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Expansion Venture Capital

Venture capital

New York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Expansion VC backs exceptional founders tackling problems in large markets through technology at the Pre-seed, Seed, and select Series A stages. The firm positions itself as an entrepreneur-led, next-generation VC that acts as a long-term partner, aiming to be a founder's first call. Beyond capital, it offers hands-on operational support including mentorship, help finding product-market fit, fundraising, business development, customer acquisition, talent sourcing, and press coverage, while leveraging a Fortune 500 network to secure strategic guidance, partnerships, and investments.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 5, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $2M
HQ
New York, New York, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
Last 12 months
3 investments
Tracked investments
191
Unicorns
8
IPOs
5
Acquisitions
26

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Joe Melohn· Co-Founder & Presidentin𝕏

Joseph Melohn combines an operator-investor perspective—having personally funded and managed companies—with capital markets and structured finance expertise from real estate, banking, energy, and asset-based lending experience.

Ryan Melohn· Co-Founderin

Ryan Melohn combines venture firm co-founder and COO experience with VP/property management at a real estate corporation, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and has backed Postmates and Allbirds.

Gil Penchina· Executive Officer
Jens Beyrich· Executive Officer

What they invest in

from 131 of 191 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×41SaaS ×38Enterprise Software ×28Consumer ×27Fintech ×24Mobility & Transportation ×16InsurTech ×11Media & Entertainment ×11

HQs:United States×92Canada×2France×2Australia×1Germany×1United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 97 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
37 of 97 mapped founding teams
51%
repeat founders
of 97 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 15 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×372 founders×383 founders×124+ founders×10

Where their founders studiedfrom 85 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×6Carnegie Mellon University ×4Stanford University ×4University of California, Berkeley ×4Cornell ×3Princeton University ×3Simon Fraser University ×3Tel Aviv University ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 86 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×21Business & Management ×20Computer Science ×19Economics ×11Mathematics & Statistics ×5Life Sciences ×4Politics & Policy ×4Finance & Accounting ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 97 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×4Goldman Sachs ×3Bain & Company ×2Clinton Foundation ×2Credit Suisse ×2Decent ×2Google ×2Gusto ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×11Techstars ×8500 Global ×3

10 founders hold a PhD · 14 hold an MBA (of 90 with degree data)

Investments · 191 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 32025 · 22022 · 22021 · 12019 · 12018 · 22017 · 22016 · 12015 · 62014 · 62013 · 22012 · 533 dated

Allbirdsallbirds.com𝕏NASDAQ: BIRD

Allbirds is a footwear brand that makes shoes using natural and regenerative materials such as merino wool, with a focus on reducing product carbon footprints.

Circular EconomyClimate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Joseph Zwillinger(Director)Tim Brown(Founder)inRavi Thanawala(Director)Joe Vernachio(Executive Officer, Director)Ann Mitchell(Executive Officer)Joey Zwillinger(Founder)

Co-investorsAliya Capital PartnersAurumBay Bridge Ventures ClimateGreat Oaks Venture CapitalIPD CapitalK2 Global+15 more

Lemonadelemonade.comin𝕏NYSE: LMND

Lemonade is a digital insurance provider offering homeowners, renters, car, pet, and term life insurance policies.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerInsurTechNew York, US

Daniel Schreiber(Founder)inShai Wininger(Founder)inMaya Prosor(Vice President, Distribution)inAdina Eckstein(Chief Operating Officer)inTim Bixby(Chief Financial Officer)inJohn Peters(Chief Insurance Officer)in

Co-investorsAlephAllianz XCanvas VenturesChampel CapitalDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VC+16 more

Alta Aresaltaares.comin✓ verified

Alta Ares builds an AI stack for autonomous air defense and ISTAR, including counter-drone interceptor effectors, an ISR product suite, and mission management software designed for contested, GNSS-denied environments.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsParis, FR

Alain Henry(Founder)Hadrien Canter(Founder)Stanislas Walch(Founder)Théo Bondarec(Founder)

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalApeiron Venture CapitalCherry VenturesHarpoon VenturesKima VenturesOTB Ventures+5 more

Yieldstreetyieldstreet.comFeb 2019

Online platform, rebranded Willow Wealth, giving retail and accredited investors access to private market asset classes.

New York, US

Milind Mehere(Founder)inMichael Weisz(Founder)inDENNIS SHIELDS(Director)

BoardJOSEPH MELOHN(Director)in

Board seatJoe Melohn· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFJ LabsGaingelsGreycroftSaturn PartnersEdison PartnersExpansion Capital+4 more

Able Jobsablejobs.coin𝕏acquired by Instawork · Sep 2024

Able operates a career platform in India that helps early-stage professionals find job opportunities, develop their profiles, and access interview preparation and training content.

ConsumerEdTechHR TechBengaluru, IN

Ravish Agrawal(CEO)inSvatantra Kumar(Founder)inSiddharth Srivastava(Founder)inSiddharth Srivastav(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFirst ChequeTitan CapitalY CombinatorElevation CapitalFinTLV VenturesHuman Capital+1 more

Agenteroagentero.comin𝕏

Agentero provides a technology platform and carrier appointment access for insurance agents to manage P&C (property and casualty) insurance policies through a unified portal.

InsurTechSaaS

Luis Pino(Founder)in

Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioFoundation CapitalMundi VenturesPlug and Play VenturesRestive VenturesTwo Culture Capital+1 more

Alchemy 43alchemy43.com

Alchemy 43 offers aesthetic and self-care treatments, providing appointment-based cosmetic services to consumers.

ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Nicci Levy(Founder)in

Co-investorsBAM VenturesClaritas CapitalInnovation Global CapitalMucker CapitalREDO VenturesToba Capital+2 more

Alliance Riskjoinalliancerisk.comin𝕏

Alliance Risk is an insurance brokerage that places specialized commercial coverage for security companies, private patrol operators, and protective service providers, including guard liability, armed guard, professional liability, workers' comp, and cyber policies.

FintechInsurTech

AngelListangellist.comin𝕏

AngelList's investor management platform provides tools for venture capital and private equity firms to streamline LP interactions, automate fund operations, and deliver reporting and portfolio updates through a branded digital experience.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Avlok Kohli(CEO)inAvlok K.inBabak Nivi(Founder)Naval Ravikant(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesAccompliceAgman PartnersAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundAtacama Ventures+55 more

Apptopiaapptopia.comin𝕏Seed · Apr 2012 · $200K

Apptopia provides mobile app consumer data—app store intelligence and device-level panel data covering 3,500+ public tickers across 160+ countries—for use in quantitative investment research, backtesting, and machine learning models.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Jonathan Kay(Founder)inEliran Sapir(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalABS Capital PartnersBlossom Street VenturesCSC UpshotKima VenturesNewfund Capital+7 more

Archarch.coin𝕏

Arch provides a platform for administering private and alternative investments, centralizing communications, documents, and data from institutions and managers into one standardized view.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Ryan Eisenman(Founder)inJason Trigg(Founder)in

Co-investorsCraft VenturesGood Friendsmark vcMenlo VenturesOak HC/FTReshape+8 more

Arkark.comDefunct

Ark is a search engine that indexes social network profiles to help users find people, including classmates, professional contacts, and acquaintances.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Jonas Templestein(Founder)inYiming Liu(Chief Platform Officer)inPatrick Riley(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorPrimary Venture PartnersStreamlined Ventures

Arnie Impactarnieimpact.com

Arnie Impact is a digital wealth manager focused on letting retail investors align portfolios with sustainability preferences.

Astrohellotwist.comin

New York-based consumer electronics startup behind Twist, a smart LED bulb with a built-in wireless speaker.

New York City, US

Co-investorsTechstarsAC VenturesAccelAndreessen HorowitzGlobal Founders CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners+2 more

ATMOSatmos-space-cargo.comin𝕏Apr 2026

ATMOS Space Cargo develops and operates reusable spacecraft and return systems for space logistics, offering controlled access to low Earth orbit and recovery capabilities.

Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechStrasbourg, DE

Sebastian Klaus(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inMarta Oliveira(Co-Founder, Chief Operations Officer)inJeffrey Hendrikse(Co-Founder, Chief Technical Officer)inChristian Grimm(Founder)inDR.–ING. CHRISTIAN GRIMM(Co-Founder, Chief Engineering Officer)

Co-investorsAmadeus Capital Partnersanother.vcAPEX VenturesBalnord Sp. z o.o.E2MC VenturesExpansion Ventures+9 more

Augmodoaugmodo.comin

Augmodo provides real-time shelf visibility and spatial AI technology for retail stores.

AI & Machine LearningIoTRetail TechKirkland, US

Ross Finman(Founder and CEO)inRoss Finman Bradford Snow(Founder)

BoardAndrew Marks(Director)in

Co-investorsInterlace VenturesLerer HippeauTq Ventures LlcWebb Investment NetworkNew Fare Partners

Aurora Labsauroralabs.comin𝕏

Aurora Labs develops AI technology for understanding and managing complex embedded systems, AI infrastructure, and data-center environments.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US

Zohar Fox(Founder)inCharles Alexander Wearn(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Wearn(Director)

Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalGeneral CatalystManiv MobilityMizMaa VenturesSommet AB+7 more

Backerbacker.comin𝕏

This page is an educational guide explaining 529 college investment plans, tax-advantaged savings accounts for education expenses.

EdTechFintech

Abby Chao(Founder)inArie Willem de JonghEmmanuel Medina GarciaJordan Lee(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalCrosslink CapitalUlu VenturesBlumberg CapitalFoundersX VenturesGradient Ventures+1 more

Bainbridgebainbridgegrowth.com

Bainbridge is a Boston-based SaaS platform providing data, analytics and financial modeling for direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands.

Boston, US

Austin Gardner-Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin B Tregoe III(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMark Volchek(Director)in

Co-investorsBling CapitalIndustry VenturesLas Olas Venture CapitalVinyl Capital

Bambooinvestbamboo.comin𝕏

Bamboo is an investment platform that enables users in Africa to invest in U.S. stocks, ETFs, real estate investment trusts, and other asset classes with minimum investments starting at $10.

FintechLagos, NG

Richmond Bassey(Founder)inYanmo Omorogbe(Founder)in

Co-investors2080 VenturesAjim CapitalFuture AfricaGreycroftHoaQIngressive Capital+23 more

Bandit Coffeethebandit.comAcquired

Bandit was an app-only coffee shop offering contactless pickup of coffee, matcha and food; acquired by Gopuff in 2021.

Co-investorsBullish

Bannermanbannerman.com𝕏Defunct

Bannerman provides a platform that connects clients with vetted security providers and guards, offering transparency and management of security services through a dashboard interface.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Johnny Chin(CEO)inAntoine de Chevigné(CTO)inMatt Voska(COO)inNeal Kemp(Growth Consultant)Ross Robinson(Director of Product)in

Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorAvlok CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersFresh VCFuel Capital+4 more

Bear Flag Roboticsbearflagrobotics.comin𝕏Seedacquired by John Deere

Bear Flag Robotics developed autonomous technology for farming before being acquired by John Deere in 2021.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechRoboticsNew York City, US

Igino Cafiero(CEO)inAubrey Donnellan(Founder)inIgino Cafiero Aubrey Donnellan(Founder)Andrew Deal(Senior Software Engineer)Keith Swett(Senior Software Engineer)Dave Bertucci(Senior System Engineer)

Co-investorsAgFunderGraphene VenturesGreen Cow Venture CapitalIndustrious VenturesLiquid VenturesNextwave [X] Partners+12 more

Bedrock Materialsbedrock.inc

Chicago-based startup spun out of Stanford that develops and produces cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries.

Co-investorsBrainstorm VenturesSpacecadet VenturesVersion One VenturesEvergreen Climate InnovationsTrucks VC

Beyond Gamesbeyondgames.coin

Beyond Games is a studio of artists, designers, and engineers building games with massively concurrent shared spaces where groups of players cooperate and compete on scalable server technology.

Gaming

Co-investorsRothenberg Ventures

Bizlybizly.comin𝕏

Bizly provides a platform and expert services to help companies find event venues, manage meetings, and plan corporate events.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityPalo Alto, US

Ron Shah(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRyan Chou(Director)in

Co-investorsFJ LabsFrontier VenturesGaingelsGlobal BrainJetBlue VenturesKDDI Open Innovation Fund+6 more

Blastblast.io𝕏Apr 2026

Blast is a blockchain platform that offers yield on USD deposits for users and holders, with an associated mobile application.

Crypto & Web3New York, US

Thomas J. Horan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardMargo Walton(Director)

Co-investorsParadigmStandard CryptoBpifranceManifold Ventures

Boatboundboatbound.coin

Boatbound is a review and information site that evaluates online sweepstakes and social casino platforms for players in Florida, providing hands-on testing, bonus breakdowns, and guidance on the state's legal framework.

ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentMobility & Transportation

Aaron Hallin

Co-investors500 GlobalFundersClubZenStone Venture Capital

Boatsetterboatsetter.comin𝕏

Boatsetter runs a peer-to-peer boat rental marketplace that connects boat owners, renters, and licensed captains, offering boating experiences with or without a captain.

ConsumerMarketplacesSports TechTravel & Hospitality

Andrew Sturner(Founder)Jaclyn Baumgarten(Founder)

Co-investorsFJ LabsFuel Venture CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalTheVentureCityValor Equity PartnersZenStone Venture Capital+1 more

Boomtowngoboomtown.com𝕏

OvationCXM offers an AI-based customer experience management platform that connects people, systems, and partners across a bank's ecosystem to improve customer interactions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsCamp One VenturesEastward Capital PartnersSpider CapitalTitanium Ventures

Boosterboosterusa.comin𝕏

Booster operates a mobile fuel delivery service that brings gasoline and diesel directly to customers, eliminating the need for underground storage tanks at traditional gas stations.

CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS

Frank Mycroft(Founder)inDiego Netto(Founder)Tyler Raugh(Founder)

Co-investorsChaac VenturesConversion CapitalEquinor VenturesGaingelsMadrona Venture GroupMaveron+9 more

Bowery Appraisalboweryres.comMay 2017

Bowery Valuation is a New York-based technology-enabled commercial real estate appraisal firm.

Co-investorsBuilders VCCamber CreekCorigin VenturesFika VenturesNavitas Capital

Bowery Valuationboweryvaluation.comin

Bowery Valuation is a commercial real estate appraisal and valuation company operating across multiple U.S. locations in California, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.

PropTechLos Angeles, US

John Meadows(Founder)inNoah Isaacs(Founder)inCesar Devers(Founder)

Co-investorsCamber CreekCurql Collective, LLCFikaMetaPropMetaProp VenturesNavitas Capital+2 more

BPI Francebpifrance.comin𝕏Jul 2025

Bpifrance is a French organization that provides financing, credits, and partnership support to innovative companies and entrepreneurs, helping them accelerate growth domestically and internationally.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSector AgnosticParis, FR

Nicolas Dufourcqin

Co-investorsRuna CapitalAlvenBek VenturesBetter AngleBlockchange VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)+11 more

Bulletinbulletin.coin𝕏SeedAcquired

Bulletin operates a marketplace that connects independent brands with retail buyers, enabling them to discover products, conduct transactions, and expand their businesses.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketplacesNew York City, US

Alana Branston(CEO)inAli Kriegsman(COO)in

Co-investorsAfore CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcNotation CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesCharge VC+10 more

Byaccruebyaccrue.com

Accrue is a fintech company that enables brands to manage customer loyalty and payments through a stored value wallet solution, allowing them to control payments and refunds while rewarding customer behavior.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Adesuwa Omoruyi(Founder)Clinton Mbah(Founder)Michael Hershfield(Founder)Zino Asamaige(Founder)

Co-investorsAglae VenturesCentre Street PartnersGround Up VenturesTwelve BelowBoxGroupFINTOP Capital+2 more

Caarboncaarbon.com

Caarbon is a startup building an app-based, on-demand valet parking service.

Callofdutyleaguecallofdutyleague.com

Activision-owned professional esports league for Call of Duty, built on 12 permanent city-based franchise teams.

Cargowithcargo.comApr 2026

Cargo Robotics converts delivery vehicles into automated mobile warehouses using robotics and vehicle-integrated automation to enable curb-side delivery, returns, and micro-commerce.

HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Co-investorsAlleyCorpSOSVStartXAlley Robotics VenturesBalnord Sp. z o.o.

Carrot Fertilityget-carrot.comin𝕏

Carrot is a global fertility and family-building platform that provides access to fertility care, maternity support, and family-building guidance for individuals and families.

FemTechHealthtechHR TechSan Francisco, US

Asima Ahmad(CMO)inTammy Sun(CEO, co-founder)inDavid Utley(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. Asima Ahmad(Founder)Arun VenkatesanMaxwell Radomsky

Co-investors515 VenturesAll TurtlesAurumBackstage CapitalCore Venture CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)+18 more

Cartacarta.comin𝕏

Carta is a cloud-based ERP platform for private capital markets that manages cap tables, equity administration, fund management, and valuations for startups, private companies, and venture funds globally.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Henry Ward(Founder)inManu Kumar(Founder)inCharly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)inJeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)inNick Avery(Chief People Officer)inNicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investors4DX VenturesA*Adventure FundAlign VenturesAlumni VenturesAmity Ventures+76 more

Casemarkcasemark.aiin

CaseMark builds AI software for legal professionals to help them work more efficiently and accurately while maintaining security.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Scott Kveton(CEO)inSarah Tuthill-Kveton(Chief Legal Officer)inPeter Roberts(VP of IT Compliance)inMax Sonderby(Head of Product & Engineering)

Co-investorsGradient VenturesLerer HippeauAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCambrian Ventures

Chalkablechalkable.comAcquired

Chalkable is a K-12 education software provider combining student information system and learning management functionality.

Chalkablehuntersystems.com

Chalkable makes administrative software for private schools and nonprofit organizations.

Developer ToolsEdTech

Michael LevyZoli Honig

Co-investors500 GlobalGreat Oaks Venture Capital

ChargeLab +Morechargelab.coin𝕏Seed · Feb 2021 · $4M

ChargeLab develops EV charging management software and a programmable charging platform used by EV drivers, installers, and software developers.

EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSEtobicoke, CA

Zak Lefevre(Founder)Zak L.(Founder)in

Co-investorsConstruct CapitalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)King River CapitalMaple VCNotation CapitalRoot Ventures Manager, Llc+4 more

Chatforce AIchatforceai.com

Chatforce is an AI game studio that uses four specialized AI agents (Director, Coder, Artist, and Musician) to turn plain-language descriptions into playable, browser-shareable games without requiring coding.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGaming

ClassPassclasspass.cominAcquired

ClassPass, based in New York City, runs a subscription service that gives members access to fitness classes and wellness appointments across many independent studios and gyms.

Wellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Payal Kadakia(Founder)inMary Biggins(Founder)inPayal Kadakia Pujji(Founder)inRichard Lanman(Executive Officer, Director)Zach Apter(Executive Officer)inTom Aveston(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alpaca VCApax DigitalBAM VenturesBoxGroupCorigin Ventures+23 more

ColoadXcoloadx.com𝕏

ColoadX operates an online marketplace for ocean freight rates, letting freight forwarders search, compare, and book container shipping rates by transit time, container size, and cargo type.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsCommunitas Capital PartnersEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Silicon Badia

Compstakcompstak.comin𝕏Oct 2014

CompStak is a crowdsourced commercial real estate data platform that aggregates millions of data points weekly to provide comprehensive CRE datasets for lenders, investors, and landlords.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePropTechNew York, US

Michael Mandel(Founder)inVadim Belobrovka(Founder)

BoardHrach Simonian(Director)in

Co-investors500 GlobalCamber CreekCanaan PartnersEscalate Capital PartnersFounder CollectiveGlobal Brain+5 more

Continuumgocontinuum.ai

Continuum provides software to manage and digitize reverse logistics for wholesale distribution, handling post-sales processes such as returns, warranties, and repairs.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Alex Witcpalek(Founder)in

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesRun VenturesSignal Peak VenturesGlobal Environment Fund ManagementM25Singular

Continuumjoincontinuum.com

Salt Lake City marketplace connecting experienced executives with venture-backed companies for fractional and full-time roles.

Salt Lake City, US

Nolan Church(Founder)Alex Witcpalek(Founder)Greg White(Founder)Mary Nelson(Founder)

Co-investorsCowboy VenturesGaingelsClocktower VenturesDay One VenturesOceans VenturesPelion Venture Partners+1 more

Coverdashcoverdash.comin𝕏

CoverDash provides embedded insurance technology that allows businesses to source coverage at transaction points.

InsurTechSaaS

Avery Rubin(Founder)David Vainer(Founder)Ralph Betesh(Founder)

Co-investorsBling CapitalCameron VenturesDeep AcreFundamental VenturesIA Seed VenturesNyca+5 more

Crius Energycriusenergy.comAcquired

Vistra is a Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company serving residential, business, and community customers across the United States from California to Maine.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Cross River Bankcrossriver.comin𝕏

Cross River is a bank that combines traditional banking safety and compliance expertise with technology innovation to provide end-to-end financial solutions for partner companies.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSJersey City, US

Gilles Gade(Founder, CEO and Chairman)in

Co-investors1802 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesCota CapitalHanaco Venture CapitalInvestX+6 more

Cuffedcuffed.dating

Cuffed is a members-only iPhone dating app that limits users to a few matches at a time and bundles in-person singles events.

Jack Wayne(Founder)in

Curistcuristrelief.comin𝕏

Curist is a direct-to-consumer brand offering affordable over-the-counter medications for symptoms including allergies, heartburn, arthritis, acne, and pain, with guidance from doctor advisors.

ConsumerDigital HealthDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & Fitness

Ethan(Founder)

DashyDashdashydash.com

Helps bars and restaurants manage their businesses with transparent product, price and supplier info.

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.HAVEN VENTURES

Dataminr, Inc.dataminr.comin𝕏

Dataminr provides AI-powered real-time event detection by synthesizing text, images, video, audio, and sensor signals across public data sources.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US

Ted Bailey(Founder)inPeter Bailey(Executive Officer)inDaniel O'Connor(Executive Officer)Nella Domenici(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Kinsey(Executive Officer)inJason Edelboim(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors1802 VenturesAdit Ventures Management, LlcAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Square GroupAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy Ventures+27 more

Descartes Labs Geospatial analytics platformdescarteslabs.comAcquired

Geospatial analytics company that turns multi-source satellite data into forecasts for commercial and government users.

Mark Johnson(Founder)

Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalSun Mountain CapitalUnion Grove Venture PartnersValuestream VenturesCultivian Sandbox VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+1 more

Drivly API Firstdriv.ly

Driv.ly (Auto.dev) provides automotive data APIs for developers and AI agents, including VIN decoding, plate-to-VIN lookup, vehicle specifications, listings, pricing, recalls, and payment calculations.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsBehind Genius VenturesDetroit Venture PartnersFontinalis PartnersRolling Fun GP

Other

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

AbleAccrueAlchelmy 43AuroraLabBooster FuelsCanonical CryptoESGESharesHomeOptionsMAZMino MonstersPaintjetPenpalnewsTryimpelVia

Exits · 31

5 IPOs · 26 acquisitions · showing 8

AllbirdsNASDAQ: BIRDLemonadeNYSE: LMNDAble Jobsacq. by InstaworkBear Flag Roboticsacq. by John DeereMAZ Digitalacq. by ZypeOrder Upacq. by Groupon, Inc.Periscope Dataacq. by SisenseRed Tricycleacq. by Tinybeans

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Expansion Venture Capital made?
Expansion Venture Capital has 191 tracked investments, 31 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Expansion Venture Capital invest at?
Expansion Venture Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Expansion Venture Capital's typical check size?
Expansion Venture Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
What sectors does Expansion Venture Capital focus on?
Expansion Venture Capital focuses on Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Digital Health, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, FemTech, Fintech, Gaming, InsurTech, Marketplaces, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Expansion Venture Capital located?
Expansion Venture Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Expansion Venture Capital lead rounds?
Yes, Expansion Venture Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does Expansion Venture Capital co-invest with?
Expansion Venture Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Gaingels, FJ Labs, among 507 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 5

Bling Capital

Bling Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that helps entrepreneurs find and scale product-market fit, backed by a Product Council of 100+ product leaders.

$1M – $5M
MetaProp

MetaProp is a venture capital firm focused on the proptech sector, dedicating its resources to support portfolio founders and their teams as they grow their businesses.

Both backed · 4
BizlyCompstakBowery ValuationPaintjet
$100K – $1M
Romulus Capital

Romulus Capital is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology and science-enabled companies. The firm provides capital and operational support to help founders develop products, assemble teams, and acquire customers.

Both backed · 2
$250K – $10M
Eniac Ventures

Eniac Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm run by former startup operators that partners closely with founders from 0 to 1 to accelerate product-market fit.

$1.2M

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