Studio
We take ideas from concept to company
Expa Studio combines design expertise, operational support, and capital to turn bold ideas into category-defining companies. As a founding partner, we work with visionary founders by providing hands-on guidance with branding and positioning, product design and development, and fundraising for future rounds.
How we build at Studio
Branding
We help craft the brand’s identity, develop the branding systems, and seamlessly integrate it with product and marketing.
Product Design
We guide the product design process by creating mockups, UI/UX, systems design, and prototypes.
Operational Support
We offer support with company formation, legal strategy, marketing, operations, and hiring top talent.
Funding
We provide the initial capital to launch the business and support with follow-on funding and introductions to top VC funds to support growth.
Resources
We share our tested playbooks, processes, and go-to-market strategies to help get companies to market faster.
Network
We activate our network of advisors, founders, operators, investors, and designers to provide guidance, reduce roadblocks, and accelerate learning.
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Expa companies raise from world-class investors
Andreessen Horowitz
Founders Fund
NEA
Greylock
Sequoia
Google Ventures
Accel
First Round
Studio companies
Hear from founders
Jonathan McNulty
CEO, Haus
“Being part of this community and surrounded by other teams taking big swings forces you to ask the question: how can we push our product further and make our impact larger?”
Libby Leffler
CEO & Co-Founder, First
"The Expa team are true partners in every way, supporting founders and teams in company building from Day 0."
Jake King
CEO & CO-FOUNDER, CMD
“One of the things I find most refreshing is that the blend of the partners’ skillsets has been really efficient for us to learn as a company how to succeed.”
Stuart Sopp
Ceo & Co-founder, Current
“Our partnership with Expa allowed us to take Current from a concept and infrastructure to a full-fledged challenger bank.”