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With Vietnamese Coffee Concentrate, Lucky Monkey Swings Into Production

A New York-based Vietnamese coffee brand called Lucky Monkey Coffee recently launched with a novel bundle of products designed to pair convenience with traditional drink profiles. Through a direct crowdfinding...

2024.05.08

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New Avensi Aerating Glassware Set Makes a Crowdfunding Splash

Coffee brewing equipment and drinkware company Icosa Brewhouse has expanded its Avensi line of coffee-specific glassware with Avensi Wave, a set focused on swirling and aeration. As of this writing,...

2024.03.12

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The WeighMaster Scale Offers Modular Detachable Displays

A new digital coffee scale with dual detachable displays called the WeighMaster has raised more than $180,000 on Kickstarter, as of this writing. Created by a Hong Kong-based startup called...

2024.02.28

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Kickstarter Goes Cuckoo for the Kuku Maker Brewer

The Kuku Maker, a novel electric coffee brewer that utilizes centrifugal force for extractions, has raised more than $830,000 through Kickstarter, with more than a week left in the campaign. ...

2024.02.23

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Steeped Coffee Launches Investment Campaign with $5 Million Goal

Following an investment campaign that netted more than $5 million in 2022, single-serve coffee product maker Steeped Coffee is returning to the crowdfunding platform Republic for another round. Steeped’s core...

2024.02.22

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From Ukraine, the Pure Pour-Over Set Heats Up

With distinctive features for heat retention and tidiness, a new pourover system called the Pure Pour-Over Set is coming soon from Kyiv, Ukraine. A Kickstarter campaign to support initial production...

2024.02.22

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Three Black-Owned Coffee Roasting Companies Now On Wefunder

Three separate up-and-coming Black-owned United States coffee roasting companies are currently live on the crowdfunding platform Wefunder. Wefunder is a bit like Kickstarter, with the perk being some form of...

2024.02.17

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Hiroia’s Hikaru V60 Smart Coffee Brewer is Making the Rounds

Boutique coffee equipment brand Hiroia is following the release of its cafe-oriented Samantha II brewer with an automated home pourover brewer of striking design called the Hiraku V60 Smart Brewer....

2023.10.05

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Coffee Subscription Provider Bean Box Launches Equity Crowdfunding

Seattle-based specialty coffee subscription company Bean Box has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign through the StartEngine platform. One of the longest-surviving third-party coffee subscription brands in the specialty coffee industry,...

2023.09.22

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Three Questions with Cydni Patterson of Sweet Finish

With manicured nails, sparkling wit and sometimes even a tank top with her face printed on it, Cydni Patterson packs an undeniable amount of charisma into her social media posts....

2023.09.21

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