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Expansion Venture Capital
https://www.expansionvc.com/Last activity: 16.11.2021
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Expansion Venture Capital, is a venture capital firm focused in early and growth stage companies. Located in New York City, EVC was founded by brothers, Joseph and Ryan Melohn. EVC’s team is comprised of entrepreneurs. Fifteen years of combined experience has enabled EVC to help build great companies across the US. As entrepreneurs, “we have been in their shoes and speak the same language”. We look to invest in great and passionate entrepreneurs and pride ourselves on being available for our teams 24/7. We work side by side with them, providing intellectual capital and assistance in any way we can. From mentorship, raising capital, business development, customer acquisition, sourcing talent, press coverage are some of the ways “we work for you”. When one of our founders have a question we want to be the first place they turn. Their success is our success! We are founder friendly! “Entrepreneurs, not VCs, build great companies”
Overview
Location
United States, New York
Employees
1-10
Investment Type
Venture Capital
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 1
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Mentions in press and media 9
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| Feb 21, 2017 | Skurt has raised a $10M Series A to grow its rental car delivery service | Skurt, the Los Angeles-based rental car delivery startup, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Upfront Ventures (which also led a $1.3 million seed round), and included a strategic investment from BMW, as well as... |
| Oct 6, 2016 | Buying Washio’s assets, Rinse cleans up part of the on-demand laundry market | Nearly a month after the on-demand laundry service Washio shut its doors, its assets have been starched, pressed and folded into the operations of one of its main competitors — Rinse. For a while, competition for on-demand laundering seemed... |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Rinse raises $6 million to expand its laundry pick-up and delivery service | Rinse Inc. has raised a $6 million Series A round of venture funding to pick up and clean anything in its customers’ closets. According to Chief Executive Ajay Prakash, who cofounded Rinse in 2013 with Chief Operating Officer James Joun, “W... |
| Feb 10, 2016 | Daily funding roundup - February 10, 2016 | Latch picked up $10.5M; Hexadite raised $8M; SchoolMint secured $5.6M funding Hexadite, an Israel-based company that focuses on automated cybersecurity incident response, raised an $8 million Series A funding round from new investors Hewlet... |
| Feb 21, 2013 | Edtech startup lifts heavy weight of loans off student shoulders | President Barack Obama only paid off his student loans about nine years ago. If StudentLoanHero was around back then, he may have been able to pay them off sooner. StudentLoanHero is a startup that gives student borrowers tools to repay the... |
| Feb 21, 2013 | Edtech startup lifts heavy weight of loans off student shoulders | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! President Barack Obama only paid off his student ... |
| Nov 15, 2012 | MAZ Digital Raises $1M Seed Funding | MAZ Digital, a Pleasantville, NY-based digital publishing platform for tablet and mobile devices, has raised $1m seed funding. The round was led by Expansion Venture Capital, with participation from MI Ventures, T5 Capital, and Amer Rehman ... |
| Jul 26, 2012 | Mark Cuban Leads Mobile App Marketplace Apptopia’s $1 Million Seed Round | Apptopia, the marketplace where developers can sell their mobile apps, is days out from closing a $1 million seed round of financing, with Mark Cuban leading the investment. Cuban went in for $500,000 himself, and Apptopia’s initial investo... |
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FAQ about Expansion Venture Capital
How many startups has Expansion Venture Capital invested in?
Expansion Venture Capital has 1 portfolio company on Parsers VC.
What has the press written about Expansion Venture Capital?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning Expansion Venture Capital, among them “Skurt has raised a $10M Series A to grow its rental car delivery service” (Feb 21, 2017) and “Buying Washio’s assets, Rinse cleans up part of the on-demand laundry market” (Oct 6, 2016).
Is Expansion Venture Capital still active?
Expansion Venture Capital is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 16, 2021.