About
Alkarim Jivraj has more than 25 years of experience across technology investment banking, venture capital, and venture debt. Prior to Espresso Capital, which he joined in 2013, he founded and ran the Intrepid Business Acceleration Fund and led the corporate finance advisory firm Intrepid Equity Finance. He started his career at Yorkton Securities, heading software investment banking and co-managing two in-house investment funds. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business and a BA in History from the University of Toronto.
Experience
- Espresso CapitalPresident & CEOcurrent2015 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Espresso CapitalManaging Partner2013 — 2015Toronto, Canada
- Intrepid Equity Partners Inc.Founder & Managing Partner2007 — 2013
- Intrepid Equity Finance Ltd.Founder & Managing Director2004 — 2013Toronto, Canada Area
- Yorkton Securities Inc.Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking1996 — 2002Toronto
Education
- Ivey Business School at Western UniversityMBA, Finance1994 — 1996
- University of TorontoBA, History1984 — 1991
Skills & more
StrategyLeadershipVenture CapitalMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipExecutive ManagementFinanceCorporate DevelopmentInvestment BankingFundingFundraisingCapital Raising
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Cloud ComputingDue DiligenceMobile DevicesSaaSFrom Alkarim's professional profile.
Colleagues at Espresso Capital
Alexandra Vicentic
Analyst, Fund Operations at Espresso Capital
Amber Cleary
Marketing Manager at Espresso Capital
Anova Hou
Jr. Data Engineer at Espresso Capital
Aparna Allam
Director at Espresso Capital
Cameron McMullin
Associate at Espresso Capital
Chris Hill
Credit Committee Member at Espresso Capital
Christopher Donald
Board Member at Espresso Capital
Enio Lazzer
COO and CFO at Espresso Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alkarim Jivraj work?
- Alkarim Jivraj is CEO at Espresso Capital.
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Also attended University of Toronto321
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Shared employers
Also worked at Espresso Capital13
James LangfordAdvisor at Tri-Valley VenturesEnio LazzerCOO and CFO at Espresso CapitalWill HutchinsHead of Originations at Espresso CapitalJyotin HandaManaging Director at Espresso CapitalWill JinHead of Credit at Espresso CapitalMark GilbertExecutive Director at Espresso Capital
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