# Expansion Venture Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Expansion Venture Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 74 investments on record, latest Nov 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Expansion Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Nov 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Technology

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 74 on record

Since the last cheque **3648** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$33M** Rounds led **0 of 74** Sole investor **7 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Expansion Venture Capital highlights

- 01 74 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 75% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $1.8M
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> EVC is an early stage VC firm focused on investing in pre-seed and Seed stage technology focused companies. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Up to $1.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Technology
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **74 appearances**

- **2016** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Periscope Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data)** US · TechCrunch **$25M** With 36 others
- **May** **[Via (Carpooling)](https://millionrounds.com/company/via-carpooling)** **$70M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[Lemonade](https://millionrounds.com/company/lemonade)** **$33M** With 10 others
- **2015** 15 rounds
- **Nov** **[Transfix](https://millionrounds.com/company/transfix)** Series A **$12M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[InVenture](https://millionrounds.com/company/inventure)** Series A · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Able Lending](https://millionrounds.com/company/able-lending)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[eShares](https://millionrounds.com/company/eshares)** Series B · US **$17M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Boomtown!](https://millionrounds.com/company/boomtown)** Venture · US **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Rinse](https://millionrounds.com/company/rinse)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 18 others
- **May** **[Descartes Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/descartes-labs)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Astro](https://millionrounds.com/company/astro)** Venture · US **$2.5M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Via](https://millionrounds.com/company/via)** Series B · US **$27M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[HONK](https://millionrounds.com/company/honk)** Series A · US **$12M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Shuddle](https://millionrounds.com/company/shuddle)** Series A · US **$9.6M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Maker's Row](https://millionrounds.com/company/maker-s-row)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[HelloTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/hellotech)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Pillow](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillow)** Venture · US **$2.6M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[eShares](https://millionrounds.com/company/eshares)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 6 others
- **2014** 16 rounds
- **Nov** **[Zendrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/zendrive)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[fitmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitmob)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 18 others
- **Nov** **[HONK](https://millionrounds.com/company/honk)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 12 others
- **Nov** **[Life360](https://millionrounds.com/company/life360)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[CompStak](https://millionrounds.com/company/compstak)** Series A · US **$4.4M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Paintzen](https://millionrounds.com/company/paintzen)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 14 others
- **Aug** **[OrderUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/orderup)** Series A · US **$9.0M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Benny](https://millionrounds.com/company/benny)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Transfix](https://millionrounds.com/company/transfix)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Caarbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/caarbon)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **May** **[Life360](https://millionrounds.com/company/life360)** Series C · US **$50M** With 7 others
- **May** **[The RealReal](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-realreal)** Series C · US **$20M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Via](https://millionrounds.com/company/via)** Series A · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[SeeMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/seeme)** Venture · US **$1.9M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Enigma Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/enigma-technologies)** Series A · US **$4.5M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Verifcient Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/verifcient-technologies)** US **$1.8M** Sole investor
- **2013** 19 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sols](https://millionrounds.com/company/sols)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 10 others
- **Nov** **[Peek](https://millionrounds.com/company/peek)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Viridis Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/viridis-learning)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/company/angellist)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$24M** With 31 others
- **Aug** **[eShares](https://millionrounds.com/company/eshares)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.8M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Maker's Row](https://millionrounds.com/company/maker-s-row)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 8 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**50** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[Agentero](https://millionrounds.com/company/agentero)[Alchemy43](https://millionrounds.com/company/alchemy-43)[Allbirds](https://millionrounds.com/company/allbirds)[Apptopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/apptopia)[Archlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/arch-labs)[Augmodo](https://millionrounds.com/company/augmodo)[Backer](https://millionrounds.com/company/backer)[Beyondgames](https://millionrounds.com/company/beyond-games)[Bizly](https://millionrounds.com/company/bizly)[Boatbound](https://millionrounds.com/company/boatbound)[Boatsetter](https://millionrounds.com/company/boatsetter)[Caarbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/caarbon)[Carta](https://millionrounds.com/company/carta)[Casemark](https://millionrounds.com/company/casemark)[Chalkable](https://millionrounds.com/company/chalkable)[Chargelab](https://millionrounds.com/company/chargelab)[Classpass](https://millionrounds.com/company/classpass)[Compstak](https://millionrounds.com/company/compstak)[Coverdash](https://millionrounds.com/company/coverdash)[Crossriverbank](https://millionrounds.com/company/cross-river-bank)[Dashydash](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashy-dash)[Dataminr](https://millionrounds.com/company/dataminr)[Descarteslabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/descartes-labs)[Emergentone](https://millionrounds.com/company/emergent-one)[Engrade](https://millionrounds.com/company/engrade)[Enigma](https://millionrounds.com/company/enigma)[Exosonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/exosonic)[Fairmatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/fairmatic)[Firebase](https://millionrounds.com/company/firebase)[Fitmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitmob)[Fitocracy](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitocracy)[Gallant](https://millionrounds.com/company/gallant)[Hellotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/hellotech)[Homeoptions](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeoptions)[Honkforhelp](https://millionrounds.com/company/honk)[Intelligems](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelligems)[Ionobell](https://millionrounds.com/company/ionobell)[Learnmetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnmetrics)[Legit](https://millionrounds.com/company/legit)[Lemonade](https://millionrounds.com/company/lemonade)[Life360](https://millionrounds.com/company/life360)[Loftsmart](https://millionrounds.com/company/loftsmart)[Lyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyte)[Makersrow](https://millionrounds.com/company/maker-s-row)[Maymobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/may-mobility)[Mdhub](https://millionrounds.com/company/mdhub)[Momentenergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/moment-energy)[Moved](https://millionrounds.com/company/moved)[Naadam](https://millionrounds.com/company/naadam)[Newhound](https://millionrounds.com/company/newhound) Accrue Ark Arnieimpact Auroralabs Bainbridgegrowth Bearflagrobotics Bedrock Boweryres Buildwithlayer Bulletin and 36 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all**

**[OrderUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/orderup)** Bought by [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupon) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**[fitmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitmob)** Bought by ClassPass **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[Firebase](https://millionrounds.com/company/firebase)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[Engrade](https://millionrounds.com/company/engrade)** Bought by [McGraw-Hill Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mcgraw-hill-education) **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[Chalkable](https://millionrounds.com/company/chalkable)** Bought by Chalkable, Inc (fka Software Technology) **$10M** Dec 2013

**[Merrimack Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/merrimack-pharmaceuticals)** Listed **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$33M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.8M**

Led 0 of 74 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** Up to $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** 7 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2016
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *33*
- Series A said *18*
- Venture *8*
- Series B said *7*
- Series C *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2016

Often in the room with

- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 12
- [Structure Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/structure-capital) 8
- [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) 6
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 6
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 6
- [Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Expansion Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**500 Global** Angel **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Structure Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/structure-capital)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**SV Angel** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Bling Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital)[**Marc Bell Capital** Family office **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital)[**Rothenberg Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures)[**Base Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base-ventures)[**Comcast Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures)[**Joseph Melohn** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joseph-melohn)[**Kapor Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Expansion Venture Capital put money into.

[**Periscope Data** $25M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data)[**Lemonade** $33M · Feb 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/lemonade)

## Quick answers about Expansion Venture Capital

### What does Expansion Venture Capital invest in?

Expansion Venture Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

### How active is Expansion Venture Capital?

74 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2016.

### What has Expansion Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Periscope Data (Undisclosed round, Nov 2016), Via (Carpooling) (May 2016) and Lemonade (Feb 2016).

### How big are Expansion Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $33M.

### Does Expansion Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 74 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Expansion Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Expansion Venture Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2016.

### Who does Expansion Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (12 rounds together), Structure Capital (8 rounds together) and Founder Collective (6 rounds together).

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