Tagged: coffee

March 12, 2021 @ 10:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Coffee Shift,  a U.S.-based coffee startup, is now seeking funds through its equity crowdfunding campaign on WeFunder. The company, which is operating as a direct-to-consumer online coffee subscription service, has integrated blockchain technology to bypass the “coffee value chain middlemen” and pays growers directly… Read More

April 7, 2020 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swiss multinational food and drink company Nestlé announced on Monday it is expanding the use of the IBM Food Trust Blockchain technology platform to its Zoégas coffee brand. Nestlé revealed that it started using blockchain in 2017 when it joined the IBM Food Trust as… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based tech giant IBM and Farmer Connect, an organization focused on enhancing transparency and sustainability in agriculture supply chains, introduced a blockchain-powered application at the Consumer Electronic Show (held in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2020) that lets users learn more about the… Read More

March 24, 2019 @ 9:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK coffee and cocktail shop, Grind, has returned to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube and has not only secured its initial £1,350,000, but is now nearing £3 million from more than 1360 investors. The latest funding round comes less than two years after the company raised… Read More

January 28, 2019 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yoyo Wallet announced on Monday it has partnered with European coffee chain SOHO Coffee Co. to provide mobile payments and loyalty app. The new collaboration with SOHO comes just a couple of months after Yoyo Wallet formed a partnership with easyCoffee. Founded in 2013, Yoyo… Read More

June 15, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube set to close next Friday, Notes, a growing coffee shop and wine bar concept, has successfully surpassed £1 million thanks to more than 700 investors. The funding round, which was launched three years after Notes raised £908,400 through… Read More

June 10, 2018 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Notes, a growing coffee shop and wine bar concept, is now nearing £1 million from 630 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round was launched last month and quickly surpassed its initial £600,000 funding target. The company previously raised a total of £908,400… Read More

November 28, 2017 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK coffee and cocktail shop, Grind, is quickly nearing £2 million thanks to  Speaking about the campaign’s success so far, the Grind team stated: “It’s been an incredible five days since we opened our… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two years after securing nearly £1.3 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK coffee and cocktail shop, Grind, has returned to the funding portal and not only raised its initial funding target of £750,000, but it has also surpassed… Read More

September 13, 2017 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, German coffee start-up Bonaverde completed its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The company launched the campaign earlier this summer, seeking £750,000 and within the first month it surpassed its funding target and finished the round with more than £1.3 million. As previously reported, Bonaverde raised $681,461 from 2,254 backers on Kickstarter… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, German coffee start-up Bonaverde has surpassed £1 million. The company originally sought to raise £750,000 and quickly secured the initial funding target. Speaking about the Seedrs success, Bonaverde founder and CEO Hans Stier, stated: “We’re certainly celebrating here. Crowdfunding has… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cool Cold Brew, a UK-based healthier chilled coffee drinks brand, is gearing up to launch an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Cool Cold Brew stated that founder, Joe Devereux-Kelly, launched the company after originally discovering cold brew coffee in the U.S. in 2010 and later… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German coffee start-up Bonaverde has successfully secured over £900,000 in funding through its equity crowdfunding on Seedrs. The initiative was launched last month and quickly raised its initial £750,000 funding target. Bonaverde revealed more details about its growth and development: “Bonaverde isn’t just disrupting one the world’s largest industries…. Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German coffee start-up Bonaverde secured its initial 750,000 funding goal less than 24 hours after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The initiative is now nearing 835,000 thanks to 60 investors. The company, which raised  $681,461 from 2,254 backers on Kickstarter in 2013 for its roast-grind-brew coffee machine,… Read More

June 14, 2017 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Halo Coffee London Limited is raising £1.6 million for a 21.6% equity stake on crowdfunding platform Growthdeck. The campaign currently has raised £242,000 from 14 investors. The EIS eligible investment is targeting an IRR of 61.%. Gary Robins, Head of Investment at Growthdeck, said they… Read More

February 23, 2017 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fitch Brew Co., a UK-based coffee brewery, successfully secured its initial £150,000 equity crowdfunding campaign’s funding target on Crowdcube just 26 hours after launching the initiative. As previously reported, Fitch Brew Co. describes itself as a disruptive cold brew coffee brand that is aiming to change… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 9:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fitch Brew Co., a UK-based coffee brewery, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube as it prepares to launch its brand. The company, which was founded byEmily Fitchett in May 2016, describes itself as a disruptive cold brew coffee brand that is aiming to change the… Read More

August 2, 2016 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly one year after successfully securing $2 million on Indiegogo for the Opal Nugget Ice Maker, GE Appliances’ FirstBuild has returned to the crowdfunding platform to raise $150,000 for its new product, the Prisma Cold Brew Coffee Maker. The company revealed that the Prisma takes only 10… Read More

May 23, 2016 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand its coffee brand, UK-based Tap Coffee recently launched a Crowdcube with a mission to raise a total of £400,000. Starting in 2010 by Richard Lilley, the company was created to fix what he believed to be a “lack of cafe culture” in the UK. The company stated it… Read More

April 12, 2016 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube #FundedClub member, Taylor St. Baristas recently announced that it will be opening two new sites, Chancery Lane, London and Madison Ave, New York City. The company secured £1,805,500 from 493 investors during its mini bond round on the equity crowdfunding platform last year. Established in 2006, Taylor… Read More