# Espresso Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Espresso Capital is a vc firm based in Canada. 26 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/espresso-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Espresso Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 26 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Venture Debt Series A Communications Infrastructure Security Financial Services

Deploying now

**33%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 26 on record

Since the last cheque **55** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 26** Sole investor **5 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 58%**

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## Espresso Capital highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Debt: 92% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $10M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Communications Infrastructure Security Financial Services
- **Based in:** Toronto, Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **26 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Fullscript](https://millionrounds.com/company/fullscript)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Synaptive Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/synaptive-medical)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[CREtelligent](https://millionrounds.com/company/cretelligent)** Venture · US **$750K** With 1 other
- **2024** 3 rounds
- **May** **[App Orchid](https://millionrounds.com/company/app-orchid)** Venture · US **$43M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Kythera](https://millionrounds.com/company/kythera)** Venture · US **$9.2M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Thentia Cloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/thentia-cloud)** Series B · CA **$38M** With 1 other
- **2023** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Family First](https://millionrounds.com/company/family-first)** Series A · US **$11M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Innovapptive](https://millionrounds.com/company/innovapptive)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[3BG Supply Co.](https://millionrounds.com/company/3bg-supply-co)** Venture · US **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **2022** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[Anchore](https://millionrounds.com/company/anchore)** Debt · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Clover](https://millionrounds.com/company/clover)** Venture · CA **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[PaymentCloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/paymentcloud)** Debt · US **$25M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Voxy](https://millionrounds.com/company/voxy)** Debt · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Chatbooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/chatbooks)** Debt · US **$9.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[MOOT](https://millionrounds.com/company/moot)** Debt · GB **$18M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Echosec Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/echosec-systems)** Debt · CA **$10M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Adthena](https://millionrounds.com/company/adthena)** Debt · GB **$14M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[TrustEngine](https://millionrounds.com/company/trustengine)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Gravy Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravy-analytics)** Debt · US **$10M** With 1 other
- **2021** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[boclips](https://millionrounds.com/company/boclips)** Debt · GB **$9.6M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[MAP Health Management](https://millionrounds.com/company/map-health-management)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[UPshow](https://millionrounds.com/company/upshow)** Debt · US **$10M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Halo Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/halo-health)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2020** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Zype](https://millionrounds.com/company/zype)** Debt **$7.5M** With 3 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Daisy Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/daisy-intelligence)** CA · FinSMEs **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **2012** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Sidense](https://millionrounds.com/company/sidense)** Venture · CA · finsmes.com **$1.1M** With 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 registration **2 named**

AJ **Alkarim Jivraj** Chief Executive Officer i Form ADV

EM **Enio Marco Lazzer** Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer i Form 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

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** Espresso Capital Advisors Inc.
- **SEC number:** CRD 326743

## The cheque

Venture Debt Series A

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M**

Led 0 of 26 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *12*
- Debt *11*
- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [CIBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cibc) 2

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## 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.

[**CIBC** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cibc)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Espresso Capital put money into.

[**Fullscript** Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fullscript)[**Synaptive Medical** Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/synaptive-medical)[**CREtelligent** $750K · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/cretelligent)[**App Orchid** $43M · May 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/app-orchid)[**Kythera** $9.2M · May 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/kythera)[**Family First** $11M · Jul 2023](https://millionrounds.com/company/family-first)

## 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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