# Expanso

> Expanso is a Seattle-based distributed data processing company built on its open-source Bacalhau project. Instead of shipping raw data to a central cloud, Expanso runs lightweight agents that filter, transform, and govern data at its source - across edge devices, on-prem systems, and multiple clouds. The 'Compute Over Data' approach cuts egress and storage costs, keeps sensitive data in place for compliance, and speeds up pipelines feeding analytics and AI. Founded in 2022 by former Google, AWS, and Microsoft engineers, it raised a $7.5M seed round in 2023.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Seattle, Washington, United States
- **Founders:** David Aronchick (Co-founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~14 employees
- **Products:** Bacalhau, Expanso Platform
- **Notable:** Raised $7.5M seed round led by General Catalyst and Hetz Ventures (2023), Secured strategic investment from Samsung Next (2024), Bacalhau network has processed 1.5M+ jobs since launch

## Products & services

- **Bacalhau** — Open-source distributed compute platform built on the 'Compute Over Data' principle - it brings processing jobs to where the data lives instead of moving data to the cloud. Has run 1.5M+ jobs across design partners.
- **Expanso Platform** — Enterprise distributed data processing and governance platform with lightweight edge agents, policy-based governance, 100+ connectors (Snowflake, Databricks, Splunk, Datadog, Elastic), self-healing pipelines, and full data lineage tracking.

## Achievements

- Raised $7.5M seed round led by General Catalyst and Hetz Ventures (2023)
- Secured strategic investment from Samsung Next (2024)
- Bacalhau network has processed 1.5M+ jobs since launch
- Named Edge AI Startup of the Year 2026 at EDGE AI London
- Won Data Breakthrough Award in 2024 and 2025
- SXSW Pitch 2025 Finalist
- Selected for 5G Open Innovation Lab with AT&T and Comcast (2023)
- Founding member of the Edge AI Foundation's Defense Working Group (2026)
- In use with some of the world's largest defense organizations

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Won Edge AI Startup of the Year 2026 at the EDGE AI London competition.
- **2026-03** — Partnered with Chainguard for secure container infrastructure in data pipelines.
- **2026-02** — Joined Red Hat Partner Network for OpenShift integration and named to the Edge AI Foundation's Defense Working Group.
- **2025-12** — Announced strategic partnership with Coginiti for secure data operations.
- **2024-05** — Secured strategic investment from Samsung Next.

## Links

- Website: https://expanso.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/expanso-io
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ExpansoIO
- GitHub: https://github.com/bacalhau-project/bacalhau

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Last updated: 2026-08-06