Investments
86Portfolio Exits
22About Expansion VC
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".
Expansion VC Headquarters Location
250 W 57th Street Room 1401
New York, New York, 10107,
United States
212-265-1220
Latest Expansion VC News
Nov 21, 2017
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Expansion VC Investments
86 Investments
Expansion VC has made 86 investments. Their latest investment was in YieldStreet as part of their Series C on June 6, 2021.
Expansion VC Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/2/2021 | Series C | YieldStreet | $100M | No | 34 | |
4/28/2021 | Seed VC | Backer | $8.4M | Yes | 8 | |
8/20/2018 | Seed VC | Zippin | $3M | Yes | 3 | |
1/12/2018 | Seed VC | |||||
1/10/2018 | Series A |
Date | 6/2/2021 | 4/28/2021 | 8/20/2018 | 1/12/2018 | 1/10/2018 |
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Round | Series C | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC | Series A |
Company | YieldStreet | Backer | Zippin | ||
Amount | $100M | $8.4M | $3M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 34 | 8 | 3 |
Expansion VC Portfolio Exits
22 Portfolio Exits
Expansion VC has 22 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Transfix on September 21, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/21/2021 | Acq - Pending | 2 | |||
9/15/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
3/4/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 9/21/2021 | 9/15/2021 | 3/4/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Pending | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Expansion VC Team
1 Team Member
Expansion VC has 1 team member, including current President, Joseph Melohn.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Joseph Melohn | President | Current |
Name | Joseph Melohn |
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Work History | |
Title | President |
Status | Current |
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