Dayglow

What Dayglow does

Dayglow is a specialty coffee e-commerce and subscription company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, operating under the legal name DAYGLOW COFFEE. The company curates and sells craft coffees from 15+ international roasters — including Coffee Collective, Dak, La Cabra, Fritz Coffee Company, Module Roast, Klover, Kaffeelix, Drop Coffee Roasters, and Uncommon — alongside its own branded roasts (V06, C08, E06, DECADENT, and CREATURE IN THE DARK ROAST). Its core technology is a Shopify-hosted DTC storefront with subscription management, a content/blog platform, and an editorial 'Stories' program that organizes roasters by global origin/timezone. The platform supports discovery through flavor-profile categories (Vibrant, Creamy, Exotic, Juicy, Decadent, Sweet) and detailed tasting notes plus processing methods (Washed, Natural, Anaerobic, Carbonic Maceration).

The business model is split between monthly subscription recurring revenue (plans starting at $24-25/month) and one-time bag purchases ($24-$65 per 250g bag), with free shipping above $75 on non-subscription orders. Dayglow serves two B2C personas: specialty coffee enthusiasts seeking curated discovery of international roasters, and flavor-driven consumers who prioritize specific cup notes and processing methods. The company employs 11-50 staff and distributes through its Shopify e-commerce storefront, a Chicago pickup location at 1757 N Kimball Ave, and a newer physical coffee shop near Georgetown in Washington D.C. (opened February 2026). Marketing is content-driven via a Stories blog, Instagram, Twitter/X, and consent-based email.

The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no institutional investors identified in the source data. Leadership consists of Tohm Ifergan as founder and CEO. Operating geography is primarily the United States, though the Shopify storefront is technically available internationally. The company does not disclose certification, patent, or regulatory status; no AI/ML capabilities, app, or public API are evidenced.

Name

Dayglow

Legal name

DAYGLOW COFFEE

Website

https://dayglow.coffee

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dayglow is a Chicago-based specialty coffee e-commerce and subscription company that curates craft coffees from 15+ international roasters and its own roasts, selling via a Shopify storefront to US consumers and through physical coffee shops in Chicago and Washington D.C.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Retail

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE), Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee subscription
• Craft coffee e-commerce
• Multi-roaster coffee curation
• Fresh roasted coffee delivery
• Coffee retail storefront

Headquarters

HQ city

West Hollywood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Coffee Subscriptions: Recurring monthly subscription service delivering curated specialty coffees from global roasters. Subscriptions start at $24/month with weekly roasting and shipping. Provides predictable recurring revenue with land-and-expand potential as customers discover new roasters.
2. One-time Coffee Purchases: Individual bag purchases across 55+ craft coffees from various roasters. Products range from $24-$65 per 250g bag. Enables both subscription upsell and standalone transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dayglow operates a direct-to-consumer specialty coffee e-commerce and subscription business, selling curated craft coffees from 15+ international roasters (including Coffee Collective, Dak, La Cabra, Fritz Coffee Company, Module Roast, Klover, and Uncommon) alongside its own in-house roasts (V06, C08, E06, DECADENT, CREATURE IN THE DARK ROAST). The core subscription product starts at $24/month with weekly fresh roasting and shipping, and individual 250g bags are priced $24–$65 with free shipping above $75 on non-subscription orders. The company runs a Shopify storefront with international shipping, plus local pickup in Chicago and a new coffee shop location near Georgetown in Washington D.C.

Product overview

Dayglow is a specialty coffee subscription service and online marketplace offering curated craft coffees from both its own roasts and 15+ international partner roasters. The core offering is a subscription service starting at $24/month that delivers unique coffees from unique roasters, complemented by individual bag purchases ranging from $24-$65. The product portfolio centers on the subscription program and Dayglow-branded coffees (V06, C08, E06, DECADENT), alongside featured roasters including Coffee Collective, Dak, La Cabra, Fritz Coffee Company, and others. The company operates physical coffee shop locations in Chicago and Washington D.C., with the online store serving as the primary e-commerce platform for coffee sales and subscriptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Craft Coffee Subscription Recurring monthly subscription service delivering curated specialty coffees from Dayglow's own roasts and 15+ international partner roasters, with plans starting at $24/month and weekly fresh roasting and shipping.
• V06 Dayglow's own vibrantly-flavored coffee featuring notes of red currant, brown sugar, and Meyer lemon. Origin: Burundi. Priced at $26 per bag.
• C08 Dayglow's own creamy geisha varietal coffee with fresh aromas of hibiscus and milk chocolate and toffee sweetness. Origin: Peru. Produced at Finca America by Kelly Milleni Jara Fernandezs. Priced at $35 per bag.
• E06 Dayglow's own exotic coffee featuring notes of peach, pineapple, and papaya. Origin: Colombia. Priced at $35 per bag.
• DECADENT Dayglow's sweet coffee with notes of nougat and cajeta. Origin: Mexico. Priced at $24 per bag.
• CREATURE IN THE DARK ROAST Collaboration coffee with Dayseeker featuring notes of milk chocolate, caramel nut, and berry. Blend of Mexican and Guatemalan origins. Priced at $28 per bag.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered featured roaster, core partner and infrastructure partner.

• Kloverfeatured roasterStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Klover from Paris is featured as a featured roaster on the Dayglow platform, representing Paris's specialty coffee culture through their curated selection.
• Kaffeelixfeatured roasterStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Kaffeelix from St. Pölten, Austria is featured as a featured roaster on the Dayglow platform, showcasing international specialty coffee roasters to the Dayglow audience.
• Module Roastfeatured roasterStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Module Roast from Edinburgh, Scotland is featured as May 2026's featured roaster. Founded in 2025 after a decade running a multi-roaster café, Module is deliberately small and dedicated to modern roasting of renowned lots. Dayglow showcases their washed Ecuador coffee from producer Juan Peña through their subscription box.
• Coffee Collectivecore partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish specialty roaster Coffee Collective is featured with multiple coffees on the Dayglow marketplace, including their Daterra Brazil offering.
• Dakcore partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDak is one of the most featured roasters on Dayglow with 10 products available, including their Currant Mood Kenya offering featuring black currant and rosehip notes.
• La Cabracore partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish roaster La Cabra has 3 products featured on the Dayglow marketplace, representing the Nordic specialty coffee tradition.
• Fritz Coffee Companycore partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFritz Coffee Company has 3 products featured including their El Diviso Colombia offering with bubblegum and apple cider notes.
• Uncommon Coffee Roasterscore partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerUncommon has 8 products featured on the Dayglow marketplace, making them one of the most represented roasters on the platform.
• Drop Coffee Roasterscore partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrop Coffee Roasters has 4 products available on the Dayglow platform.
• Shopifyinfrastructure partnerTechnology or IntegrationDayglow's e-commerce platform is hosted on Shopify.com, which provides the online e-commerce infrastructure enabling sales, subscription management, and payment processing. Shopify handles PCI-DSS compliant payment processing and data storage.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trade Coffee: Trade Coffee is a leading direct-to-consumer specialty coffee subscription service that curates coffees from a roster of partner roasters. Operates an almost identical multi-roaster marketplace model to Dayglow with quiz-based personalization and 50+ partner roasters.
• Atlas Coffee Club: Atlas Coffee Club delivers single-origin specialty coffees from around the world on a subscription basis, with each box featuring a different country of origin. Mirrors Dayglow's discovery-from-different-timezones curation thesis.
• Driftaway Coffee: Driftaway Coffee is a personalized specialty coffee subscription that connects consumers with roasters globally and emphasizes flavor profile personalization. Closely comparable as a curated multi-roaster DTC subscription competitor.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Verve Coffee Roasters combines farm-to-cup specialty coffee, subscription delivery, and a multi-location cafe footprint. Comparable to Dayglow's hybrid roaster-cafe-subscription model, with a stronger existing brand presence.
• Onyx Coffee Lab: Onyx Coffee Lab is a competition-grade specialty roaster with retail cafes and direct-to-consumer online sales. Comparable to Dayglow's premium single-origin positioning and roastery-cafe hybrid model.
• Sightglass Coffee: Sightglass Coffee operates roastery cafes and online coffee sales, with a curated focus on single-origin and blend offerings. Similar third-wave coffee positioning and roastery-cafe hybrid model to Dayglow's Georgetown/Chicago approach.
• Crema Coffee Roasters: Crema Coffee Roasters is a specialty roaster with cafes and a subscription service offering curated single-origin coffees. Closely aligned with Dayglow's subscription + cafe hybrid model.
• Equator Coffees: Equator Coffees is a specialty roaster with cafe locations, wholesale distribution, and online subscription offerings. Comparable third-wave positioning and hybrid retail/subscription model to Dayglow.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Bottle Coffee: Blue Bottle Coffee operates a network of cafes, retail locations, and DTC coffee subscriptions featuring their own roasted single-origin coffees. A larger incumbent with roastery-cafe model and subscription service that competes with Dayglow but at much greater scale (Nestlé-owned).
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: La Colombe is a specialty coffee roaster with a national cafe footprint, subscription service, and wholesale distribution. Overlaps with Dayglow on third-wave cafe and DTC subscription, but operates at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dayglowcoffee
• Instagraminstagram.com/dayglowcoffee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dayglowcoffee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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