fundraising

Help Small Coffee Businesses Devastated by Helene

Scores of coffee businesses throughout the Southeastern United States are reeling following flooding and human tragedies associated with the storm Helene. DCN is not aware of any wide-scale disaster relief...

2024.10.03

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Farmer Issues

International Women’s Coffee Alliance Launches Vital Impact Fund

The International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) recently launched the Vital Impact Fund, designed to address the most urgent needs of women working in coffee. The nonprofit organization noted that a...

2024.09.02

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Coffee Shop Operations Software Provider Dripos Lands $11 Million Round

New York-based coffee shop software provider Dripos closed an $11 million Series A funding round led by San Francisco-based tech investment firm Base10. Founded by Jack Pawlik and Avery Durrant, Dripos remains...

2024.04.26

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Cotierra Raises $1 Million for Biochar Production on Coffee Farms

A Swiss-Colombian startup called Cotierra has raised US$1 million in pre-seed funding to expand the development of its biochar solutions while promising to “decarbonize” coffee supply chains. From its offices...

2024.03.26

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Honeycomb Credit Offering $2K Grant for Coffee Businesses

Pittsburgh-based small business crowdfunding broker Honeycomb Credit is offering a no-strings-attached $2,000 grant for one United States coffee shop, coffee roaster or bakery business. Open to U.S. small businesses of...

2024.03.07

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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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