Eleva Coffee

Name

Eleva Coffee

Website

https://elevacoffee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eleva Coffee is a Brooklyn-based, owner-operated specialty coffee roaster founded in 2017 that sources single-origin beans from Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Ethiopia, selling through DTC e-commerce, coffee lounges, and a NYC wholesale program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA), Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Single origin coffee
• Wholesale coffee supply
• Coffee retail lounges
• Ethically sourced coffee

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Direct Coffee Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales of single origin and blended coffee products through their e-commerce platform (shop.elevacoffee.com). Products include Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ethiopia single origins, and espresso blends.
2. Wholesale Distribution: B2B wholesale partnerships where businesses purchase Eleva Coffee products to serve to their customers, with added services like barista training and equipment maintenance.
3. Coffee Lounge Operations: Revenue from physical coffee lounge locations where customers purchase coffee beverages and potentially food items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Eleva Coffee is a Brooklyn-based specialty coffee roaster that sources green beans from small farming communities in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Ethiopia, then roasts and sells single-origin and blended coffees. Distribution is split across three channels: direct-to-consumer online bag sales, in-person coffee lounges, and a B2B wholesale program for NYC businesses that includes weekly delivery, barista training, and equipment maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Single Origin Nicaragua Single-origin roasted coffee sourced from small farming communities in Nicaragua, sold through the Eleva Coffee online store and wholesale channels for specialty-coffee drinkers and wholesale accounts.
• Single Origin Guatemala Single-origin roasted coffee sourced from small farming communities in Guatemala, sold through the Eleva Coffee online store and wholesale channels for specialty-coffee drinkers and wholesale accounts.
• Single Origin Ethiopia Single-origin roasted coffee sourced from small farming communities in Ethiopia, sold through the Eleva Coffee online store and wholesale channels for specialty-coffee drinkers and wholesale accounts.
• Brooklyn Blend Proprietary blended roasted coffee inspired by the company's Brooklyn roots, offered as a standalone SKU on the Eleva Coffee online store for individual consumers and wholesale accounts.
• Crema Blend Blended roasted coffee positioned for espresso-style crema preparation, offered as a standalone SKU on the Eleva Coffee online store for individual consumers and wholesale accounts.
• Dark Roast Dark-roast roasted coffee SKU in the Eleva Coffee lineup, sold through the online store to individual consumers and via wholesale to business accounts.
• Decaf Decaffeinated roasted coffee SKU in the Eleva Coffee lineup, sold through the online store to individual consumers and via wholesale to business accounts.
• Wholesale Coffee Program B2B wholesale program that supplies Eleva Coffee roasted coffee to NYC-area cafes, restaurants, offices, and hospitality venues on weekly delivery, and bundles barista training and coffee-equipment maintenance as part of the account relationship.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Direct peers

• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Specialty roaster with cafes and a large wholesale/CPG business; similar multi-channel model to Eleva but at substantially greater scale.
• Birch Coffee: NYC specialty coffee operator with cafes and a wholesale program; directly comparable to Eleva on geography, channel mix, and product positioning.
• Joe Coffee Company: NYC-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe chain serving both consumers and wholesale accounts in the same metro as Eleva.
• Brooklyn Roasting Company: Brooklyn-based specialty coffee roaster with a cafe, wholesale program, and direct-sourcing narrative; directly overlaps Eleva on geography and product.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with cafes and a national wholesale program; comparable to Eleva across direct-sourcing narrative, multi-channel distribution, and B2B wholesale.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster/cafe chain with strong DTC and wholesale; directly comparable to Eleva's roastery-cafe model and single-origin positioning.
• Toby's Estate Coffee: Specialty roaster with cafes and wholesale, originally founded in Brooklyn; comparable roastery-cafe model and NYC footprint to Eleva.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty roaster with sustainability focus and a longstanding wholesale/training program serving cafes and foodservice; comparable sourcing and channel structure to Eleva.
• Devoción: Brooklyn-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator; near-perfect geographic and operational overlap with Eleva in NYC.

Broad incumbents

• Intelligentsia Coffee: Established third-wave roaster with national wholesale and cafe presence; broad incumbent in the same specialty coffee category as Eleva.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/elevacoffee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eleva-coffee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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