Expara

What is Expara?

Expara is a private equity fund headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with its main operations based in Singapore.

They focus on incubating, mentoring, and investing in early-stage companies, primarily within Southeast Asia. Since its establishment in 2003, Expara has launched five venture capital funds and invested in 92 companies, achieving 23 exits and attracting over $700 million in follow-on investment.

The fund operates across various industries including Software, IT and TMT, Media, BioTech, FinTech and Financial Services, Hardware and Manufacturing, Material Science, and Mobile. Their expertise in equity investment and specialities such as Expansion, MBO/LBO, Acquisition, Recapitalization, and Early-stage investment strategies have positioned them as a leading player in venture creation from Southeast Asia.

Expara's comprehensive venture services offer corporate venturing programs aimed at innovation and growth, as well as the Expara Academy, which has seen over 700 successful programs, providing interactive online learning and training for entrepreneurs and investors. Moreover, they have an in-house developed Innovation Engine that powers online innovation platforms for hackathons and competitions. Their accelerator and incubator initiatives have supported over 900 companies in more than 15 countries and regions, boosting the growth of these companies significantly.

Expara's global presence extends beyond Singapore to Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, UAE, the Philippines, and Poland, with a mission to make innovation accessible to everyone, anywhere. They engage in corporate innovation strategies to advance over 300 leading corporations and operate a variety of specialized accelerator and incubator programs worldwide.

The collective impact of their efforts has educated and mentored 32,000 entrepreneurs and investors, with their programs benefiting over 21,000 companies and cumulatively raising more than $315 million.