO and Chairman of Linde plc and Praxair.

Board director at Stoke SpaceYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Steve went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Stoke Space's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Steve can intro founders to Stoke Space's investors below.

Stoke Space's investors · 34

Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checksAurelia FoundryWellesleyBalerion Space VenturesDallasBeyond CapitalSan DiegoBeyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M checksBreakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Cross Culture VenturesEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkExplorer 1 FundVeniceFlorida FundersTampa · $50K checksFundamental VenturesLakewayGlade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwichHAWKTAILSan FranciscoHelium-3 VenturesNew YorkIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksIndustrious VenturesDenverLeitmotifPalo AltoLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksLong Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksMaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checksNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2020Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checksRaptor GroupMiami BeachScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksSeven Seven SixPalm Beach Gardens · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksStandard CapitalSan FranciscoToyota VenturesLos AltosTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksWayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checksWinklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checksWoven CapitalTokyo · $10M – $50M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Stoke Space

ALAndy Lapsa
Andy LapsaFounder
TFTom Feldman
Tom FeldmanFounder

Experience

  1. CSXPresident and Chief Executive Officer
  2. GE VernovaChairman of the Boardcurrent2023 — present
  3. Stoke SpaceMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  4. GE AerospaceMember Board of Directors2023 — 2025
  5. LindeChairman of the Board2022 — 2025
  6. LindeChief Executive Officer2018 — 2022
  7. PRAXAIR INCChairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer2007 — 2018
  8. PRAXAIR INCPresident and Chief Operating Officer2006 — 2007
  9. PRAXAIR INCExecutive Vice President, North America, Europe and Asia2001 — 2006
  10. PPGMember Board of Directors2010 — 2014
  11. GEManager1979 — 2001

Colleagues at Industrious Ventures

Alexandra Johnson
Head of External Affairs at Industrious Ventures
Dr. Michael Nayak
Advisor at Industrious Ventures
Henri Rizack
Head of Capital Markets at Industrious Ventures
Lt. Gen. John Shaw
Advisor at Industrious Ventures
Lt. General John Shaw
Advisor at Industrious Ventures
Mason Angel
Founding Partner at Industrious Ventures
Max Conway
Partner at Industrious Ventures
Taylor Sargent
Partner at Industrious Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Steve Angel?
Advisor with over four decades of leadership in industrials and advanced manufacturing. Currently President and CEO of CSX, previously CEO and Chairman of Linde plc and Praxair.
Where does Steve Angel work?
Steve Angel is Advisor at Industrious Ventures and Board director at Stoke Space.
Where did Steve Angel go to school?
Steve Angel studied at Loyola College (Master of Business Administration - MBA); North Carolina State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Civil Engineering).

Same school

Also attended Loyola College8

Varun SabarishVenture Analyst at Notion CapitalJeyaraj PandianAssociate at Anicut CapitalRomesh SubramanianVenture Partner at Scion Life SciencesRajeev MecheriExecutive Committee Member at The Chennai AngelsRamkumar LExecutive Committee Member at The Chennai AngelsGabriel KienbergerManaging Partner at Apollo Health Ventures

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Also attended North Carolina State University90

Eric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalBill NusseyPartner at Tech Square VenturesMelissa WhitingAssistant Controller at Red Cell IncubationJody ShepherdCo-Founder and Managing Director at Service Provider CapitalNed HillManaging Director at Service Provider Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at CSX2

Oscar MunozGeneral Partner at L'ATTITUDE VenturesJoe HinrichsVenture Partner at Fraser McCombs Capital

Also worked at Stoke Space17

Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalJeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystMason AngelFounding Partner at Industrious VenturesLt. Gen. John ShawAdvisor at Industrious VenturesElizabeth WeilFounder & Partner at Scribble VenturesKevin WeilOperator in Residence at Scribble Ventures

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Also worked at GE Aerospace23

Cici MurphyAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesOzge SevimInvestment | Growth Funds at 212Nick GunadyCEO & Co-founder at Mudita VentureAbby FittesDirector of Operations at Refinery VentureJason CogginsHead of Investments at Aura GroupÖzge SevimInvestment Team at 212

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Also worked at Linde12

Fred van BeuningenManaging Partner at ChrysalixMartin KrönerPartner at Munich Venture PartnersAlexander HuberCFO at UVC PartnersAmanda-Stella BirkenholzPrincipal at UVC PartnersGabriel SabbagGeneral Partner at AtmanJosh LiquornikLegal Counsel at Linde at Lalotte Ventures

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