Beanless Coffee Maker Atomo Raises $7.8 Million To Expand Offerings And Form New Partnerships – CoffeeTalk

Seattle-based beanless coffee maker Atomo has raised $7.8 million in new funding to expand sales efforts and fuel product expansion. Interest in beanless coffee has been strong, especially with coffee prices skyrocketing due to extreme weather shortages and increased global demand. Atomo co-founder and CEO Andy Kleitsch said that many coffee companies are exploring how to incorporate beanless coffee into their product offerings to ensure they can create consistently great tasting coffee at an affordable price for consumers.

Last year was pivotal for the 6-year-old food-tech startup, which opened a 33,547 square-foot roastery south of downtown Seattle capable of producing 4 million pounds of beanless coffee per year. Atomo is now focused on collaborations with coffee partners to create blends that combine 50% of Atomo’s signature beanless coffee with 50% conventional coffee. This approach enables coffee companies to launch their most sustainable products, maintain excellent coffee taste, and reduce their overall ingredient costs.

Atomo’s 50:50 blend for drip machines and home brewing is available on Amazon. The company’s espresso is available at all Bluestone Lane locations across the U.S. and global expansion is underway. Atomo first arrived on Seattle’s coffee scene in 2019 with a promise to reverse engineer the coffee bean by substituting it with a molecular concoction derived from naturally sustainable, upcycled plant waste ingredients.

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