# Expand Venture

> Expand Venture is a VC fund backing Payments and E-Commerce. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2017
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026

Expand Venture is a VC fund focused on Payments and E-Commerce.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payments | 2 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 75% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Scott Trowbridge | CTO 'on demand' / UX & UI | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-trowbridge |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| dLocal | dLocal started with one goal – to close the payments innovation gap between global enterprise companies, and customers in emerging economies. We have over 900 payment methods, in more than 40 countries.We are relentlessly focusing on serving our customers and solidifying our position as the preferred infrastructure solution for Global Merchantsacross Emerging Markets.With the ability to accept local payment methods and facilitate cross-border fund settlement worldwide, our merchants reach billions of underserved consumers in the high-growth markets of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Unlock the power of emerging markets. | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2017 | https://dlocal.com |
| Employt | Employt is an online platform that offers recruitment services to its users.The platform enables candidates to create personalized profiles stating their personal information, work history, and educational details. Employers can use the application to identify potential candidates with the required set of skills based on their profiles. Theemployers can then communicate with the potential candidates regarding the jobs.Employt was launched in 2016 by Scott Trowbridge and Brainslav Trajkovski and is based in London. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2016 | http://employt.com |
| RIPTec Ltd. | RIPTec Ltd. is a company which specialises in communications apps for SMEs. |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2016 | https://www.riptec.net/ |
| AstroPay | AstroPay is the fastest growing payment solution in Latin America. It provides guaranteed payment solutions to consumers, avoiding issues like payment rejections, local taxes, fraud and credit approval. AstroPay also allows consumers to purchase online at international websites, using the most effective local payment methods in local currency.AstroPay, a UK company, runs operations in more than 10 countries in the Latin American region, providing payment solutions in markets where most popular solutions are not available, or not functioning properly. We pride ourselves on our ease of use, simple integration and operation for our merchants; easy registration and usability for our customers.Unless merchants accept local payment methods, the approval and conversion rates in Latin America will be minimal. AstroPay helps you raise merchant's income rates with a first-class payment solution.We allow merchants to accept local payments solutions in multiple currencies and then AstroPay simply settles funds offshore.Our clients include PokerStars, Neteller, GoDaddy, WorldPay, Light in the Box, Workana, BET365 and many more. AstroPay is already the payment method of choice for thousands of Latin American consumers. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 01, 2015 | http://www.astropay.com |

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## FAQ

### What does Expand Venture invest in?

Expand Venture invests primarily in Payments, E-Commerce and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Expand Venture?

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### Who are the partners at Expand Venture?

The team at Expand Venture includes Scott Trowbridge (CTO 'on demand' / UX & UI). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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