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    Expansion VC

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2011
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    Expansion VC is an entrepreneur-led early-stage venture capital firm founded by brothers Joseph and Ryan Melohn, based in New York City. The firm invests in pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies across sectors including fintech, proptech, digital health, consumer, and climate tech, providing both capital and operational support.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Their most common stage is seed (55% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $8.1M (across 19 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    21

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    JOSEPH MELOHN

    JOSEPH MELOHN

    co-founder and President

    Ryan MELOHN

    Ryan MELOHN

    Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    22 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    ReOrbit logoReOrbitSeries A—Sep 2025
    SScout AI Inc.Seed$15MApr 2025
    Scout logoScoutSeed$15MApr 2025
    BBedrock MaterialsSeed$9MMay 2024
    TBD Health logoTBD HealthSeed$4.4MJan 2023
    TBD Health logoTBD HealthSeed$4.4MJan 2023
    Coverdash logoCoverdashSeed$2.5MJan 2023
    StretchDollar logoStretchDollarPre-Seed—Jan 2023
    SEEVA logoSEEVASeed$2MFeb 2018
    Skurt logoSkurtSeries A$10MFeb 2017
    Rinse logoRinseSeries A$6MApr 2016
    LoftSmart logoLoftSmartUnknown$1.7MJan 2016
    FitMob logoFitMobGrowth$5MJan 2015
    Life360 logoLife360Series C$50MAug 2014
    Sols logoSolsSeed$1.8MJan 2014
    EESharesSeed$1.8MAug 2013
    Outbox logoOutboxSeries A$5MJul 2013
    PopExpert logoPopExpertSeed$2MMay 2013
    Zippin logoZippinUnknown——
    Coverdash logoCoverdashSeries A$13.5M—
    Reshape Automation logoReshape AutomationSeed$5M—
    Socratic logoSocraticSeed$100K—

    Top Co-Investors

    Human Ventures3 shared
    Draper Associates3 shared
    Bling Capital2 shared
    Galaxy Ventures2 shared
    Cameron Ventures2 shared
    Tokio Marine Future Fund2 shared
    Trucks Venture Capital2 shared
    Tusk Venture Partners2 shared
    Hyphen Capital2 shared
    The Community Fund2 shared
    Starbloom Capital2 shared
    Springdale Ventures2 shared
    Structural Capital2 shared
    Elefund2 shared
    Plug and Play Tech Center2 shared
    Techstars2 shared
    Haystack2 shared
    Monte Carlo Capital2 shared
    Gaingels2 shared
    Decisive Point2 shared

    Last updated: 7 October 2026