62 Best Coffee Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Coffee Startups

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There are 62 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $1.3b. The average funding per company in this subset is $21.5m.

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$295.0m

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Califia Farms makes plant-based dairy products (primarily almond based) such as plant-based milks, plant-based creamers, juices, and dairy-free probiotic yoghurts. The company was founded in 2010 by Greg Steltenpohl and is located in San Joaquin Valley, California.

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$50.0m

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A company offering an ecologically friendly commercial coffee roaster. It was founded in 2013 and is located in Berkeley, California.

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$106.0m

Money raised

Super Coffee is a ready-to-drink coffee brand founded by brothers Jordan, Jim, and Jake DeCicco.

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$6.7m

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Bio-bean recycles coffee grounds into sustainable bio-products.

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$15.0m

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Briggo is a company developing an automatic coffee-dispensing machine.

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$14.5m

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Cafe X is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2015 by Henry Hu.

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$9.6m

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Manufacturer of an espresso machine designed to brew quality espresso coffee. The company's machine offers a super-automatic espresso machine that brews from fresh whole beans to fit a person's taste profile, customizable to make the perfect cup with hassle-free and automated cleaning to fit one's schedule, enabling customers to have tasty coffee.

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Customized coffee blends with locations in California and Washington D.C.

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$1.0m

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Cloosiv provides a mobile ordering platform for local coffee shops. The company was founded in 2017 and is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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$88.2m

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Ember is an American company founded in 2001 by Clay Alexander.

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$6.0m

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Producer of coffee products intended to offer its customers the original taste of the coffee. The company's products reduce the impact on the environment without the generation of unnecessary waste such as aluminum capsules, enabling customers to taste a variety of coffee at affordable prices.

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$20.0m

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Specialty coffee roaster with cafes in LA, SF, NYC, and Japan.

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Smart Crypto Cafe offers a place to learn, earn, and network with other crypto enthusiasts, makers, and technology enthusiasts! We are the coffee shop with everything crypto.

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$333.0m

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Kopi Kenangan is a company founded in 2017.

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$1.1m

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Clowder is a company founded in 2017.

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$1.5m

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MilkRun is an online marketplace and grocery delivery service that connects consumers and Chefs directly with hundreds of local farmers.

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$3.0m

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FreshKet is a Thailand-based company founded in 2016.

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$18.2m

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Alice is a company founded by Brian Wiegand.

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$2.7m

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Sudden Coffee is an instant coffee company founded in 2015.

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$1.0m

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Zest Tea Energy Blends is a high-energy teas for high-energy people founded in 2013 by James Fayal.

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$12.0m

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HungerBox is a Bangalore-based company founded in 2015 by Maheshwar Reddy.

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$4.5m

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Compound Foods is a San Francisco-based company founded by Maricel Saenz that produces beanless coffee through fermentation processes.

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$40.0k

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algrano AG is a company founded in 2015.

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$42.6m

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Company producing coffee without beans using an up-cycling process which involves using sunflowers, whole seeds, kernels, and husks.

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$2.5m

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$3.0m

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Coffee company catering to caffeine-sensitive customers, headquartered in Oakland, California. The company was founded by Jeffrey Dietrich in 2020.

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$20.0k

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Acopio is an Oakland, California-based coffee company founded in 1998.

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Loffee is a caffeine-free coffee alternative offers a gentle, chocolatey taste of lupine with subtle roasted aromas, making it alkaline.

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$1.3m

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Joe Coffee and Rewards is a Seattle-based coffee company founded in 2003.

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Pact is a company founded in 2012 by Stephen Rapoport.

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$2.5m

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Cusa Tea is a Boulder, Colorado-based coffee company founded in 2016.

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$3.0m

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Copper Cow Coffee is a United States-based company.

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$22.6m

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Anagran is a company founded in 2004.

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$3.2m

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$32.6m

Money raised

Black Sheep Coffee is a company founded in 2013 by Eirik Holth, Gabe Shohet and Max Dubiel.

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$2.2m

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Jago Coffee is a Jakarta-based company founded by Christopher Oehtojo.

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Alpine Start is a brand of instant coffee packets for busy travelers, moms, climbers, and students.

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$3.8m

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Origin Coffee is a coffee sourcer and roaster founded in 2004.

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$10.0m

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Manner is a coffee company.

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$17.0m

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High Brew Coffee is an Austin, Texas-based coffee company founded in 2013.

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$45.5k

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Dope Coffee Co LLC is a company founded in 2018.

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$3.2m

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Cofe is a Kuwait-based company.

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VitaCup is a San Diego-based company founded in 2017.

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Funding Rounds

$55.6m

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Coffee Box is a coffee company.

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$6.5m

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Concordia Coffee Systems is a Renton, Washington-based company.

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$2.0m

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BrewBike is a company founded by Randy Paris.

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$8.0m

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ICONIC Protein is a Santa Monica, California-based coffee company founded in 2011.

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$1.0m

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Riff Cold Brewed Coffee is a Bend, Oregon-based coffee company founded in 2017.

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$8.5m

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Fore Coffee is a coffee company.

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$15.0m

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Flash Coffee is a tech-enabled coffee chain, blending an award-winning menu with affordable prices to make great coffee accessible to all.

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$8.5m

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Ember Technologies, Inc. is a Westlake Village, California-based coffee company founded in 2012.

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$1.5m

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Bar 9 Sudden Partners, LLC is a Chicago-based coffee company founded in 2014.

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$25.0m

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Blank Street is a New York City-based coffee company founded by Vinay Menda.

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$3.0m

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Openspace is a Bangkok-based coffee company.

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$10.0m

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Botrista is a San Francisco-based coffee company.

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$30.0m

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Fellow is a San Francisco-based coffee company.

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GoJava is a Canada-based coffee company.

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$48.6k

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zoidu is a coffee company.

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$2.5m

Money raised

Commonwealth Joe is a Virginia-based coffee company.

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$7.0m

Money raised

Bruvi is a Los Angeles-based coffee company.

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$2.5m

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Quantum Energy Squares is a Los Angeles-based coffee company.

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$9.0m

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Trade is a New York City-based coffee company.

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