The partners at Expa are builders and operators themselves, who can provide founders with practical advice in product design, branding, engineering, operations, and recruiting.
Team
Vítor Lourenço
Partner
Vítor joined Expa’s founding team in 2013. As a Partner, he works with Expa Studio founders to create digital products and world-class brands from the ground up. Prior to joining Expa, he helped start Envoy and was an early employee at Twitter, having joined the company as their first designer.
Yuri Namikawa
Partner
Yuri Namikawa is a Partner at Expa based in SF, investing in both the pre-seed and seed stages. Prior to joining Expa, Yuri was an investor at Norwest Venture Partners, focusing on Series A-D. She also spent time leading business operations at Udemy and in investment banking at Morgan Stanley.
Hooman Radfar
Venture Partner
Hooman Radfar is Venture Partner at Expa, where he has built or led their investments in companies like Collective, Convoy, Beacon, and more. Previously, he co-founded AddThis (exit: Oracle), and was an early investor and advisor in category-defining companies like Hinge, Sweetgreen, Onfido and Uber.
Kristin Kent
Principal
Kristin Kent is a Principal at Expa based in LA, supporting talented pre-seed founders. Prior to joining Expa, Kristin led product and design teams at 3D home design company Modsy. She has also held growth, product marketing, and business development roles for early-stage startups Calm, Foursquare, Bloom Energy, and Rocket Fuel.
George Radford
Principal
George Radford is a Principal at Expa based in London, focusing on finding and supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs across Europe from pre-seed to Series A. Before joining Expa, George led strategy, investment, and new venture projects at Founders Intelligence. George has also held operational roles at early-stage startups Vinaya and Jebbit.
Dylan Itzikowitz
Associate
Dylan Itzikowitz is an Associate at Expa, where he works to identify and support talented founders for Expa Ventures. With a background in investing, Dylan previously led media and travel investments at Founders Factory in London. Dylan also created a social enterprise called The Forward Movement that promotes accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities.
Liz Federowicz
General Counsel
Sofia Linden
VP of Finance
Jen Sartor
Head of HR & Office Ops
Camille Hart
Executive Assistant
Belinda Nguyen
Executive Assistant
Dumi Iepuras
Accounting Manager
Cassady Hudson
Accounting Manager
Katrina Guanzon
SF Office Manager
Fabio Giolito
Designer-in-Residence
Thales Macedo
Designer-in-Residence
Rax Majithiya
Developer-in-Residence
Anoakie Turner
Engineer-in-Residence
Rafael Streit
Developer-in-Residence