Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Israel
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Fintech
- Developer Tools
- Cybersecurity
About
Exa is a specialized pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm focused on the modern data stack. Comprised of experienced founders and operators, the firm leverages its deep domain expertise to invest in and support companies building data infrastructure, applications, and developer tools.
Exa is a specialized pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm focused on the modern data stack. Comprised of experienced founders and operators, the firm leverages its deep domain expertise to invest in and support companies building data infrastructure, applications, and developer tools.
Investment Thesis
Exa is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm that invests exclusively in founders building the modern data stack. Their focus areas include data infrastructure, data applications, developer tools, and open source technologies. As a team of former founders and operators with deep experience in building data companies, they provide hands-on support and expertise to their portfolio companies from the earliest stages.
Manager's Experience
The general partners combine founder-operator, growth equity, and deep technical expertise. The team includes a two-time founder with 50+ angel investments (Ed Lando), a former KKR growth equity investor with a product management background (Sarah Hinkfuss), and an AI founder with a PhD in Bayesian statistics (Lisha Li). This blend of experience supports early-stage deep tech and B2B software companies from multiple angles.
Team
Ed Sim - Founder & Managing Partner
Sarah Catanzaro - General Partner
Ade Anifowose - Principal
Portfolio
Hex
Motherduck
Hightouch
Preset
Airbyte
Baseten
Coalesce
Dagster
Evidence
Metaplane
Prequel
Supergrain
Sync
Tecton
Materialize