Expara

Expara is a venture capital firm established in 2003 and headquartered in Singapore, with additional offices in Thailand and Vietnam. It focuses on incubating, mentoring, and investing in early-stage companies across Southeast Asia, particularly in the interactive and digital media sectors. The company collaborates with entrepreneurs and leaders in both public and private organizations to foster entrepreneurial success through innovative, high-growth ventures. Expara provides a range of services including web tools, business strategy, technology innovation advisory, and experiential training, leveraging deep industry expertise and extensive networks. The firm aims to support the development of a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southeast Asia, akin to the Silicon Valley model.

Douglas Abrams

Founder, CEO and Managing Director

Krista Arunanondchai

Partner

Noel Fernandes Ph.D

Venture Partner - Expara Asia Ventures

Khiem Tran

Partner

Anix Lynch

Managing Partner

Satinka Ma

Partner

Mathilda Ma

Partner

Mike Plichta

Partner

Krista Supavatanakul

Partner

Rosalind Tan Yan Ching

Partner

Jerry Wang

Partner

Past deals in Thailand

Bellugg

Series A in 2019
Bellugg is an on-demand luggage delivery service operating in Bangkok and Pattaya, Thailand. The company focuses on providing travelers with a convenient solution for transporting their luggage between airports and hotels. By allowing customers to leave their luggage at designated storage locations or directly at their hotels, Bellugg eliminates the need for waiting in long lines and carrying heavy bags, thereby enhancing the overall travel experience. Additionally, the service offers real-time tracking of luggage status, ensuring peace of mind for users. Through its platform, Bellugg aims to streamline the travel process, making it easier and more enjoyable for travelers.

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.

STYLHUNT

Seed Round in 2016
STYLHUNT is an online platform that helps shoppers in finding and connecting with different shops. This use case is currently underserved by Google search because it is not optimized for social media content and does not return relevant search results that signal or factor in trustworthiness. It addresses this issue by aggregating thousands of merchants and allowing shoppers to quickly filter through them on the basis of style and trust. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.
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