Espresso Capital Partners

Espresso Capital is seeking a dynamic individual to lead the business in Ontario and Eastern Canada.  The successful candidate will be responsible for growing Espresso’s portfolio and all aspects of managing the client relationship.  The ideal candidate is currently involved in the technology finance sector with a minimum of 10 years experience, well connected in [...]

Like the alien plant in Little Shop of Horrors that was always demanding “Feed Me, Seymour”, technology startups constantly gobble cash. The CEO’s top priority is to continually feed this beast. This means that overriding the operation of any tech startup is the every-present need for more money. As illustration, let’s run through the finance [...]

VANCOUVER, BC – November 23rd, 2010: Espresso Capital Partners is pleased to announce the closing of a CDN$ 600,000 financing to Clevest Solutions Inc. (“Clevest”) – a Richmond-based software company that was ranked as the fastest growing technology company in BC by Business in Vancouver in both 2009 and 2010.  This primary use of funds [...]

As former executives, and current directors, of technology focused companies, the partners of Espresso Capital know what it’s like to bob up and down on the rough seas of uneven cash flow. Growing companies require cash and most companies typically think of equity as the source of that cash. What we didn’t realize initially when [...]

SR&ED tax credit financing

VANCOUVER, BC – December 08, 2009: Espresso Capital Partners is pleased to announce the closing of their first fund – the C$2,000,000 SRED Fund I.  Espresso Capital Partners is a new and innovative specialty financing firm headquartered in Vancouver BC with operations throughout Canada. The fund will be used to finance growing, high technology, research [...]

I remember many years ago, when Starbucks opened it is first “international” store in Waterfront station.  I believe it was 1989.  A colleague and I used to walk down mid- morning or afternoon, excited to be spending $2.00 on a cup of coffee because it was new and hip – something different. Fast forward to [...]

It has been a long time coming – as I am sure my partners will attest – that our website hit the launch pad and now ready to blast off.  Google, come crawl though it! It has been a long time (almost 9 years) since I sold my business and I was assimilated into the [...]