# Expand

> Expand is a VC fund in Wan Chai backing Food and Beverage and E-Commerce. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/expand.hk/
- Website: https://www.expand.hk

Expand is a technological accelerator and studio ventures founded in 2016 and operated by global senior talents across different industries: Deep Tech, Digital Science, and Smart Industry. It focus on high tech new ventures (from idea to round B) which need a strong technical strategy and business guidance. It provides high level IT and R&Dconsulting, strategy and Scientific advisory, KH transfer, temporary management and China bridge business services.It co-invest in deep tech startups and spinoffs, mentor them, coach them, advise them, and share its network of resources with them.Headquarter is in Hong Kong and has branches in China, Italy and USA. It currently has 27 companies in its portfolio and manages a community of about 200 tech startups.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 75% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Coupons | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2 | 50% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 25% |
| Singapore | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Davide Calì | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/davide-cal%C3%AC |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Omniaz | Omniaz is building augmented reality shopping experiences for the consumers of tomorrow through the use of image recognition and augmented reality (AR). Our scalable solution provides brands and retailers in the FMCG and retail industry with the ability to converge the online and offline shopping experiences in order to better serve and engage withconsumers.With offices in Singapore and Poland, Omniaz aims to accelerate the digital transformation in the Southeast Asia (SEA) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) regions. Fuelled by data and creative use of technology, our solution and services are curated for the next generation of businesses and consumers. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 05, 2019 | https://www.omniaz.io |
| Motus Operandi | The world is growing more and more conscious about efficiency and natural resources. Motus Operandi is an AI cloud robotic company, that creates technology to make millions of manufacturing robots smarter, more efficient and more productive. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 10, 2019 | https://www.motusoperandi.com |
| GroupMall | GroupMall is the first wechat based platform that collects a multitude of great deals on food products for expats and Chinese. |  | Seed | Jun 05, 2018 | http://www.groupmallchina.com |
| BottlesXO International | BottlesXO is Beverages 4.0. We disrupt the traditional wine market in China and Asia. European-Asian invested and managed BottlesXO is a completely new digital experience that delivers great (European) quality wines and beers for a reasonable price. We are a community, an APP (iOS, Android, WeChat) and a fully independent 1-stop solution thatconnects consumers directly with the producers.BottlesXO disrupts the value chain of the wine, beer, spirits-industry by offering an on-demand, ready-to-drink, and mobile-first solution and by vertically connecting consumers with quality producers.BottlesXO is your go-to app for chilled wine and beer delivered whenever and wherever you need it.Our service is currently available in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Suzhou.Our selection offers a range of high-quality fine wines and beers. These are bottles you can trust: delicious, crafted and never mass-produced, plus carefully curated to make your choice effortless.We personally travel through Europe to meet producers and select the finest bottles from independent vineyards and breweries. All are passionate about their craft, mindful of their environment and have an awesome story to tell.Our cutting-edge app means you can follow your order with GPS tracking, access exclusive flash sales and promotions, and even find food-pairing suggestions for your bottles.Find our app on your mobile store (iOS & Android) by searching for BottlesXO and start your experience! | $3.4M | Seed | Nov 06, 2017 | https://x.com/BottlesXO |

4 of 4 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Expand invest in?

Expand invests primarily in Food and Beverage, E-Commerce and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Expand?

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### Who are the partners at Expand?

The team at Expand includes Davide Calì (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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