Coffee Startup Ideas

3 years ago

A browser extension that tracks the cost of your everyday items (fries, cup of coffee, etc.) over time and cross-references this data with the Starbucks menu. In addition to the main purpose of tracking your coffee expenses, the tool also allows users to find out if they are spending more than they should and how to cut back.

515

2 years ago

A company that makes high-end reusable coffee cups.

290

2 years ago

A new way to find great local coffee.

259

1 month ago

A startup that helps small businesses and brands create custom, one-of-a-kind products for customers. The Product Design team has built a consumer brand identity and packaging for a range of products, from coffee to power tools.

207

1 month ago

A startup that helps places decide what to charge for items like coffees and lattes.

196

3 years ago

A tool for distribution of food and groceries to people in need, in the form of a vehicle equipped with a fridge, a microwave, and a coffee machine, and that can travel down the street from a central hub. The startup’s founders are veterans of the American military.

173

3 years ago

A platform for remote workers, offering all the perks of a traditional office, including lounge space and good coffee, and many more.

165

3 years ago

A startup that allows you to hire a dog walker for the same price as a cup of coffee.

162

1 year ago

A recurring expense management tool that lets you schedule and track the money you spend on the things you use most often, like coffee, groceries, or travel.

161

3 years ago

A startup for baristas to easily create and share coffee recipes

158

3 years ago

A platform that helps small businesses manage their coffee orders online. It’s free to use for customers, but the company hopes to make money by turning the system into a recurring subscription.

157

3 years ago

This is an in-app payment system for coffee shops and diners.

155

3 years ago

A smart fridge that automatically orders more milk for your coffee.

152

1 year ago

A social platform for users to connect with each other about their favorite brands, whether it be their favorite brand of coffee or their favorite brand of washing machine

152

3 years ago

This startup is building an app that allows people to find people to meet up with in real life, like at a coffee shop or party.

149

3 years ago

Hoping to use the same playbook as the coffee industry to grow their subscriptions to their platform, Hopin.

146

3 years ago

A $30,000 investment in a machine that turns raw coffee beans into a beverage.

144

1 year ago

A wireless, location-based personal assistant that helps you find the nearest coffee shop, store, or restaurant while walking or riding your bike.

142

1 year ago

This startup wants to make banking as easy as buying a cup of coffee, just with a few clicks.

142

3 years ago

A remote meeting solution for companies that want to meet where people are, like coffee shops or bars. The startup is currently focusing on a few dozen US and European locations, but plans to go global in 2018.

140

3 years ago

This company is a cloud-based loyalty program that rewards users for everyday purchases, like a cup of coffee or a movie ticket.

140

2 years ago

A company that connects retail stores with talented baristas. The startup offers the ability to get coffee from the comfort of one’s own home, and pay with a credit card.

140

3 years ago

A startup that helps people pay for things, whether it’s a ride or a cup of coffee. The startup charges a fee of $5.95/month to charge and pay for things, and there’s an option to opt in for free.

138

3 years ago

Drip is an app for business owners to create and manage their drip coffee business.

138

3 years ago

This is an app for getting around the price and quality problems of a typical cup of coffee.

135

2 years ago

A company that lets you use the internet to buy and sell everything from iced coffee to air mattresses to motorcycles.

134

3 years ago

A coffee delivery service in San Francisco that is “delivering a new experience” to the coffee industry. The startup is a joint venture between a coffee roaster and a delivery service like Postmates.

131

1 year ago

This app helps workers make the most of their coffee breaks.

130

3 years ago

A restaurant-like space in a building that lets local entrepreneurs run a curated collection of food businesses — a quick-service restaurant, a coffee shop, an ice cream parlor, a bakery, etc. — in a single location. The space also offers shared office space and has a private chef who can cook for customers.

128

3 years ago

This is a startup that makes hardware that makes it easier to pick up and carry your coffee without scalding yourself. The company is currently only selling to the US, but they’re looking to expand internationally, and have raised $1.3M in funding from DFJ.

126

1 year ago

A new way for people to order coffee online, with an app that lets you order in bulk and pay with a credit card.

124

2 years ago

These compostable cups are meant to help coffee shops reduce their packaging waste. They can be full of coffee or tea or soup and you can recycle them, but they don’t break down in landfills.

122

2 years ago

This startup wants to make the world’s most durable tablet, one that can withstand a drop from a boat in the ocean, or a puddle of coffee.

122

3 years ago

Kava is building a tool for people who own coffee shops to pay their baristas via mobile payments.

121

2 years ago

This startup is looking to automatically generate and sell weekly email subscriptions to people based on their buying habits. The email service is for people who want to make sure they get email notifications for products they purchase frequently, like coffee or a subscription service, like Gilt or Birchbox.

116

2 years ago

A provisioning company that allows for free lunch, coffee, and snacks for employees.

111

2 years ago

A company that helps restaurants, bars and coffee shops optimize their ordering process. The startup’s platform lets customers search for locations, get delivery options from there, and track orders.

107

2 years ago

A remote control for your coffee machine, allowing you to brew the perfect cup every single time.

95

2 years ago

A subscription-based loyalty card company that helps people earn reward points and redeem them for real goods and experiences (like $20 off your next coffee)

95

2 years ago

A startup that partners with local retailers to curate a handful of in-store activities for users to enjoy. These “experiences” are curated by the user’s location and can be anything from a free cup of coffee to a free library book.

90

2 years ago

A social network for the small, independent coffee shops that serve as anchors for a neighborhood. The startup wants to help coffee shops grow with a social network and start-up accelerator.

90

1 year ago

A subscription-based app to help you make a better cup of coffee at home.

89

1 year ago

This startup directs users to the best cup of coffee within a 5-mile radius.

84

1 month ago

This company has a card that is a smart card that you can use anywhere in the world to get on a train or pay for a cup of coffee on the street. It has built a platform to allow airports to charge for any amount of time left on the cards.

83

2 years ago

This is a company that has done a lot of research on the best way to get a message across to people in different places. They decided that one of the best ways was to create a system that is both language and location-agnostic, and designed to be culturally sensitive. They’ve put that system to work for a variety of companies, including a hotel chain, a coffee company, and a plastic surgery center.

82

2 years ago

A startup that lets location-based businesses — like car wash and coffee shops — personalize their promotions. The startup has raised $1.5M in funding.

80

1 year ago

A “global” coffee delivery service, launched in New York.

80

2 years ago

A tool built for the hospitality industry that allows them to better manage the labor they have on-hand. The tool can track labor in real-time, and when it’s time to restock the fridge or refill the coffee machine, the software can alert the staff to take action.

77

1 year ago

An AI-powered tool to help people plan their morning. It’ll suggest things like a workout, breakfast, coffee, etc. for each user based on their location, time of day, and what they’ve done in the past.

77

1 year ago

A micro-enterprise that sells coffee to drive around in the back of a van.

76

1 year ago

The startup aims to let customers pay for their coffee with a few taps and get a cup of coffee delivered to their door with a few taps. The startup is already operating in 15 cities and has partnered with over 100 merchants and is looking to expand to other cities.

75

1 year ago

A coffee-making company that wants to be the Amazon of coffee. The company is already in the Philippines and the US, and is looking to expand to Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

74

1 year ago

A mobile app that helps you find the best local coffee shops, using a bot that checks dozens of coffee shops in real-time.

72

2 years ago

A mobile app that helps make better coffee. It’s a big problem, which is why the startup has already raised $5 million to date from investors including Andreessen Horowitz.

71

1 year ago

This is a system that allows people to buy more of their favorite brands of coffee by placing their order through a barista at a local coffee shop.

70

1 year ago

The startup is developing a global network of “Barista of the Future” in 20 countries where them will be a barista in a coffee shop, and they earn a living wage. The program is designed to provide baristas with the skills they need to run their own business, and to help them start their own locations.

70

2 years ago

A startup that is building a “frictionless” way for people to pay for coffee via a smartphone.

69

1 year ago

CoffeeScript is a JavaScript compiler that allows developers to take advantage of a subset of the JavaScript syntax that is more concise and readable.

68

1 year ago

A new app for Google Glass that will help people find restaurants, bars, and coffee shops that are open to people with mobility impairments.

68

1 year ago

A mobile app that helps people find the best deals on local goods, like groceries and coffee. It’s focused on food delivery and grocery delivery, with a case study showing higher sales for customers in areas served by the service.

68

2 years ago

Autopilot is building a device for the visually impaired that lets them use their phones to control devices like lights, coffee machines, etc.

67

2 years ago

A startup for organic, fair trade or locally-sourced coffee beans. The startup is targeting the $1 billion coffee market in the US, and has raised a total of $1.1 million in funding.

67

1 year ago

This startup is building a coffee maker with a built-in grinder, to help you make the perfect cup of joe.

67

1 year ago

A coffee subscription service for the food industry, where the coffee is made from beans from the farm to cup by the service.

67

2 years ago

A startup that builds a point-of-sale system for all sorts of retailers, including restaurants, bars, and coffee shops. The startup aims to make the process of opening a business as simple as a phone call.

66

1 year ago

A startup that allows customers to order premium coffee, tea, beer, wine, and liquor from a single source.

64

1 year ago

Imagine if you could order a cup of coffee or a slice of pizza in 30 seconds with the tap of a button, and then get that same order the next day.

63

1 year ago

Coffee-based employee retention app that allows companies to offer perks like unlimited free coffee, free food, free drinks, and free snacks.

62

8 months ago

The startup is developing a new kind of appliance that can be used both inside and out of the home. It can be used as a coffee machine in the kitchen, a set-top box in the living room and as a smart plug elsewhere.

62

1 year ago

A platform that lets you order and interact with a smart home, like a smart toaster or smart coffee maker, over a secure messaging interface.

61

1 year ago

Combining a solar-powered, connected scale and a coffee roaster to make a perfect coffee every time.

59

1 year ago

SaaS company that brings an online experience to the physical world, like a social networking service to a coffee shop.

58

1 year ago

A location-based service that helps people find nearby restaurants, bars, and coffee shops.

58

1 year ago

A micro-retailer selling premium coffee beans and selling their brand in retail locations

57

1 year ago

A replacement for the ubiquitous coffee maker. The startup wants to reinvent the coffee experience, creating a device that is as reliable as a Keurig but with the option for different-strength coffee, and with the ability to serve coffee to different people.

57

1 year ago

A “library of points of interest” that allows users to search a 3D Spatio-temporal map, which they can then mark as favorites. The startup says their “points of interest” are more than just “coffee shops, restaurants and art galleries” and that their map will be “a more inclusive, relevant and vivid alternative to Google Maps”.

56

1 year ago

This startup is working to allow people to create a personalized coffee subscription based on the coffee they drink and when they drink it. The company is selling $49 pre-packages to people who are willing to sign up with a certain amount of coffee that they want in a month.

56

1 year ago

The French startup works with small businesses to create VR meetups. The company’s focus is on communities of all sizes, including a small downtown coffee shop in Paris.

55

1 year ago

A “smart” coffee maker that will automatically order coffee from various coffee shops and retailers, as well as make specific blends and brews.

55

1 year ago

A social platform for coffee shops that allows customers to find coffee shops nearby and send out requests.

51

11 months ago

A new way to pay for coffee. Instead of paying for a cup of coffee with cash, consumers can enter their credit card information to pay for their coffee and the coffee shop will take care of the rest. The product is as a credit card payment processing platform, and the company claims that “millions” of coffee shops are already using Credit Card Coffee.

51

11 months ago

A CPG startup making a product called "Coffee.io" that uses the same smartphone-based sensor technology as Fitbit, but with coffee instead of steps.

50

11 months ago

A startup that aims to build a loyalty program for coffee shops. Coffee drinkers can earn points for drink purchases at participating coffee shops. The company has a goal of $20,000, which is a smaller sum than the previous round.

50

1 year ago

A company that uses robots to make 3D printed products. It’s first product is a 3D printed mug that you can drink coffee out of.

49

4 months ago

A coffee company that uses robots to harvest coffee beans from farms in Guatemala.

48

1 year ago

This startup wants to make all of your dinner reservations, not just dinner reservations, but also coffee and wine reservations, spa appointments and babysitting appointments, all in one app.

47

1 year ago

This startup is “making it so that you can get a cup of coffee with a tip on the app” by using the app to order coffee, order ahead, and tip.

46

11 months ago

A startup that helps users find the nearest coffee shop, courier, or bike-share option.

46

3 years ago

Idea: A platform to bring great coffee to everyone, everywhere The startup is building a barista-grade coffee brewing system using the Nespresso capsule format The company says it has $8,500 in monthly recurring revenue

44

1 year ago

A low-cost decaf evo coffee that’s grown and harvested naturally, but doesn’t contain any caffeine.

44

10 months ago

The startup’s co-founder says that their professional-grade coffee is formulated for office workers to “get their caffeine fix without getting jittery” and comes in breakfast, lunch and dinner varieties.

44

1 year ago

A startup that wants to help users get their coffee on fast. The startup wants to make it easy for small coffee shops to order coffee from a central coffee supply, and have it delivered to their door quickly.

43

1 year ago

A startup that’s building out a way to help small businesses get financing, and which is already working with small businesses like a local coffee shop.

42

3 years ago

A startup that sells a product where you can buy a jar of coffee beans, put it in your own personal coffee grinder and then it keeps the coffee fresh for up to 1 year

41

10 months ago

A startup that provides free Wi-Fi in coffee shops, bars, and restaurants. The company’s founders say that they’re currently working with over 300 venues in London.

41

4 months ago

A company that gives customers a daily pack of fresh, customized coffee, whipped cream, and sugar. It’s currently in pilot with The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.

40

3 years ago

Idea: A platform for getting the most out of your coffee. The startup offers three products: a coffee subscription service, a coffee maker that brews a single cup at a time, and a French press. Their subscription service offers 12 different types of coffee every month.

39

3 months ago

A B2C startup that installs free Wi-Fi on public transit buses, trains, and subways. The company can also help you find a coffee shop or restaurant while in transit.

38

5 months ago

A company that allows you to streamline your coffee consumption by making a coffee-gram that can be delivered to your preferred coffee shop, allowing you to avoid the line and get your coffee on time.

37

9 months ago

A new way to shop for coffee, with the initial premise that coffee is coffee and needs to be served the same way at all times. The startup wants to make it so you can build your coffee order quickly and efficiently, with a big emphasis on the “quick” part.

36

5 months ago

A startup that helps people find “gigs”, which are essentially tasks that can be completed in a short span of time. For instance, someone might want to get a temp job, or someone may want to pick up a shift at a coffee shop. Once you find a gig, you’re paid through PayPal and can complete your assignment with a single click.

36

5 months ago

The company is developing a payments platform for mobile micropayments, like the kind you’d make for a subway fare or coffee.

34

4 months ago

A company that sells pens with a click-and-snip sensor that allows people to pay for their coffee without actually leaving the table.

34

3 months ago

A company that creates a “benefits platform for the coffee industry”, connecting employers with employees and benefits professionals.

33

3 years ago

Idea: This company has created a coffee substitute made from cassava root. It’s designed to be a water-soluble powder, and aims to be a healthier alternative to sugar-laden coffee.

32

11 months ago

A company that sells single-serving coffee packets (i.e. ground coffee) to businesses in bulk (i.e. 20 cups) for $5/bag. The startup has already won over a number of restaurants, and is working on a new product to sell coffee to businesses.

28

3 months ago

The startup is trying to lower the cost of coffee, but in doing so it’s built a large consumer brand and a supply chain. It’s also helped the company raise over $120 million in funding.

28

10 months ago

They want to make personalized recommendations based on the consumer’s “patterns of behavior.” The idea is that you can use this to make better purchasing and service choices, like learning why you always get the same brand of coffee each morning and getting them to send you something else.

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Coffee Startup Ideas

A company that makes high-end reusable coffee cups.

A new way to find great local coffee.

A startup that helps small businesses and brands create custom, one-of-a-kind products for customers. The Product Design team has built a consumer brand identity and packaging for a range of products, from coffee to power tools.

A startup that helps places decide what to charge for items like coffees and lattes.

A tool for distribution of food and groceries to people in need, in the form of a vehicle equipped with a fridge, a microwave, and a coffee machine, and that can travel down the street from a central hub. The startup’s founders are veterans of the American military.

A platform for remote workers, offering all the perks of a traditional office, including lounge space and good coffee, and many more.

A startup that allows you to hire a dog walker for the same price as a cup of coffee.

A recurring expense management tool that lets you schedule and track the money you spend on the things you use most often, like coffee, groceries, or travel.

A startup for baristas to easily create and share coffee recipes

A platform that helps small businesses manage their coffee orders online. It’s free to use for customers, but the company hopes to make money by turning the system into a recurring subscription.

This is an in-app payment system for coffee shops and diners.

A smart fridge that automatically orders more milk for your coffee.

A social platform for users to connect with each other about their favorite brands, whether it be their favorite brand of coffee or their favorite brand of washing machine

This startup is building an app that allows people to find people to meet up with in real life, like at a coffee shop or party.

Hoping to use the same playbook as the coffee industry to grow their subscriptions to their platform, Hopin.

A $30,000 investment in a machine that turns raw coffee beans into a beverage.

A wireless, location-based personal assistant that helps you find the nearest coffee shop, store, or restaurant while walking or riding your bike.

This startup wants to make banking as easy as buying a cup of coffee, just with a few clicks.

A remote meeting solution for companies that want to meet where people are, like coffee shops or bars. The startup is currently focusing on a few dozen US and European locations, but plans to go global in 2018.

This company is a cloud-based loyalty program that rewards users for everyday purchases, like a cup of coffee or a movie ticket.

A company that connects retail stores with talented baristas. The startup offers the ability to get coffee from the comfort of one’s own home, and pay with a credit card.

A startup that helps people pay for things, whether it’s a ride or a cup of coffee. The startup charges a fee of $5.95/month to charge and pay for things, and there’s an option to opt in for free.

Drip is an app for business owners to create and manage their drip coffee business.

This is an app for getting around the price and quality problems of a typical cup of coffee.

A company that lets you use the internet to buy and sell everything from iced coffee to air mattresses to motorcycles.

A coffee delivery service in San Francisco that is “delivering a new experience” to the coffee industry. The startup is a joint venture between a coffee roaster and a delivery service like Postmates.

This app helps workers make the most of their coffee breaks.

This is a startup that makes hardware that makes it easier to pick up and carry your coffee without scalding yourself. The company is currently only selling to the US, but they’re looking to expand internationally, and have raised $1.3M in funding from DFJ.

A new way for people to order coffee online, with an app that lets you order in bulk and pay with a credit card.

These compostable cups are meant to help coffee shops reduce their packaging waste. They can be full of coffee or tea or soup and you can recycle them, but they don’t break down in landfills.

This startup wants to make the world’s most durable tablet, one that can withstand a drop from a boat in the ocean, or a puddle of coffee.

Kava is building a tool for people who own coffee shops to pay their baristas via mobile payments.

A provisioning company that allows for free lunch, coffee, and snacks for employees.

A company that helps restaurants, bars and coffee shops optimize their ordering process. The startup’s platform lets customers search for locations, get delivery options from there, and track orders.

A remote control for your coffee machine, allowing you to brew the perfect cup every single time.

A subscription-based loyalty card company that helps people earn reward points and redeem them for real goods and experiences (like $20 off your next coffee)

A startup that partners with local retailers to curate a handful of in-store activities for users to enjoy. These “experiences” are curated by the user’s location and can be anything from a free cup of coffee to a free library book.

A social network for the small, independent coffee shops that serve as anchors for a neighborhood. The startup wants to help coffee shops grow with a social network and start-up accelerator.

A subscription-based app to help you make a better cup of coffee at home.

This startup directs users to the best cup of coffee within a 5-mile radius.

This company has a card that is a smart card that you can use anywhere in the world to get on a train or pay for a cup of coffee on the street. It has built a platform to allow airports to charge for any amount of time left on the cards.

A startup that lets location-based businesses — like car wash and coffee shops — personalize their promotions. The startup has raised $1.5M in funding.

A “global” coffee delivery service, launched in New York.

A tool built for the hospitality industry that allows them to better manage the labor they have on-hand. The tool can track labor in real-time, and when it’s time to restock the fridge or refill the coffee machine, the software can alert the staff to take action.

An AI-powered tool to help people plan their morning. It’ll suggest things like a workout, breakfast, coffee, etc. for each user based on their location, time of day, and what they’ve done in the past.

A micro-enterprise that sells coffee to drive around in the back of a van.

The startup aims to let customers pay for their coffee with a few taps and get a cup of coffee delivered to their door with a few taps. The startup is already operating in 15 cities and has partnered with over 100 merchants and is looking to expand to other cities.

A coffee-making company that wants to be the Amazon of coffee. The company is already in the Philippines and the US, and is looking to expand to Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

A mobile app that helps you find the best local coffee shops, using a bot that checks dozens of coffee shops in real-time.

A mobile app that helps make better coffee. It’s a big problem, which is why the startup has already raised $5 million to date from investors including Andreessen Horowitz.

This is a system that allows people to buy more of their favorite brands of coffee by placing their order through a barista at a local coffee shop.

A startup that is building a “frictionless” way for people to pay for coffee via a smartphone.

CoffeeScript is a JavaScript compiler that allows developers to take advantage of a subset of the JavaScript syntax that is more concise and readable.

A new app for Google Glass that will help people find restaurants, bars, and coffee shops that are open to people with mobility impairments.

A mobile app that helps people find the best deals on local goods, like groceries and coffee. It’s focused on food delivery and grocery delivery, with a case study showing higher sales for customers in areas served by the service.

Autopilot is building a device for the visually impaired that lets them use their phones to control devices like lights, coffee machines, etc.

A startup for organic, fair trade or locally-sourced coffee beans. The startup is targeting the $1 billion coffee market in the US, and has raised a total of $1.1 million in funding.

This startup is building a coffee maker with a built-in grinder, to help you make the perfect cup of joe.

A coffee subscription service for the food industry, where the coffee is made from beans from the farm to cup by the service.

A startup that builds a point-of-sale system for all sorts of retailers, including restaurants, bars, and coffee shops. The startup aims to make the process of opening a business as simple as a phone call.

A startup that allows customers to order premium coffee, tea, beer, wine, and liquor from a single source.

Imagine if you could order a cup of coffee or a slice of pizza in 30 seconds with the tap of a button, and then get that same order the next day.

Coffee-based employee retention app that allows companies to offer perks like unlimited free coffee, free food, free drinks, and free snacks.

The startup is developing a new kind of appliance that can be used both inside and out of the home. It can be used as a coffee machine in the kitchen, a set-top box in the living room and as a smart plug elsewhere.

A platform that lets you order and interact with a smart home, like a smart toaster or smart coffee maker, over a secure messaging interface.

Combining a solar-powered, connected scale and a coffee roaster to make a perfect coffee every time.

SaaS company that brings an online experience to the physical world, like a social networking service to a coffee shop.

A location-based service that helps people find nearby restaurants, bars, and coffee shops.

A micro-retailer selling premium coffee beans and selling their brand in retail locations

A replacement for the ubiquitous coffee maker. The startup wants to reinvent the coffee experience, creating a device that is as reliable as a Keurig but with the option for different-strength coffee, and with the ability to serve coffee to different people.

This startup is working to allow people to create a personalized coffee subscription based on the coffee they drink and when they drink it. The company is selling $49 pre-packages to people who are willing to sign up with a certain amount of coffee that they want in a month.

The French startup works with small businesses to create VR meetups. The company’s focus is on communities of all sizes, including a small downtown coffee shop in Paris.

A “smart” coffee maker that will automatically order coffee from various coffee shops and retailers, as well as make specific blends and brews.

A social platform for coffee shops that allows customers to find coffee shops nearby and send out requests.

A CPG startup making a product called "Coffee.io" that uses the same smartphone-based sensor technology as Fitbit, but with coffee instead of steps.

A startup that aims to build a loyalty program for coffee shops. Coffee drinkers can earn points for drink purchases at participating coffee shops. The company has a goal of $20,000, which is a smaller sum than the previous round.

A company that uses robots to make 3D printed products. It’s first product is a 3D printed mug that you can drink coffee out of.