Expanso
Query Engines & Big Data Processing
$7.5Mlatest round · Seed · Nov 2023 · 2 yr ago
4backers · Plug and Play, Array Ventures
10+team · employees, estimated range
2023founded
Overview
Run data-processing pipelines on connected nodes close to where data is generated. Define jobs in YAML, target nodes with labels, and send selected results to customer-chosen destinations.
Key facts
These are the key facts about Expanso on Alion as of Nov 13, 2026. Expanso is headquartered in Seattle, United States. It was founded in 2023. The latest round is Seed of $7.5M, announced in 2023.
- Headquarters
- Seattle, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 9, 2026
- Founded
- 2023Alion company profile, updated Nov 9, 2026
- Employees
- 10+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $7.5MSum of 1 equity round Alion knows
- Latest round
- Seed · $7.5M · Nov 21, 2023Press report · businesswire.com
Official records
Funding and backers
Total raised
$7.5M
1 round on record
Latest round
$7.5M
Seed · Nov 2023 · 2 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
4
Plug and Play, Array Ventures
The money's age
Long since its last round
35 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
3
best: 3 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Nov 2023 | $7.5M | General Catalyst lead, Hetz Ventures lead | businesswire.com |
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Financials
Total raised
$7.5M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2023 | $7.5M | Details |
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Array VenturesVia a fund
General CatalystVia a fund
610 portfolio companies
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News
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Expanso Raises Strategic Investment From Samsung Next
Expanso, a distributed computing company based in Seattle, Washington, has secured a strategic investment from Samsung Next, signaling major ambitions to transform how data is managed and processed worldwide. Expanso, launched in early 2023 by tech vetera
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Samsung invests in Expanso for data processing
Enables teams to analyze data in situ, reducing the operational overhead of replicating data centers or managing data movement between clouds
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Samsung invests in Expanso for data processing
Enables teams to analyze data in situ, reducing the operational overhead of replicating data centers or managing data movement between clouds
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Expanso: $7.5 Million Raised To Help Enterprises Manage Data Needs
Expanso - a startup built to help enterprises manage their ever-growing data needs with a distributed approach to big data processing powered by its open-source software Bacalhau - recently announced it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding led by Gener
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Seattle
United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff
6800 42nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, US
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