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Espresso Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 26 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

VentureDebtSeries ACommunications InfrastructureSecurityFinancial Services

Deploying now
33%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 26 on record
Since the last cheque55days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led0 of 26Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 58%
Pitch Espresso Capital

Espresso Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Debt: 92% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $10M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Communications InfrastructureSecurityFinancial Services
Based in
Toronto, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first26 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Sept
    FullscriptVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  3. 2025

    2 rounds

  4. Jul
    Synaptive MedicalVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  5. Jan
    CREtelligentVenture · US$750KWith 1 other
  6. 2024

    3 rounds

  7. May
    App OrchidVenture · US$43MWith 1 other
  8. May
    KytheraVenture · US$9.2MWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    Thentia CloudSeries B · CA$38MWith 1 other
  10. 2023

    3 rounds

  11. Jul
    Family FirstSeries A · US$11MWith 1 other
  12. May
    InnovapptiveVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  13. Mar
    3BG Supply Co.Venture · US$2.5MWith 1 other
  14. 2022

    10 rounds

  15. Oct
    AnchoreDebt · US$10MWith 2 others
  16. Aug
    CloverVenture · CA$6.0MWith 1 other
  17. Jun
    PaymentCloudDebt · US$25MSole investor
  18. Jun
    VoxyDebt · US$10MWith 4 others
  19. May
    ChatbooksDebt · US$9.0MWith 3 others
  20. Apr
    MOOTDebt · GB$18MWith 1 other
  21. Mar
    Echosec SystemsDebt · CA$10MSole investor
  22. Feb
    AdthenaDebt · GB$14MWith 1 other
  23. Jan
    TrustEngineVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  24. Jan
    Gravy AnalyticsDebt · US$10MWith 1 other
  25. 2021

    4 rounds

  26. Nov
    boclipsDebt · GB$9.6MWith 1 other
  27. Oct
    MAP Health ManagementVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  28. Sept
    UPshowDebt · US$10MWith 1 other
  29. Jan
    Halo HealthVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. 2020

    1 round

  31. Nov
    ZypeDebt$7.5MWith 3 others
  32. 2018

    1 round

  33. Sept
    Daisy IntelligenceCA · FinSMEs$5.0MSole investor
  34. 2012

    1 round

  35. Nov
    SidenseVenture · CA · finsmes.com$1.1MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

AJAlkarim JivrajChief Executive OfficeriForm ADV
EMEnio Marco LazzerChief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV

We also hold 32 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Espresso Capital Advisors Inc.
SEC number
CRD 326743

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Espresso Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Espresso Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Espresso Capital

What does Espresso Capital invest in?

Espresso Capital invests most often at Venture and Debt (92% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Communications Infrastructure, Security and Financial Services.

How active is Espresso Capital?

26 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Espresso Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fullscript (Venture, Sept 2026), Synaptive Medical (Venture, Jul 2025) and CREtelligent (Venture, Jan 2025).

How big are Espresso Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does Espresso Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Espresso Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (58%), Canada (29%) and the United Kingdom (13%).

Is Espresso Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Espresso Capital invest alongside?

Most often CIBC (2 rounds together).

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