When was Espresa founded?

Espresa was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Espresa located?

Espresa is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Espresa?

Alex Shubat of Espresa. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Espresa have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Espresa is 118.

Is Espresa a funded company?

Espresa is a funded company, having raised a total of $41.4M across 7 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Espresa?

Espresa's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Apr 25, 2025, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Espresa rank among its competitors?

Espresa ranks 3rd amongst 88 active competitors, of which 20 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Espresa, which secured $5M in Apr, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Espresa?

Espresa's top competitors include Benify, Perkbox and PerkSpot. Among them, Espresa secured the most recent funding round in April, 2025.

Espresa - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Cloud-based employee engagement platform for employee perks. It allows companies to create challenges related to employee wellbeing and challenges can encourage employees to engage in activities such as fitness challenges, meditation challenges, or healthy eating challenges. Platform includes features for fitness reimbursements and allowances.

Website: www.espresa.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$41.4M in 7 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Apr 25, 2025, $*****

Investors

Clear Ventures & 8 more

Ranked

3^rd among 88 active competitors

Employee Count

118 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Benify & 141 more

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Espresa has raised a total funding of $41.4M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2015. Espresa has 9 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Espresa:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 25, 2025	6805717	Series A	4236751	4686028	1249282	9575580
Aug 25, 2023	6451832	Series A	8658617	7999482	9039983	Crosslink Capital & 4 more
May 27, 2019	5005263	Series A	6231272	1401677	9809549	1109148

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The founders of Espresa are Raghavan Menon and Alex Shubat. Alex Shubat is the CEO of Espresa.

Here are the details of Espresa's key team members:

Raghavan Menon: Co-Founder & CTO of Espresa and founder of 2 other companies, Odysee and NimbuzCloud.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Alex Shubat: Co-Founder & CEO of Espresa.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Espresa's employee count trend

Espresa has 118 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Espresa's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Espresa include Benify, Perkbox and PerkSpot. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Espresa, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Benify 2004, Stockholm (Sweden), Funding Raised	Benefits management platform for organizations	-	Vitruvian Partners, Friends Capital	64/100
2nd	Perkbox 2010, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of digital tools for employee benefits and recognition programs	$32.8M	Molten Ventures, Fast Track & 25 others	60/100
3rd	Espresa 2015, Palo Alto (United States), Series A	Cloud-based employee engagement platform for employee perks	$41.4M	Clear Ventures, WestWave Capital & 7 others	60/100
4th	PerkSpot 2006, Chicago (United States), Series C	Employee perks platform	$50.4M	Susquehanna Growth Equity	57/100
5th	Onaroll 2019, New York City (United States), Acquired	Online platform for employee engagement	$2M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Gradient Ventures	49/100
6th	Next Jump 1994, New York City (United States), Seed	Cloud-based perks platform for organizations	$45M	Sherpalo Ventures, Lansdowne Capital & 3 others	48/100
7th	FOXBOX 2017, Mumbai (India), Unfunded	Provider of SaaS platform for rewards, gifting and employee engagement programs	-	-	43/100
8th	Compt 2017, Boston (United States), Series A	Perk management software	$17M	Harlem Capital, Battery Ventures & 6 others	43/100
9th	STRIVE 2015, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Application-based employee benefits solution provider	-	-	42/100
10th	Abenity 2006, Franklin (United States), Acquired	Employee perks program offering real savings and exclusive discounts	-	-	40/100