Expara

Expara is a venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore, with additional offices in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, that specializes in supporting early-stage technology companies in Southeast Asia. Established in 2003, Expara focuses on seed to series A investments, providing not only funding but also essential incubation and mentorship services. The firm collaborates closely with entrepreneurs and leaders from both public and private sectors to foster innovative high-tech ventures. Expara offers a range of resources, including business strategy and technology advisory, experiential training, and access to industry networks. Its commitment to nurturing the enterprise ecosystem aims to contribute to the development of a vibrant entrepreneurial landscape in the region. Through its various initiatives, Expara seeks to drive the growth of start-ups and help them achieve long-term success.

Paulina Bialek

Business Development Director

Amy Do

Associate

Cato Gullichsen

Partner

Lee Junior

General Partner of Expara Ventures III

Anix Lynch

Partner

Krista Supavatanakul

Principal

Pote Supromajakr

Partner, Expara Ventures III

Sarun Sutuntivorakoon

Partner, Expara Ventures III

Rosalind Tan

Senior Vice President

Khiem Tran

Senior Associate

30 past transactions

Advantir Innovations

Seed Round in 2021
Advantir Innovations builds new technologies that create delightful consumer experiences for the world.

Advantir Innovations

Seed Round in 2021
Advantir Innovations builds new technologies that create delightful consumer experiences for the world.

Novocall

Seed Round in 2019
Novocall Pte Ltd, established in 2017 and based in Singapore, specializes in providing a sales call automation platform designed to convert web traffic into qualified sales calls. The company offers a suite of tools, including click-to-call features that engage potential customers and automate phone calls, call scheduling to facilitate timely connections with prospects, and call tracking software that provides analytical insights to aid decision-making. Serving over 2,000 businesses across 42 countries, Novocall's platform aims to streamline the sales and marketing call processes, significantly reducing the manual effort involved in scheduling conversations with potential clients.

Meticuly

Series A in 2019
Meticuly Company Limited specializes in developing custom-made artificial bones designed to meet the unique anatomical needs of individual patients. Founded in February 2017 by Boonrat Lohwonwata and Chedtha Puncreobutr, the company leverages advanced 3D printing technology to create meticulously personalized implants. These implants are co-designed with healthcare professionals, facilitating a more tailored approach to bone surgery and enhancing patient care. Initially focused on the Thai market, Meticuly aims to expand its reach globally while adhering to international healthcare standards. The company's mission is to improve lives through innovative implant solutions, driven by a dedicated team of engineers, designers, and academics committed to advancing healthcare.

Bellugg

Series A in 2019
Bellugg Group Company Limited provides luggage delivery and storage services from airport to hotels. The company provides luggage delivery, deposit, pickup, and tourist commerce services. It provides luggage delivery booking, tracking, and insurance services through an online platform. The company serves clients in Thailand, South Korea, Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

Hungry Hub

Seed Round in 2019
Hungry Hub is Thailand’s unique dining offer web/app. We offer an exclusive fixed-price concept at normal À la carte restaurants! There’s no need to worry about how much you are going to pay at the end of your meal anymore. With Hungry Hub, you just have to book a table and enjoy a fixed price meal at top restaurants around Thailand. Plus, the offers on Hungry Hub are exclusive and not available for walk-in or customers who call to reserve.

salutat

Seed Round in 2019
intelligent communications for financial institutions

Boxgreen

Seed Round in 2019
boxgreen Pte. Ltd. operates a e-commerce platform that delivers healthy and natural snacks to consumers’ doorsteps and offices every month. It offers wholesome snacks in the areas of chips and pretzels, pure fruits, whole nuts, granolas, and chocolates, as well as nuts, seeds, and mixes. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Singapore.

XO (former Rooit)

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Rooit is an internet company that provides a gamified application that specializes in communication guided by chatbots to facilitate interaction between two users by providing fun games. The company is driven by its mission is to disrupt the way young people communicate and make friends. Rooit was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Taipei City, Taiwan.

Event Banana

Seed Round in 2018
Event Banana operates as an online marketplace for event venues, facilitating a seamless connection between venue owners and users seeking locations for events. The platform allows venue owners to list a variety of properties, including hotels, restaurants, bars, and unique spaces. Users can search for available venues based on criteria such as location, type of occasion, and guest count. This streamlined approach enables clients to efficiently short-list options and receive quotes, simplifying the process of organizing corporate and other events.

dipp

Seed Round in 2018
Dipp is an AI-powered software-as-a-service platform designed to automate the creation of digital marketing content for businesses across various social media channels. The platform enables users to craft on-brand marketing campaigns efficiently, facilitating cross-departmental collaboration and streamlining brand asset management. By digitizing visual specifications and automating extensive mapping processes, Dipp allows clients to easily distribute marketing content across multiple digital platforms, enhancing their storytelling capabilities and overall marketing effectiveness.

PEAK

Seed Round in 2018
PEAK (peakaccount.com) is one of the leading online accounting software provider in Thailand. We manage accounting record of almost 100,000 transactions valued over 2 billion bath per month. PEAK is a supported startup from True Incube and is invested by True, GSB, and SET. We won several awards and recognitions including winner prize for Ease of Doing Business Solution, Design Innovation, True Incube Batch 2. We are not only providing online accounting software but we are building business infrastructure for future data-driven economy. We help SMEs in Thailand have a better accounting system and have a better chance of getting loan or money they need to expand their business.

Ooca

Seed Round in 2018
Ooca is a digitize employee-assisted engagement platform solution for corporates and a telemetry health platform for individuals. We aim to be the hearty solution for company's mental wellness support. At Ooca, we provide counseling services conducted by a group of qualified psychiatrists and psychologists online at the highest level of privacy through our video-call Ooca app with live test/survey.

salutat

Pre Seed Round in 2018
intelligent communications for financial institutions

WisePass

Seed Round in 2017
WisePass Pte. Ltd. is a subscription-based lifestyle membership service founded in 2016 and based in Singapore. It offers subscribers a range of perks, including a complimentary liquor bottle, lunch, or dinner at selected venues such as restaurants, five-star hotels, bars, and clubs. The service is currently available in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Bangkok, with plans for expansion into additional cities across Southeast Asia. WisePass also provides personalized recommendations and access to exclusive events, enhancing the overall experience for its members.

Hiip

Seed Round in 2017
Hiip Company Limited is an automated influencer platform based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with additional offices in Singapore, Bangkok, and Jakarta. Established in 2016, Hiip connects brands and advertisers with social influencers through a data-driven approach. The platform utilizes algorithms and social data to facilitate collaborations, helping businesses effectively reach their target customers and enhance brand reputation. By streamlining the process of influencer marketing, Hiip aims to support e-commerce and other companies in promoting their products and boosting sales. With its significant presence in Vietnam, Hiip has emerged as a leading player in the online advertising sector.

Minecraftly

Angel Round in 2016
An infinite virtual universe built on top of Minecraft that is procedurally generated by players. Petabytes of data and hundreds of thousands players capacity inside a single universe. It solves the impossible issues in MMO gaming, which are scalability and network optimization.

Hiip

Venture Round in 2016
Hiip Company Limited is an automated influencer platform based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with additional offices in Singapore, Bangkok, and Jakarta. Established in 2016, Hiip connects brands and advertisers with social influencers through a data-driven approach. The platform utilizes algorithms and social data to facilitate collaborations, helping businesses effectively reach their target customers and enhance brand reputation. By streamlining the process of influencer marketing, Hiip aims to support e-commerce and other companies in promoting their products and boosting sales. With its significant presence in Vietnam, Hiip has emerged as a leading player in the online advertising sector.

Smartly

Seed Round in 2016
Smartly Pte Ltd operates a Singapore-based online robo-advisory platform for Southeast Asian millennials. The company’s platform provides clients with financial education while clarifying the investing process. Its platform helps investors to complete a questionnaire that assesses their risk tolerance, financial situation, and goals; and recommends a portfolio made up of a basket of exchange-traded funds. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Singapore.

SwarmX

Seed Round in 2016
SwarmX is an autonomous drone operation platform that focuses on developing autonomous robots which gathers information to make data driven decisions. The company operates Hive, an autonomous drone base station with weather sensing technology that assists in planning surveillance mission plans. HiveMind OS is a command and control center for drone swarms that identifies and generates alerts for various user-defined events relating to people, vehicles, and static objects. SwarmX is a Singapore-based company that was founded in 2015 by Pulkit Jaiswal.

Boxgreen

Seed Round in 2016
boxgreen Pte. Ltd. operates a e-commerce platform that delivers healthy and natural snacks to consumers’ doorsteps and offices every month. It offers wholesome snacks in the areas of chips and pretzels, pure fruits, whole nuts, granolas, and chocolates, as well as nuts, seeds, and mixes. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Singapore.

Flying Chalks

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Flying Chalks is an Asia-facing platform that serves as a one-stop shop for students looking to study abroad. We adopt algorithms and AI to offer customized study abroad recommendations to students, and then assist them in applying to schools without compromising on the supporting services that they can get from traditional education agents. The end result is a highly convenient and smoother study abroad journey, with higher success in school, VISA & scholarship applications. Headquartered in Singapore, we also operate 4 branch offices in Vietnam, Indonesia and South Korea.

ShopVenture

Seed Round in 2016
ShopVenture is a web-based platform designed for fashion and lifestyle consumers to share and evaluate their online shopping experiences. Founded in 2014 by Min Yong and Julie dePontbriand and headquartered in New York City, the platform allows users to contribute to a comprehensive database of shops across various categories, including fashion, accessories, books, food, children, pets, and sporting goods. Users can rate and review their experiences, helping others make informed purchasing decisions. Additionally, the platform features a recommendation engine that enables users to discover new stores and products. By facilitating customer reviews, ShopVenture assists online retailers in building trust and engaging with both new and existing customers.

STYLHUNT

Seed Round in 2016
STYLHUNT Pte Ltd operates a community-driven social commerce platform based in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 2014, the platform addresses the challenges shoppers face in finding reliable stores by aggregating thousands of merchants and allowing users to filter their search based on style and trustworthiness. Unlike traditional search engines, STYLHUNT optimizes results for social media content, making it easier for consumers to connect with shops that align with their preferences. The company also maintains a directory of shops indexed by popularity and trust, enhancing the shopping experience by providing a curated selection of merchants.

Organo-Circuit

Seed Round in 2016
Organo-Circuit develops flexible organo screens for indoor advertising. Organo-Circuit offers low cost, low power consumption and large digital signage solution by combining their proprietary data transfer device and colour electronic paper technology.

AxleRate

Seed Round in 2015
AxleRate is a technology startup based out of Singapore specialising in technology solutions for the transport industry

Couper Pte Ltd

Angel Round in 2015
Couper offers a gaming platform that enables its users to download and play games to earn Couper Coins. Players are able to use the Couper Coins to buy in-application games. It offers its services in Korea, North America, Southeast Asia, and France. Couper enables game developers to promote their products. Couper was founded by Narmeet Singh in 2013.

Wootag

Seed Round in 2015
Wootag Pte. Ltd., incorporated in 2013 and based in Singapore, specializes in video marketing services through its Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. The company's innovative platform allows marketers to create interactive videos that enhance viewer engagement and provide valuable insights into consumer behavior. Wootag's technology enables businesses to transform their video content into interactive experiences, facilitating direct consumer engagement and information sharing. With a focus on real-time analytics, Wootag helps companies understand their audience better and achieve their marketing objectives more effectively. To date, over 5 million viewers globally have interacted with Wootag's videos, demonstrating the platform's reach and impact in the digital marketing landscape.

Yogatrail

Seed Round in 2015
YogaTrail is a business-management platform designed to support yoga professionals in managing and growing their practices. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools that includes marketing packages for yoga providers, updates from preferred yoga teachers and studios, class management, student engagement, booking acceptance, and client acquisition. This platform serves as a hub for yogis, providing them with unbiased information, the ability to share opinions, and access to local news and events. By streamlining business operations and enhancing communication, YogaTrail enables yoga professionals to effectively connect with their clients and keep them informed about classes, events, and announcements.

ShopVenture

Seed Round in 2015
ShopVenture is a web-based platform designed for fashion and lifestyle consumers to share and evaluate their online shopping experiences. Founded in 2014 by Min Yong and Julie dePontbriand and headquartered in New York City, the platform allows users to contribute to a comprehensive database of shops across various categories, including fashion, accessories, books, food, children, pets, and sporting goods. Users can rate and review their experiences, helping others make informed purchasing decisions. Additionally, the platform features a recommendation engine that enables users to discover new stores and products. By facilitating customer reviews, ShopVenture assists online retailers in building trust and engaging with both new and existing customers.