Who invested in Blue Bottle Coffee

4 rounds we have observed, with the 19 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Food & Beverage

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$136Mraised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources

$20MSeries A$20MVenture$26MSeries B$70MSeries C

Latest round: Series C, $70MJun 2015
Step-upi: 2.7×
Investors: 19

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2012201320142015

$20MSeries A$20MVenture$26MSeries B$70MSeries C

First round: Series A, $20M
Biggest round: $70M
Usual gap between rounds: 16 months

The rounds

Jun 2015
Series C$70M6 new5 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $75M sold, first sale May 2015
Feb 2014
Series B$26M3 new7 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $26M sold, first sale Jan 2014
Oct 2012
Venture$20M1 new1 returning
- Index Ventures
- True Ventures
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $20M sold, first sale Oct 2012
Jan 2012
Series A$20M9 new
From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 founders.

Bryan MeehanFounder of IssuerNamed on its 2015 Form Di

James FreemanFounder of IssuerNamed on its 2015 Form Di

On the board, as filediMichelangelo VolpiTony Conrad

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Series A2012Venture2012Series B2014Series C2015

Index Ventures

True VenturesKevin Systrom

Google Ventures

Morgan Stanley Investment Management

JamJar Investments

Chris Sacca

Evan WilliamsTony HawkFidelity

Everyone who backed them

Index VenturesVC firm4rounds

True VenturesVC firm3rounds

Kevin SystromAngel3rounds

Google VenturesCorporate VC2rounds

Morgan Stanley Investment ManagementPrivate equity2rounds

JamJar InvestmentsVC firm2rounds

Chris SaccaAngel2rounds

Evan WilliamsAngel2rounds

Tony HawkAngel2rounds

FidelityVC firm1round

True VenturesVC firm1round

Lowercase CapitalVC firm1round

Matt MullenwegVC firm1round

Aspiration GrowthVC firm1round

Valley Oak InvestmentsFamily office1round

Machine Shop VenturesGrowth equity1round

Mike DinsdaleGrowth equity1round

Tetragon Financial LimitedPrivate equity1round

Paul David Hewsonno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list Blue Bottle Coffee as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Collaborative FundVC firmPer its own site

Joanne WilsonAngelPer its own site

Audrey CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Locus VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Brighter CapitalFamily officePer its own site

Quick answers about Blue Bottle Coffee

Who invested in Blue Bottle Coffee?

Blue Bottle Coffee's investors include Index Ventures, True Ventures, Kevin Systrom, Google Ventures and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and 14 more on record.