Blue Bottle Coffee
AcquiredOakland, United States · Founded 2002 · $115.8M raised
- Headquarters
- Oakland, California
- Employees
- 501–1000
- Founded
- 2002
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- bluebottlecoffee.com
- Total Funding
- $115.8M
- Last Round
- $70.0M Series CJan 2015
- Rounds
- 4
- Acquisition Date
- Sep 2017
About
Blue Bottle Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster and retailer founded in Oakland in 2002, selling freshly roasted single-origin and blended coffees through cafes across the US, Japan, and South Korea, and a direct-to-consumer subscription service. Acquired by Nestlé in 2017 and reportedly being sold to a Chinese investment firm in 2026.
Summary
Blue Bottle Coffee is a Food & Beverage company based in Oakland, United States, founded in 2002. It has raised $115.8M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $70.0M Series C round in Jan 2015. Investors include Nestle, Fidelity Management and True Ventures.
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