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Expa

Venture studio

West Hollywood · Pre-Seed · 31 people tracked

Also known as Expa Capital · EXPA EC3 MGMT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Acts as an institutional co-founder: originating ideas, building products and pairing CEOs, run by repeat founders (Garrett Camp, Naveen Selvadurai) offering hands-on, small-class, full-stack help from ideation to go-to-market.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed
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$250K – $3M
HQ
West Hollywood, NY, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2013
Last 12 months
5 investments
Private fund assets
$148M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
116
Unicorns
3
Acquisitions
2

Team · 31 people

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Vitor Lourenço· Founding Partner
Angelo Sotira· Venture Partner𝕏
David Clark· Venture Partner
Mustafa Dar· Venture Partnerin
Zach Lipson· Venture Partner
Glauber· Designer
Jen Sartor· Head of People
Liz Federowicz· General Counsel
Rakshit (Rax) Majithiya· Principal Engineer
Raphael Barreto· Designerin
Sofia Linden· Operations Partner
Naveen Molloy· Investor

Founder mafia

The Expa mafia →

12 people who came through Expa went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 87 of 116 portfolio companies

SaaS ×31AI & Machine Learning ×24Fintech ×16Data & Infrastructure ×11Enterprise Software ×11Healthtech ×11Consumer ×9Developer Tools ×8

HQs:United States×42United Kingdom×5Canada×4Mexico×3Switzerland×1Germany×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 50 portfolio companies
56%
solo founders
28 of 50 mapped founding teams
48%
repeat founders
of 63 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 13 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×282 founders×153 founders×54+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 64 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×6Harvard Business School ×5Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Stanford University ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2Colby College ×2Cornell ×2École Polytechnique ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 58 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×18Computer Science ×16Business & Management ×9Economics ×7Politics & Policy ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3Design & Architecture ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 63 founders with career history

Convoy Inc ×3World Economic Forum ×3Bank of America Merrill Lynch ×2Carnegie Mellon University ×2Expansive Ventures ×2Facebook ×2Foursquare ×2Nascent ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×7Techstars ×4Entrepreneur First ×2

8 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 65 with degree data)

Investments · 116 tracked

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By year:2026 · 52025 · 12023 · 62022 · 32021 · 72020 · 22019 · 12018 · 22016 · 128 dated

Intersellerinterseller.ioin𝕏✓ verified

Interseller provides email finding and verification tools, contact importing capabilities, and a Chrome extension for sales teams to discover and manage prospect contact information.

HR TechSaaSSales Tech

Steven Lu(Founder)in

Pinpin.comin𝕏✓ verified

Pin is an AI recruitment platform, built by Love Thy Recruiting, Inc., that automates candidate sourcing, matching, outreach, and interview scheduling by searching over 850 million candidate profiles and integrating with 120+ applicant tracking systems.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Steven Lu(CEO & Co-Founder)in

SuperHi Basic Incomesuperhibasicincome.com𝕏✓ verified

SuperHi Basic Income is an experiment run by SuperHi that gives selected creative people a monthly stipend of $1,000 USDC for six months, plus hardware and access to SuperHi's courses, to test whether a financial buffer helps them advance their careers.

Crypto & Web3EdTech

Co-investorsDesigner FundFramework VenturesReach CapitalTorch Capital

Kitkit.coJan 2021

BiotechSan Francisco, US

Philip Fung(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatRoberto Sanabria· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEaston Capital Investment GroupKaiser Permanente VenturesLionBirdNew Leaf Venture PartnersSands Capital Ventures

State Spacestatespace.gg𝕏Apr 2026 · $500K

Aimlabs is an AI-powered aim training platform for first-person shooter (FPS) gamers that offers personalized training tasks, real-time analytics, and game-specific tools.

AI & Machine LearningGamingNew York, US

Wayne Mackey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardSamir Kaul(Director)in

Board seatRoberto Sanabria· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAmplify.LABessemer Venture PartnersFirstMark CapitalLux CapitalKhosla Ventures

Aeroaero.comin𝕏

Aero operates semi-private, beyond-first-class scheduled flights connecting travelers to leisure destinations, with routes including Los Angeles to Aspen, Los Cabos, Maui, New York City, and Sun Valley.

Mobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityLos Angeles, US

Garrett Camp(Founder)in

Airlyairly.orginMar 2021 · $3.3M

Airly builds MCERTS-certified air quality monitoring sensors paired with AI-powered analytics and dashboards that convert real-time pollution data into insights for local governments, schools, healthcare, energy and industry.

CleantechClimate TechGovTechIoTKraków, PL

WIKTOR WARCHALOWSKI(Executive Officer)ALEKSANDER KONIOR(Executive Officer, Director)MICHAL MISIEK(Director)

BoardCameron McLain(Director)in

Co-investorsfirstminute capitalSemapa NextGiant Ventures Global Llp

Airworkairworkhq.comin𝕏

Airwork is an online marketplace that connects workers to shift-based opportunities at warehouses, distribution centres, and events across North America.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaSToronto, CA

Gary Lin(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Airworkairwork.ioin𝕏

Airwork operates an online marketplace that connects warehouses, distribution centres, and event venues with local workers seeking flexible shift work across North America.

B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces

Alcovealcoverooms.comin

Alcove offers furnished private bedrooms in shared houses with vetted landlords, screened residents, and all-inclusive monthly payments.

B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTech

Co-investorsBling CapitalFJ LabsStreamlined VenturesSeven Seven SixXYZ Venture Capital

Allosenseallosense.comin𝕏

Allosense designs and manufactures sensors, automated test systems, and software observability tools that provide real-time data capture and monitoring for factory production environments.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTWellness & FitnessSan Antonio, US

Roman Sandoval(CEO & Founder)inJoe Saporito(CFO)Reay Finigan(CTO)

Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsTechstars

Asayerasayer.ioin𝕏Apr 2022

Asayer (OpenReplay) offers session replay and product analytics software that lets teams record and watch how users interact with their web apps to spot friction points, errors, and drop-offs.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York, US

Mehdi Osman(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsKima Ventures468 CapitalRheingau FoundersRuna CapitalY Combinator

Aseonaseon.comin𝕏Jun 2026 · $10M

Aseon builds "depot in a box" robotic pitstops that charge, clean, and inspect autonomous vehicle fleets within their operating zones.

HardwareMobility & TransportationRobotics

George Kalligeros(Founder)in

Co-investorsPlayfair CapitalCrane Venture PartnersFounders CapitalRobin Hood VenturesY Combinator

Aseon Labsaseonlabs.comin𝕏Jun 2026 · $10M

Aseon Labs builds autonomous robotic service stations that provide charging, cleaning, and inspection for self-driving vehicles deployed in the field.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US

George Kalligeros(Co-founder & CEO)inDan Keene(Co-founder & COO)in

Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersY CombinatorFounders CapitalRobin Hood Ventures

Atcresearchatcresearch.co

ATC Research provides a real estate data platform that lets users search residential and commercial properties using enhanced parcel data covering ownership, assessment, building detail, and permit history.

Data & InfrastructurePropTechSaaS

Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp Ventures

Atroatro.com

Atro provides a modular cybersecurity platform paired with on-demand security experts, letting small businesses deploy individual security controls (such as 2FA, endpoint protection, and pen testing), track a Security Score, and get compliance guidance for SOC 2, HIPAA, and CMMC.

CybersecuritySaaS

Co-investors468 Capital

Aumentaument.io

Miami-based marketing automation startup that helps small e-commerce stores acquire and retain customers using data science.

Co-investorsHTwentyLatitud Ventures

BlueCargobluecargo.ioin𝕏

A logistics solution provider serving small to large drayage providers, freight forwarders, and BCOs to reduce costs in import operations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLos Angeles, US

Alexandra Griffon(Founder)inLaura Theveniau(Founder)in

Co-investorsCathexis VenturesHyperguapKima VenturesLeft Lane CapitalVentureSouqY Combinator+5 more

Bondevalbondaval.com

Bondaval provides technology-enabled trade credit insurance and non-payment guarantees, offering non-cancellable coverage against buyer insolvency and payment default alongside a risk-monitoring platform.

FintechInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB

Tom Powell(CEO)in

Co-investorsDawn CapitalInsurtech Gateway FundOctopus VenturesTalis Capital

Cascadecascade.io

Cascade was a no-code data platform that let non-technical business analysts import, transform, and combine large datasets and present findings through interactive data apps.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jon(Co-founder)Jake Fuentes(Founder)

Co-investorsA16Z SpeedrunAda VenturesArchetypeCoinbase VenturesPolychain Capital

Certifactioncertifaction.ioin

Certifaction provides a privacy-focused electronic signature platform that lets users digitally sign documents while keeping their content encrypted and confidential through a "Zero Document Knowledge" approach.

CybersecurityLegalTechSaaS

Charlie Financialcharlie.comOct 2023

Charlie is a financial services company offering banking services designed for people aged 62 and over, with features like fraud protection, no monthly fees, and human customer support.

FintechLos Angeles, US

Kevin Nazemi(Executive Officer, Director)inIbrahim El Tatawy(Executive Officer, Director)Ivan Nausieda(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGardiner Garrard(Director)in

Co-investorsFPVWestern Technology InvestmentBetter Tomorrow VenturesTTV Capital

Circushrcircushr.com

Circus is a software company founded in 2016 that builds technology products for creative professionals.

Developer ToolsHR TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSVancouver, CA

Clauclau.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $20M

Clau operates a real estate platform in Mexico that integrates property listings, broker management tools, mortgage brokerage services, and renovation coordination, along with data infrastructure for the residential market.

AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketplacesPropTechMexico City, MX

Bernardo Cordero(Founder)inVictor Noguera(Founder)inPaola Frettlohrin

Co-investors500 GlobalAmador HoldingsCota CapitalFlucas VenturesHi VenturesPICUS CAPITAL+2 more

Clydejoinclyde.comin𝕏

Clyde provides an ownership enrichment platform that helps merchants manage product warranties, registrations, and customer issue resolutions to build long-lasting customer relationships.

E-commerceInsurTechRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US

Brandon Gell(Founder)in

Co-investorsHeadlineCrosslink CapitalStarting LineTechstarsRainfall VenturesRed Sea Ventures+1 more

Collectivecollective.comin𝕏Jul 2023 · $50M

Collective is an online back-office platform for self-employed people and single-person businesses ("Businesses-of-One"), offering services such as business formation, taxes, and accounting.

FintechFuture of WorkSaaS

Hooman Radfar(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAglae VenturesArdent VentureBetter Tomorrow VenturesGradient VenturesHustle FundInnovius Capital+11 more

Convoyconvoy.comin𝕏Defunct

Convoy operates a freight marketplace platform that connects brokers and carriers to match and execute truckload transactions.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSeattle, US

Grant Goodale(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer / Chief Experience Officer)Dan Lewis(Co-Founder & CEO)Brian Kreiner(Executive Officer)Diankha Linear(Executive Officer)

BoardAnu Hariharan(Director)inHadi Partovi(Director)

Co-investorsCraft VenturesEQUIAMG SquaredJovonoMarc BenioffMosaic Ventures+13 more

Cryptocrypto.comin𝕏Sep 2026

Crypto.com operates a cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset platform serving 150 million users across 90 countries, with a mission to accelerate global adoption of cryptocurrency.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Kris Marszalek(Co-Founder & CEO)inRafael Melo(Co-Founder & CFO)inBobby Bao(Co-Founder, Head of Crypto.com Capital)

Co-investorsMoonhill CapitalAvalanche FoundationBalderton CapitalBlockchain CapitalBNP ParibasBpifrance+9 more

Currentcurrent.comin𝕏

Current is a mobile-first banking platform offering no-fee spending accounts and integrated financial services to everyday Americans.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Stuart Sopp(Founder)in

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Activant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCota CapitalElizabeth Street Ventures+8 more

Dadidadikit.comacquired by Ro

Dadi was a Brooklyn-based men's health company selling an at-home male fertility test and sperm storage kit; acquired by Ro in 2022.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech

Co-investorsThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)firstminute capitalTCMThird Kind Venture Capital

Design Milkdesign-milk.comin𝕏

Design Milk is a media publication covering architecture, interior design, automotive, fashion, technology, and art, with a focus on modern design and sustainable practices.

ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceMedia & EntertainmentPickerington, US

Co-investorsDesignX

Detectdetect.comin

Detect develops a point-of-care molecular diagnostics platform for women's health applications.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Matthew Sattler(Founder)inJoe Richard(Founder)in

Co-investorsHorizons VenturesAccelElevation CapitalProsus Ventures

Dovetaledovetale.comin

Dovetale provides an affiliate marketing app for content creators to manage and monetize their content businesses, with tools also aimed at brands that want to work with creators.

AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Dynamically View VUVP's Portfolioconsider.comin𝕏

Consider is a recruiting platform that helps talent teams source and manage candidate profiles, including a Chrome extension for adding LinkedIn profiles to talent pools in one click.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSUnion City, US

Arnab Bhattacharjee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inGautam Satalkar(Founder)inRalph Rabbat(Founder)inBhaskar Rathod(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesGaingelsTenOneTen VenturesVU Venture Partners

Ecoeco.comin𝕏

Eco provides a developer platform for stablecoin companies to enable cross-chain money movement without building underlying infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Ryne Saxe(Founder)in

Co-investors1k(x)1kxa16z cryptoActivant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAusum Ventures+10 more

Emberember.coin𝕏

Starling Bank offers integrated accounting, bookkeeping, and tax management tools built directly into business and sole trader bank accounts, with no monthly fees for core features.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsCarrier VenturesSea Court Capital

Fabric Commercefabric.incin𝕏

fabric is a commerce platform for retailers, and this page presents its technology and solution partner ecosystem.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Aniq Rahman(Founder)in

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalB CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalForerunner VenturesGlynn Capital Management+5 more

Farm Holdingsfarm.vcin𝕏

Farm.vc manages an investment fund that provides access to agricultural operations across multiple U.S. regions and production types, with strategic focus on co-location with solar and wind energy infrastructure.

AgTechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodPropTechFort Collins, US

Co-investorsTechstars

Feluxfelux.comin

Felux is a software tool for steel service centers that automatically captures and analyzes RFQs, quotes, POs, and BOLs from sales teams' email, giving visibility into demand, quote and win rates, and no-quote activity by rep, customer, grade, and gauge.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsLightbankSuffolk Technologies8VCSignia Venture Partners

Findigsfindigs.com

Findigs is an AI-based resident screening platform that runs the full rental applicant screening workflow, from application intake to analytics, for property leasing teams.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSNew York, US

Stephen Carroll(Founder)inKeith Gilvar(Founder)in

BoardMarc Weiser(Director)

Co-investorsActivant CapitalColle Capital PartnersFlucas VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalNycaRpm Ventures Iii Management, L.L.C.+6 more

Forwardgoforward.comJul 2016

San Francisco, US

Adrian Aoun(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)

BoardRam Shriram(Director)Keith Rabois(Director)inMax Ventilla(Director)

Co-investorsBling CapitalBY Venture PartnersCrunchFundJazzya InvestmentsTuesday CapitalKhosla Ventures

Gather AIgather.aiin𝕏

Gather AI builds a "Physical AI" platform for logistics warehouses, using forklift-mounted cameras and drones with computer vision to capture inventory data, then reasoning over it to surface priorities and route tasks to teams.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsPittsburgh, US

Geetesh Dubey(Co-founder)inSankalp Arora(Co-founder & CEO)inDaniel Maturana(Co-founder)inLi Wu(Executive Officer)inAndrew Hoffman(Chief Technology Officer)inRobert IV R. Myer(Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsArdent VentureBling CapitalDundee VCDundee Venture CapitalSmith Point CapitalTribeca Venture Partners+5 more

Geniegenieframework.com

Genie is an open source, full-stack web framework for the Julia programming language, with low-code and no-code tools (including Genie Builder) for turning Julia code and data models into interactive, production-ready web apps, backends, GUIs and APIs.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsHeartfelt CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Khosla VenturesRadian Capital

Haushaus.com

Haus is a marketing measurement platform that uses causal inference and geo experiments to measure incremental ad impact.

Co-investors01 AdvisorsDST GlobalMontage Ventures

Imu Biosciencesimubiosciences.comin

IMU Biosciences builds an immune-system analysis platform that measures over 100 million datapoints from a single blood sample across large patient populations, an approach it calls HD Immunology.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechLondon, GB

Thomas Hayday PhD(Co-founder & Chief Research Officer)Adam Laing PhD(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Mario Cantero MBA(Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer)Adam Laing(Founder)inJohn Baker PhD(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsIQ CapitalKfundMolten Ventures

Katookatooapp.cominOct 2021acquired by choco · Jan 2023

Mobile platform facilitating restaurant-supplier relationships with ordering, tracking and business insights.

Madrid, ES

Carlos Esquivel(Co-Founder & former CTO)inDiogo Cunha(Co-Founder & CEO)inKaran Anand(Co-Founder & CPO / Managing Director)in

Co-investorsRocket Internet SEFJ LabsFlash VenturesOtium CapitalSoma Capital

Kitkit.comin𝕏

Kit provides email marketing and commerce tools for creators and independent businesses to reach audiences and monetize their work through newsletters and storefronts.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS

Nathan Barry(Founder + CEO)in

Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESBrighter CapitalMission Bay CapitalMission BiocapitalWAGMI VenturesOceans Ventures+1 more

Knockknock.appin𝕏

Knock is an AI-native customer engagement platform that lets teams build and send product, marketing, and transactional messaging across email, SMS, push, chat, and in-app channels from one place.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US

Thomas Petry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Demetri Themelis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsAfore CapitalCraft VenturesMadrona Venture GroupWorklife VenturesCoFound Partners VentureCompany Ventures+8 more

Kolorskolors.comin

Kolors offers premium economy intercity bus travel in Mexico, with online booking and payment by card or cash on boarding, pickup/drop-off at designated Kolors points, 24/7 customer support, and a rewards program.

ConsumerMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality

Rodrigo Martínez(Founder & CEO)inAnca Gardea(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrunchFundManiv MobilityMGV.VCTuesday CapitalAMPLIFICABling Capital+8 more

Kolorskolors.com.mxin

Kolors operates a digital bus travel service in Mexico, offering premium economy intercity trips that passengers can book and pay for online or in cash on boarding.

ConsumerMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality

Rodrigo Martínez(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalBling CapitalK50 VenturesMGV.VCNorte VenturesUP Partners+10 more

LaBarge Weinsteinlwlaw.comin𝕏

LaBarge Weinstein is a Canadian corporate law firm specializing in business advisory services for technology startups, private corporations, and venture capital firms from early stage through exit.

LegalTechToronto, CA

Debbie Weinstein(Founder)Paul LaBarge(Founder)in

Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedAlibaba Entrepreneurs FundAmplify Partners CVCanadian Business Growth FundEclipse VenturesEpiq Capital+6 more

Looploop.comin𝕏

Loop builds AI-powered software for transportation spend and payment management in the supply chain, using an LLM and an "atomic task" system to structure supply chain data and automate back office financial processes.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Matt McKinney(Co-Founder & CEO)inShaosu Liu(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investors8VCIndex VenturesFlexportFounders FundSusa VenturesValor Equity Partners+8 more

M Xrm-xr.comin𝕏

MXR develops Marso Measure, a photogrammetry-based software for capturing high-fidelity 3D assets and measuring physically based rendering (PBR) material maps such as albedo, diffuse, roughness, specular, metallic, and normal.

Deep TechGamingSaaS

Marker Learningmarkerlearning.cominApr 2026

Marker Learning provides software tools to special education departments for conducting student evaluations more efficiently and accessibly.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHealthtechSaaS

Emily(Co-founder)Stefan Bauer(Co-Founder and CEO)inDr. Samuel O. Ortiz(Chief Clinical Officer)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBONDCherry VenturesDivergent InvestmentsEdovate Capitalfirstminute capital+9 more

Metabasemetabase.comin𝕏

Metabase is a business intelligence and analytics platform that lets teams query, visualize, and explore data using plain English and AI, a no-code query builder, dashboards, and a governed semantic layer.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sameer Al-Sakran(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJulia Schottenstein(Director)George Mathew(Director)in

Co-investorsAglae VenturesInsight PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Mixmix.com

Mix is a content discovery platform that recommends web pages, articles, and other online content personalized to users' interests.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Mosmos.com

Mos helps students find scholarships matched to their profile from a database of opportunities and provides personalized financial aid guidance through dedicated advisors.

EdTech

Amira Yahyaoui(Founder)inDavid Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Coalition OperatorsLux CapitalPluralSequoia CapitalTq Ventures Llc+1 more

Nitranitra.comin𝕏Aug 2022 · $62M

Nitra provides a card, lending, and back-office platform built specifically for independent medical practices including ophthalmology, dental, aesthetics, and fertility clinics.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechNew York, US

Tim Hwang(CEO)in

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.AppWorks VenturesDunamu & PartnersFoundersX VenturesGold House VenturesHyphen Capital+18 more

Norm Ainorm.aiin

Norm Ai builds AI agents that automate legal and compliance tasks for large institutions, along with a verification layer for AI agents and an affiliated AI-native law firm.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechNew York, US

John Nay(Founder)inMike Schmidtberger(Chairman and Partner, Norm Law)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementCraft VenturesKhosla VenturesBain CapitalBain Capital VenturesBlackstone+6 more

Ochre Bioochre-bio.comin𝕏

Ochre Bio develops RNA therapeutics and drug discovery platforms targeting liver disease, combining proprietary human liver datasets with AI-driven causal prediction and human tissue validation models.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB

Quin Wills(Founder/CSO)inJack O'Meara(Founding CEO)in

BoardChinwe UkomaduElaine SullivanEliot ForsterJack Castle

Co-investorsBackedBeast VenturesCoastCapEntrepreneur FirstHoxton VenturesLifeforce Capital+7 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Aero TechnologiesReserve Media3DBIOBeacon.CoChillpillCmdCollective HubDEveryFirstGitalyticsHallothereIconicLayerMainvestMerlinguidesNibblehealthResyRubicaShiftShoppoSpotStellar LabsSupermassivTrackd

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 2

2 acquisitions

Dadiacq. by RoKatooacq. by choco

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Expa made?
Expa has 116 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Expa invest at?
Expa invests at the Pre-Seed stage.
What is Expa's typical check size?
Expa typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.
What sectors does Expa focus on?
Expa focuses on B2B Marketplaces, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Expa located?
Expa is headquartered in West Hollywood, US.
Does Expa lead rounds?
Expa typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Expa co-invest with?
Expa most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Bling Capital, Techstars, among 248 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 16

General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Gradient Ventures

Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.

$100K – $10M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
QED Investors

QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.

Both backed · 2
$30K – $25M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

Both backed · 1
$4.4M – $214M
Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $200M
B Capital Group

B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.

Both backed · 1
$10M – $50M
August Capital

August Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in a small number of companies, providing hands-on support to entrepreneurs building their businesses.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $15M
Radical Ventures

Radical Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in companies and founders applying artificial intelligence to transform how people live, work, and play.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $25M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a firm that has backed startup founders since the 1990s, leveraging a large network of founders, industry leaders, and regulators to support portfolio companies.

First Round Capital

First Round Capital is an early-stage venture firm that backs companies at their earliest moments, often before they are named, across enterprise, AI, consumer, healthcare, fintech and hardware sectors.

$1M – $7M
Union Square Ventures (USV)

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City that invests at the edge of large markets undergoing transformation from technological and societal pressures.

$1M – $8M
4 more co-investors

Decibel PartnersExpansive VenturesSarona VenturesAmity Ventures

Firms observed investing alongside Expa, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Expa's recorded portfolio.

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