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Individual Investor

Charlie Cheever

Overview

Number of Portfolio Companies 48
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title co-founder and CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Expo Logo
    Expo
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  • Investor Stage 
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Charlie Cheever is based out of Palo Alto, California and is the co-founder and CEO of Expo. Charlie previously worked at Quora as a co-founder. Charlie Cheever attended the Harvard University.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments 50
Charlie Cheever has made 50 investments. Their latest investment was Series B - Harmonic on
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Series B - Harmonic
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Rork Logo
Rork
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Seed Round - Rork
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Etched.ai Logo
Etched.ai
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Series A - Etched.ai Logo
Series A - Etched.ai
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ShareWell Logo
ShareWell
No
Pre Seed Round - ShareWell Logo
Pre Seed Round - ShareWell
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Studio Logo
Studio
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Seed Round - Studio
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Socket Logo
Socket
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Seed Round - Socket
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Logseq Logo
Logseq
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Seed Round - Logseq
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Mem Protocol Logo
Mem Protocol
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Pre Seed Round - Mem Protocol
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Destiny (D/XYZ)
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Plato Logo
Plato
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Seed Round - Plato
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Exits

Number of Exits 
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Charlie Cheever has
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exit - Zenefits. Charlie Cheever has
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exits. Their most notable exits are Zenefits, URX, and  Spin.
  • Zenefits Logo
    Zenefits Zenefits delivers a complete, all-mobile HR experience for small and medium businesses.
  • URX Logo
    URX URX drives mobile commerce through relevant product ads.
  • Spin Logo
    Spin Spin is a stationless electric scooter company that provides dockless mobility systems.
  • Sparks Logo
    Sparks Sparks develops a platform that enables users to create memes on mobile.
  • RedCap Logo
    RedCap RedCap is a platform that operates as a membership-based, premium driver-on-demand service.
  • Opendoor Technologies Logo
    Opendoor Technologies Opendoor is a real estate technology company that simplifies the process of buying and selling homes.
  • Mainstay Logo
    Mainstay Mainstay is a developer of a chatbot platform that increases student engagement, enrollment, and success.
  • Kite Logo
    Kite Kite augments coding environment with the use of internet’s programming knowledge and machine learning.
  • Fuzzbuzz Logo
    Fuzzbuzz Fuzzbuzz protects various software from digital hacks or attacks.
  • Forge Logo
    Forge Forge is a global private securities marketplace creating an accessible, liquid, and transparent private market.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 3
Charlie Cheever is the co-founder and CEO at Expo. Additionally, Charlie Cheever has had 3 past jobs including co-founder at Quora.
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    Expo co-founder and CEOApr 2015
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Quora Logo
Quora
co-founderMar 2009Sep 2012
Meta Logo
Meta
Software Engineering Manager20062009
Amazon Web Services Logo
Amazon Web Services
Software Development Engineer——

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Charlie Cheever is the Board Advisor at Tandems.

Related Hubs

Hub Name  
CB Rank (Hub)  
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Alumni Founded Companies Logo
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Alumni Founded Companies
39,162
Pune Institute of Computer Technology Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Pune Institute of Computer Technology Alumni Founded Companies
68,043
Hot Tech Companies Globally Logo
Hot Tech Companies Globally
34,905
University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Founded Companies Logo
University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Founded Companies
41,536
Bournemouth University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Bournemouth University Alumni Founded Companies
74,246
Indian Institute of Planning and Management Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Indian Institute of Planning and Management Alumni Founded Companies
84,497
Gettysburg College Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Gettysburg College Alumni Founded Companies
95,042
Wright State University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Wright State University Alumni Founded Companies
66,513
West Coast Companies With Fewer Than 50 Employees (Top 10K) Logo
West Coast Companies With Fewer Than 50 Employees (Top 10K)
834
The Open University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
The Open University Alumni Founded Companies
56,020

Education

Charlie Cheever studied at Harvard University.

Events

Number of Events 2
Charlie Cheever has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, AirConf 2014 on Aug 4, 2014.

Recent News and Activity

Number of News Articles 163
Funding Round•Jul 9, 2025
Harmonic raised
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from Charlie Cheever and 5 other investors
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Funding Round•May 5, 2025
Rork raised
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from A16Z GAMES Speedrun and 16 other investors
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Funding Round•Jun 25, 2024
Etched.ai raised
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from Amjad Masad and 24 other investors
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Funding Round•Feb 16, 2023
ShareWell raised
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from Adrian Aoun and 6 other investors
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Funding Round•Jul 29, 2022
Studio raised
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from Black Angel Group and 9 other investors
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Funding Round•May 11, 2022
Socket raised
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from Andrew Peterson and 26 other investors
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Funding Round•May 5, 2022
Logseq raised
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from Andreessen Horowitz and 10 other investors
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Funding Round•Nov 17, 2021
Mem Protocol raised
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from Andreessen Horowitz and 7 other investors
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Funding Round•Jun 22, 2021
Destiny (D/XYZ) raised
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from Charlie Cheever and 3 other investors
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