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Expel: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Expel is a SOC-as-a-service platform that provides security monitoring and response for cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Expel use the security signals its customers already own so organizations can get more value from their existing security investments. It connects to customer tech remotely through APIs, not agents, so its SOC can start monitoring a customer’s environment in a matter of hours, letting their internal teams get back to focusing on the most strategic security priorities that are unique to their business. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

www.expel.io LinkedIn Herndon, United States 251-500 employees
Cloud Security Cyber Security Network Security SaaS
Total raised
$221M
Rounds
3
Latest
Series E
Oct 2022

Expel has raised $221M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series E of $31.0M announced in Oct 2022.

That round is above the $6.0M median round size for Information Technology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Expel Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$221M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Series E
$31.0M in Oct 2022
Employees
251-500
reported band
Headquarters
Herndon, United States

Latest funding round on record: Oct 2022.

Expel Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series E
$31.0M
Series E
$140M
Undisclosed round
$50.0M

Expel raised $50.0M in an undisclosed round announced in May 2020.

1.5 years later, a Series E of $140M was announced in Nov 2021.

11 months later, a Series E of $31.0M was announced in Oct 2022.

Expel Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Yanek Korff
Founder
Locked
Dave Merkel
CEO
Locked
Justin Bajko
CEO

Contact details for the Expel team: 2 of 3 have an email address on file.

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Expel Funding Compared to Other Information Technology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
29,981
$7.5M
270
$100M

Expel's latest round of $31.0M is above the median round in Information Technology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Expel Funding FAQs

What does Expel do?

Expel is a SOC-as-a-service platform that provides security monitoring and response for cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Expel use the security signals its customers already own so organizations can get more value from their existing security investments. It connects to customer tech remotely through APIs, not agents, so its SOC can start monitoring a customer’s environment in a matter of hours, letting their internal teams get back to focusing on the most strategic security priorities that are unique to their business. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

How much funding has Expel raised?

Expel has raised $221M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series E of $31.0M announced in Oct 2022.

When did Expel last raise funding?

Expel's most recent funding round on record is a Series E of $31.0M, announced in Oct 2022.

Who founded Expel?

FundedIQ lists Yanek Korff (Founder) at Expel.

Who is the CEO of Expel?

Dave Merkel is listed as CEO at Expel.

Where is Expel headquartered?

Expel is based in Herndon, Virginia, United States.

How many employees does Expel have?

Expel is in the 251-500 employee band.

How does Expel's funding compare to other Information Technology startups?

Expel's latest round of $31.0M is above the $6.0M median round size for Information Technology companies on FundedIQ across 3,145 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Expel Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Expel is left off this page rather than filled in.

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