# Expa

> Expa is a company studio and early-stage investor founded by Garrett Camp in 2013. It helps founders turn ideas into businesses through product design, branding, company formation, recruiting, operating support, and capital. Its studio companies include Current, Collective, Metabase, and Aero.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Garrett Camp (Founder and Founding Partner)
- **Products:** Expa Studio, Early-stage venture investments, Expa Labs (historical)
- **Notable:** Announced $350 million across three financings or funds in 2014, 2016, and 2022., Helped launch Current, Collective, Metabase, and Aero., Cmd, a studio company, was acquired by Elastic.

## Products & services

- **Expa Studio** — Company creation with ideation, branding, product design, team formation, operating support, initial capital, and fundraising introductions.
- **Early-stage venture investments** — Seed backing and founder support for externally founded companies as well as the studio network.
- **Expa Labs (historical)** — Launched in 2016 with six months of support and $500,000 per company; the Labs label was retired in April 2018 in favor of flexible, ongoing founder engagement.

## Achievements

- Announced $350 million across three financings or funds in 2014, 2016, and 2022.
- Helped launch Current, Collective, Metabase, and Aero.
- Cmd, a studio company, was acquired by Elastic.
- Reported in April 2022 that over 80% of its seed companies had raised a Series A; historical self-reported statistic, not a current return measure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Expa’s news page lists the September 15 launch announcement for Fin.com and its $20 million seed round backed by Expa and Coinbase Ventures.
- **2026-06** — Expa’s news page lists a report that portfolio company Iconic raised $6 million for its small-business M&A platform.
- **2026-01** — Expa’s portfolio and news pages identify health-data startup Torch as acquired by OpenAI; acquisition price is not treated here as a confirmed company disclosure.

## Links

- Website: https://www.expa.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/expa/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/expa/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/expaSF

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Last updated: 2026-10-27