Expa
Expa is a Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Marketplace, Consumer, Other. The firm typically writes $50K–$500K checks and has 13 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $50K–$500K
- Portfolio
- 13 companies on record
- Partners
- 9 listed
- AUM
- $350M
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Marketplace, Consumer, Other
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA
Last verified: 2026-07-06
Seed
$50K – $500K
$350M
13+ companies
9 partners
Investment Thesis
Supports early-stage companies building platforms in marketplaces, consumer products, and the creator economy.
How Expa invests
Expa is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Marketplace, Consumer, Other.
Expa typically writes checks of $50K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $350M in assets under management.
Expa has backed 13 companies in our records, including Reserve, Spot Meetings, Aero.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (13)
Other
Reserve
Spot Meetings
Aero
Redefining air travel.
Collective
Run your business-of-one on auto-pilot.
Current
The bank for modern life.
Metabase
The best way to share data and analytics.
Layer
New Art World.
Pin
Recruiting streamlined with AI agents.
First
Modern prenup process for the modern marriage.
Norm
Regulatory compliance with AI agents.
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Consumer, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $500K check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Zach Lipson, Venture Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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