When I first read the nr I laughed....who, I thought, was Espresso Capital?

Essentially a venture capital firm, it's CEO Alkarim Jivraj has been doing this for a while....they have a good website here

Sounds like a company Mika would know about...

Alkarim Jivraj has been involved in technology investment banking, venture capital and venture debt for more than 20 years, during which time he has advised or invested in over 200 companies. Prior to joining Espresso, he was the Founder and Managing Partner of Intrepid Business Acceleration Fund, a venture capital fund, and also Managing Director of Intrepid Equity Finance, an advisory firm. Alkarim started his finance career at Yorkton Securities, a boutique investment banking firm, eventually leading its information technology investment banking practice and co-managing two investment funds.