Expon Capital

Expon Capital S.A.R.L. is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments (pre-series A) and seed financing startups in the Fintech sector. The firm is sector agnostic but typically invests in private technology companies, digital technologies with a focus on cybersecurity, big data, digital health, telecommunications, satellite services, and Internet of things. It is a global investor with a strong focus on Europe and Luxembourg. Expon Capital S.A.R.L. was founded in 2015 and is based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

Marc Gendebien

Founding Partner

Owen Reynolds

Associate

Alain Rodermann

Founding Partner

Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz

Founding Partner

Lily Wang

Associate

Jerome Wittamer

Founding Partner

45 past transactions

Hydrosat

Seed Round in 2021
Hydrosat turns space imagery into vital products for agriculture and related industries. Our data analytics will drive better insights, more efficient operations, and higher profits to customers everywhere

Refurbed GmbH

Series B in 2021
Refurbed operates as an online marketplace for refurbished products in the german-speaking world. It sells renewed phones, laptops and tablets which are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than their brand-new, store-bought counterparts. Refurbed devices are renewed through a 40-step process, making them look like new and function like new. On top of that, each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Next Gate Tech SA

Venture Round in 2023
Next Gate Tech is a Luxembourg based, data-driven FundTech that provides innovative Software-as-a-Service solutions for the asset management industry. Our mission is to enhance the Fund industry technology, thanks to machine learning, data analytics, and smart automation. We capitalize on the rapid emergence of cloud-based computing frameworks to offer fast, accurate, and robust solutions to our clients. We provide intelligent, adaptive, and dynamic automation solutions through a web platform to help industry players manage middle and back-office processes.

Salonkee S.A.

Series A in 2021
Salonkee S.A. develops online platform to book appointments for salon. It provides digital calendar, reminder sms, automated stock management and less prices. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Luxembourg.

Coinhouse

Venture Round in 2022
At Coinhouse, we believe digital assets and blockchain technologies are breakthroughs that will fundamentally change societies. They will transform the way we exchange value and disrupt the financial system for the better. Founded in 2014 and based in Paris, France, Coinhouse is the leading and trusted partner for investing and safeguarding digital assets using entreprise-grade custody systems. A comprehensive suite of online and in-person services sets Coinhouse apart by:     - Offering immediate access to a wide selection of digital assets where transactions can range from tens of euros to several million with best prices and high-level liquidity  - A dedicated account manager for all our premium clients to support them throughout their investment journey with premium research and services.   - An enterprise-grade custody service offered by our sister company, Coinhouse Custody Services.

HelloBetter

Series A in 2023
HelloBetter offers online psychological training programs. The company offers training programs in areas, such as stress, depression, anxiety and panic, and sleep disorders. Its training programs help to reduce stress, depression, fear and panic, mood in diabetes, drink less alcohol, and brooding and worries. HelloBetter was formerly known as GET.ON Institut für Online-Gesundheitstrainings GmbH and changed its name to HelloBetter in January 2020. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany with an additional office in Berlin, Germany.

Hydrosat

Seed Round in 2021
Hydrosat turns space imagery into vital products for agriculture and related industries. Our data analytics will drive better insights, more efficient operations, and higher profits to customers everywhere

Accelex

Seed Round in 2021
Accelex is a data acquisition, analytics, and reporting solutions provider for alternative investors and asset servicers.

Tribe

Seed Round in 2017
Tribe is a live multiplayer gaming platform. Tribe offers users a way to instantly hang live with up to 8 of friends at once. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

OCUS

Venture Round in 2021
Ocus is restoring confidence between brands and consumers by producing millions of high-quality always-on images across every sector of the global economy. As the first international community of image creators, they join forces with leading talents. And they leverage technology to bring them face to face with today’s most beautiful brands. By eliminating time-consuming and laborious tasks, they make it easier for everyone to stay focused on the things they do best. Their community of 20,000 image creators stays focused on their creative passion. Photographers, videographers and drone pilots enjoy a powerful and artistic ecosystem to thrive and grow – and to seamlessly tap into new opportunities. Their clients stay focused on their professional goals. With their help, they’re better equipped to grow their business. They’re able to stand out in exciting new ways – to shine light on their people, products, services and values.

Nexten.io

Seed Round in 2020
nexten.io aims to bridge the gap between tech talents and the traditional recruitment industry. While our core business consists of operating a qualified, peer to peer match-making platform for tech candidates & companies, we are also actively involved in building a tech community.

OpenExo

Convertible Note in 2019
OpenExo is a global transformation ecosystem to transform the future of organizations, institutions, and people and unlock the abundance. It also supports the ecosystem projects and members through education, coaching and consulting via digital transformation models and methodologies. The company provides transformation services, leveraging synergies, and sparking convergences for exponential impact. OpenExo was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Granada, Andalucía, Spain.

dott

Series B in 2021
Dott offers dock-less, shared electrical scooters, and bikes as alternatives for short-distance travel. The company is a micro-mobility European start-up, gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. We recently raised an initial investment of €20 million, co-led by EQT Ventures and Naspers. Dott is headquartered in Amsterdam and is gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe.

Accelex

Series A in 2022
Accelex is a data acquisition, analytics, and reporting solutions provider for alternative investors and asset servicers.

Pliops

Series B in 2019
Pliops was founded in 2017 by flash storage industry veterans from Samsung, M-Systems and XtremIO. Pliops is creating a new category of product that enables cloud and enterprise data centers to access data up to 50X faster with 1/10th of the computational load and power consumption. Its technology collapses multiple inefficient layers into one ultra-fast device based on a groundbreaking patent-pending approach. Pliops' solution solves the scalability challenges raised by the cloud data explosion and the increasing data requirements of AI and ML applications.

SYMPOWER OÜ

Venture Round in 2022
Their service integrates seamlessly with the operation of smart heating and cooling appliances, so the comfort and convenience of the household are not negatively impacted.

Coinhouse

Series B in 2022
At Coinhouse, we believe digital assets and blockchain technologies are breakthroughs that will fundamentally change societies. They will transform the way we exchange value and disrupt the financial system for the better. Founded in 2014 and based in Paris, France, Coinhouse is the leading and trusted partner for investing and safeguarding digital assets using entreprise-grade custody systems. A comprehensive suite of online and in-person services sets Coinhouse apart by:     - Offering immediate access to a wide selection of digital assets where transactions can range from tens of euros to several million with best prices and high-level liquidity  - A dedicated account manager for all our premium clients to support them throughout their investment journey with premium research and services.   - An enterprise-grade custody service offered by our sister company, Coinhouse Custody Services.

HelloBetter

Series A in 2022
HelloBetter offers online psychological training programs. The company offers training programs in areas, such as stress, depression, anxiety and panic, and sleep disorders. Its training programs help to reduce stress, depression, fear and panic, mood in diabetes, drink less alcohol, and brooding and worries. HelloBetter was formerly known as GET.ON Institut für Online-Gesundheitstrainings GmbH and changed its name to HelloBetter in January 2020. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany with an additional office in Berlin, Germany.

Refurbed GmbH

Series B in 2021
Refurbed operates as an online marketplace for refurbished products in the german-speaking world. It sells renewed phones, laptops and tablets which are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than their brand-new, store-bought counterparts. Refurbed devices are renewed through a 40-step process, making them look like new and function like new. On top of that, each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

OCUS

Series B in 2021
Ocus is restoring confidence between brands and consumers by producing millions of high-quality always-on images across every sector of the global economy. As the first international community of image creators, they join forces with leading talents. And they leverage technology to bring them face to face with today’s most beautiful brands. By eliminating time-consuming and laborious tasks, they make it easier for everyone to stay focused on the things they do best. Their community of 20,000 image creators stays focused on their creative passion. Photographers, videographers and drone pilots enjoy a powerful and artistic ecosystem to thrive and grow – and to seamlessly tap into new opportunities. Their clients stay focused on their professional goals. With their help, they’re better equipped to grow their business. They’re able to stand out in exciting new ways – to shine light on their people, products, services and values.

HelloBetter

Seed Round in 2021
HelloBetter offers online psychological training programs. The company offers training programs in areas, such as stress, depression, anxiety and panic, and sleep disorders. Its training programs help to reduce stress, depression, fear and panic, mood in diabetes, drink less alcohol, and brooding and worries. HelloBetter was formerly known as GET.ON Institut für Online-Gesundheitstrainings GmbH and changed its name to HelloBetter in January 2020. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany with an additional office in Berlin, Germany.

Next Gate Tech SA

Series A in 2022
Next Gate Tech is a Luxembourg based, data-driven FundTech that provides innovative Software-as-a-Service solutions for the asset management industry. Our mission is to enhance the Fund industry technology, thanks to machine learning, data analytics, and smart automation. We capitalize on the rapid emergence of cloud-based computing frameworks to offer fast, accurate, and robust solutions to our clients. We provide intelligent, adaptive, and dynamic automation solutions through a web platform to help industry players manage middle and back-office processes.

Nannybag SAS

Seed Round in 2020
Nannybag SAS owns and operates an online platform and software to drop off your luggage in our partner shops and hotels in Europe. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Paris, France.

Coinhouse

Series A in 2021
At Coinhouse, we believe digital assets and blockchain technologies are breakthroughs that will fundamentally change societies. They will transform the way we exchange value and disrupt the financial system for the better. Founded in 2014 and based in Paris, France, Coinhouse is the leading and trusted partner for investing and safeguarding digital assets using entreprise-grade custody systems. A comprehensive suite of online and in-person services sets Coinhouse apart by:     - Offering immediate access to a wide selection of digital assets where transactions can range from tens of euros to several million with best prices and high-level liquidity  - A dedicated account manager for all our premium clients to support them throughout their investment journey with premium research and services.   - An enterprise-grade custody service offered by our sister company, Coinhouse Custody Services.

Wizata SA

Series A in 2020
Wizata is make sense of your data and discover unique solutions and unexploited opportunities. Wizata proposes vertical solutions answering to your specific sector challenges. As main domains of expertize, Wizata counts today the Manufacturing (Industry 4.0), Insurance, Energy, Healthcare sectors and e-commerce for predictive management and process optimization. By embedding themselves in your business and synergising with your teams, WIZATA’s data scientists uncover hidden gems within your data, whether internal or external to your organisation. Every profile is an exception, that’s why WIZATA offers an advanced collaboration model with people who are real experts in data science. Unique profiles for unique services.

Glose

Venture Round in 2018
Glose is a next-generation reading experience that lets you discover, purchase, read, and engage with the ebooks you like on web and mobile. On Glose you can connect to other readers, see what they are reading, and start conversations in the margins of the ebooks you read. So on top of every ebook you buy, you get free access to other like-minded readers, their annotations, and their highlights. Follow interesting readers and get a deeper, better curated, and more valuable reading experience.

Smartrenting

Series A in 2019
Smartrenting is a legal, free and secure sub-lease solution. The company will insure your apartment and sublet it during your absence. They manage your apartment by selecting the future tenants with care. Your accommodation will be returned to you cleaner than your departure

Wizata SA

Seed Round in 2018
Wizata is make sense of your data and discover unique solutions and unexploited opportunities. Wizata proposes vertical solutions answering to your specific sector challenges. As main domains of expertize, Wizata counts today the Manufacturing (Industry 4.0), Insurance, Energy, Healthcare sectors and e-commerce for predictive management and process optimization. By embedding themselves in your business and synergising with your teams, WIZATA’s data scientists uncover hidden gems within your data, whether internal or external to your organisation. Every profile is an exception, that’s why WIZATA offers an advanced collaboration model with people who are real experts in data science. Unique profiles for unique services.
Catalyte is a software engineering services company that uses data science and AI to build technology workforces for forward-looking companies. Its Odyssey workforce development platform delivers exceptional and sustainable tech talent and powers transformational software engineering. Its services specialize in talent and workforce development, software engineering, technology, and process transformation, application development, and modernization that enable businesses to access affordable technology development services and scale software innovation by letting its software developers learn new technology development techniques in real-time. Founded in 2000, Catalyte is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Passbolt

Seed Round in 2019
Passbolt is an open source password manager designed for the needs of Agile and DevOps teams. It is better because it is: highly collaborative, interoperable (Open API), open source, based on standards (PGP). Passbolt can be used in the cloud or on-prem for maximum data ownership.

Pliops

Venture Round in 2021
Pliops was founded in 2017 by flash storage industry veterans from Samsung, M-Systems and XtremIO. Pliops is creating a new category of product that enables cloud and enterprise data centers to access data up to 50X faster with 1/10th of the computational load and power consumption. Its technology collapses multiple inefficient layers into one ultra-fast device based on a groundbreaking patent-pending approach. Pliops' solution solves the scalability challenges raised by the cloud data explosion and the increasing data requirements of AI and ML applications.

Verse

Venture Round in 2019
Verse is the payments technology platform that takes the friction out of storing, spending and sharing money. The mobile app allows you to share payments easily, instantly and with no hidden fees and also allows you to choose whether your transactions are private or public so that you can have fun while keeping track of your financial activities. Verse is available for both Android and iOS-based phones and transactions are completed in less than two business days. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Service

Convertible Note in 2019
Service gets you paid when your flight is delayed or cancelled.

Spire Global Inc.

Series D in 2019
Spire Global Inc. is a space to cloud data analytics company that utilizes proprietary satellite data and algorithms to provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. Spire’s data analytics is backed by a wholly owned and developed constellation of nanosatellites, global ground station network, and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth over 100 times per day. Spire identifies and tracks movement of the world's resources and weather systems in order for businesses to make smart decisions. Spire is founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Spire Global Inc.

Series C in 2017
Spire Global Inc. is a space to cloud data analytics company that utilizes proprietary satellite data and algorithms to provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. Spire’s data analytics is backed by a wholly owned and developed constellation of nanosatellites, global ground station network, and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth over 100 times per day. Spire identifies and tracks movement of the world's resources and weather systems in order for businesses to make smart decisions. Spire is founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Glovo

Series D in 2019
On-demand mobile application connects customers with independent local couriers

Nannybag SAS

Convertible Note in 2018
Nannybag SAS owns and operates an online platform and software to drop off your luggage in our partner shops and hotels in Europe. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Paris, France.

Nektria

Series A in 2017
SaaS solutions covering Last Mile for eCommerce

Next Gate Tech SA

Seed Round in 2019
Next Gate Tech is a Luxembourg based, data-driven FundTech that provides innovative Software-as-a-Service solutions for the asset management industry. Our mission is to enhance the Fund industry technology, thanks to machine learning, data analytics, and smart automation. We capitalize on the rapid emergence of cloud-based computing frameworks to offer fast, accurate, and robust solutions to our clients. We provide intelligent, adaptive, and dynamic automation solutions through a web platform to help industry players manage middle and back-office processes.

dott

Series A in 2019
Dott offers dock-less, shared electrical scooters, and bikes as alternatives for short-distance travel. The company is a micro-mobility European start-up, gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. We recently raised an initial investment of €20 million, co-led by EQT Ventures and Naspers. Dott is headquartered in Amsterdam and is gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe.

Nexten.io

Seed Round in 2020
nexten.io aims to bridge the gap between tech talents and the traditional recruitment industry. While our core business consists of operating a qualified, peer to peer match-making platform for tech candidates & companies, we are also actively involved in building a tech community.

Wefarm

Series A in 2019
WeFarm Limited develops agricultural platform that allows farmers to share farming information through SMS. Its platform allows users to ask questions and receive crowd-sourced answers from other farmers and connects them with agribusinesses, micro-finance institutions, and other businesses. WeFarm Limited was founded in 2015 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional locations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Nairobi, Kenya; and Kampala, Uganda.

Salonkee S.A.

Seed Round in 2019
Salonkee S.A. develops online platform to book appointments for salon. It provides digital calendar, reminder sms, automated stock management and less prices. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Luxembourg.

Next Gate Tech SA

Seed Round in 2020
Next Gate Tech is a Luxembourg based, data-driven FundTech that provides innovative Software-as-a-Service solutions for the asset management industry. Our mission is to enhance the Fund industry technology, thanks to machine learning, data analytics, and smart automation. We capitalize on the rapid emergence of cloud-based computing frameworks to offer fast, accurate, and robust solutions to our clients. We provide intelligent, adaptive, and dynamic automation solutions through a web platform to help industry players manage middle and back-office processes.

Itravel Gmbh

Series A in 2016
itravel allows leisure travelers to configure and book experiences, hotels, and transportation on tablets, the web, and in social media. itravel offers the client tools to select and “build” custom trips based on desired experiences (such as kitesurfing, elephant rides, special spa treatments), specific room configurations, and personal preferences. itravel’s app interfaces allow these selections to happen effortlessly and with appealing content.