High yields, downside protection, and diversification

Venture debt is a proven alternative fixed-income strategy.

Track record

  • 13+ year track record
  • 8+ percent net returns
  • ~ 1 percent loss rates

Investment mandate

  • Capital preservation
  • Monthly yield distributions
  • Not correlated to stocks or bonds

Why our investors like us.

Private credit is an important part of our family office investment strategy, and we like Espresso specifically because of the inherent downside protection in its loans. Espresso’s venture debt strategy has proven itself out over more than a decade, including during challenging economic times. We recommend Espresso to investors seeking both capital preservation and superior-risk adjusted returns.

Brice Scheschuk

Managing Partner, Globalive Capital

Espresso has one of the best teams in the business. Not only did I come to them when I needed capital to grow my business, I’ve also since entrusted them with my own personal funds. They have a great track record of delivering very attractive returns.

Nancy Peterson

Founder and CEO, Homestars

As a founder, I worked hard to make my money. With Espresso, I know that I’m not only able to preserve my capital, but also keep it growing. Plus, I take satisfaction in knowing that the money I’m investing is helping other founders just like me build their businesses.

Razor Suleman

CEO and Co-founder, Elevate

We lend to companies that are resilient during economic downturns. Our borrowers:

  • Provide mission-critical or core operations software
  • Serve enterprise or mid-market customers
  • Benefit from strong, secular growth as software shifts from on-premise to the cloud
  • Enjoy high operating leverage and can quickly adapt to changing market conditions

Our loans are structured to ensure plenty of downside protection:

  • All loans are subject to first or second lien
  • Represent less than 20 percent of the borrower’s total enterprise value
  • Backing by institutional equity sponsors provides further downside protection

Invest in one of the world's leading venture debt platforms.

  • Seasoned team with over 200 years of lending and investing experience
  • Industry-leading underwriting platform for superior loan selection
  • Superior risk management with our proprietary loan monitoring software platform

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