Who founded Expensify?

Expensify was founded by David Barrett in 2008.

Who are Expensify's investors?

Expensify's investors include Baseline Ventures, Delta-v Capital, NOMO Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, PJC, Hillsven, Redpoint Ventures.

Expensify

NASDAQ: EXFY

Founded 2008 · Incorporated in Delaware · 229 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

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Expensify offers a corporate expense management card and platform that issues Visa cards to employees, automatically syncs transactions, codes receipts, enforces spend controls, and integrates with accounting software. The service serves businesses of all sizes in the US, UK, and select EU countries.

Enterprise Software Fintech SaaS

Founders & leadership

Expensify was founded in 2008 by David Barrett.

David Barrett Founder, CEO, and DirectorDavid Barrett founded Expensify in 2008 after leading engineering at Red Swoosh, which was acquired by Akamai Technologies in 2007, and working in 3D graphics and VR development. He is a programmer with background in network engineering and database technology.

Ryan SchafferChief Financial Officer, Board Member

Investors · 7

Baseline Ventureslisted by Baseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1Mvia Steve Anderson · inferred

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Delta-v Capitallisted by Delta-v CapitalDenver · $2M – $10M

NOMO Ventureslisted by NOMO VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $750Kvia Rahul Prakash · inferred

How we know: NOMO Ventures's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us

OpenView Venture Partnerslisted by OpenView Venture PartnersBoston · $5M – $20M

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PJClisted by PJCProvidence · $500K – $1.5M

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HillsvenreportedSan Francisco

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Redpoint VenturesreportedWoodside · $100K – $10M

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Frequently asked questions

What does Expensify do?: Expensify offers a corporate expense management card and platform that issues Visa cards to employees, automatically syncs transactions, codes receipts, enforces spend controls, and integrates with accounting software. The service serves businesses of all sizes in the US, UK, and select EU countries.
Who founded Expensify?: Expensify was founded by David Barrett in 2008.
Who are Expensify's investors?: Expensify's investors include Baseline Ventures, Delta-v Capital, NOMO Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, PJC, Hillsven, Redpoint Ventures.