Name

Bolt Coffee Co

Legal name

Bolt Coffee Co.

Website

https://boltcoffeeco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roaster & Café

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE), Instant Coffee & Coffee Extract Manufacturing (AFAFADAD), Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roaster
• Single origin coffee
• Coffee subscription service
• Wholesale coffee supply
• Cafe and coffee bar

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Cafe Sales: Two retail cafe locations (Washington Street and RISD Museum) serve food, beverages, and pastries to walk-in customers. The cafes offer brewed coffee, light food, and pastry offerings.
2. E-Commerce Online Store: Online storefront selling whole bean coffee (single origins and blends), tea, instant coffee, and merchandise (mugs, t-shirts, tote bags, AeroPress kits, filters, gift cards). Orders fulfilled within 2 business days.
3. Coffee Subscriptions: Monthly coffee subscription service. Cards charged on Friday to ship the following Wednesday. Customers can manage delivery frequency, skip orders, or pause via a customer portal. Prepaid gift subscriptions available in 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year terms.
4. Wholesale Coffee: B2B wholesale program selling and serving Bolt Coffee to other cafes, restaurants, and hotels. Includes custom blends, private label programs, equipment sourcing, financing, maintenance, consulting, and coffee education and training.
5. Event Catering: Coffee and food catering services for weddings and other events. Originally the company's founding business model before establishing fixed retail locations.
6. Merchandise: Sale of branded merchandise including mugs, t-shirts, tote bags, and brew accessories (AeroPress, Kalita filters). Includes collaborations with artists like Lois Harada and Adam Kelley.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bolt Coffee Co is a Providence, RI-based specialty coffee roaster and café operator that roasts, packages, and retails single origin coffees, signature blends, instant coffee, and loose-leaf tea, alongside tasting sets, brew equipment, and branded merchandise. The company also runs a wholesale coffee program for local businesses, a recurring coffee subscription service, and event catering, with three retail locations in Providence.

Product overview

Bolt Coffee Co is a specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator based in Providence, Rhode Island. The company offers a diverse product portfolio centered around single origin coffees sourced from Peru, Honduras, Colombia, and Ethiopia, as well as proprietary blend offerings ranging from light to dark roasts (Light Bright, Mass Appeal, Medium Well, Seven Hills, Half Full, Lights Out). The company also provides instant coffee versions of their popular blends in partnership with Swift Cup Coffee. Tea offerings include green tea (Crescent), black tea (Ambrosia), and herbal tea (Rosella). Merchandise includes brewing equipment (AeroPress, Kalita filters), drinkware (mugs, camp cups), apparel (t-shirts, shirts), and accessories (tote bags). The company operates a subscription service for regular coffee delivery and offers prepaid subscription gift options. Additionally, they provide wholesale programs for businesses including custom blends, private label options, and comprehensive coffee services (equipment, consulting, education). Online ordering is available via Shopify store, and takeout ordering through Square site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Peru Don Vasquez Single origin roasted coffee from Peru, Don Vasquez producer; sold by the bag via Bolt Coffee Co's online store and retail cafés for individual home or office brewing.
• Peru El Morito Single origin roasted coffee from Peru, El Morito producer; available through Bolt's e-commerce shop and cafés.
• Peru La Confianza Single origin roasted coffee from Peru, La Confianza producer; sold to retail and online customers.
• Peru El Cedro Single origin roasted coffee from Peru, El Cedro producer; available via Bolt's online store and cafés.
• Peru La Coipa Single origin roasted coffee from Peru, La Coipa producer; offered as a bagged coffee for retail and online customers.
• Honduras Finca La Porra Single origin roasted coffee from Honduras, Finca La Porra; sold as a bagged single origin offering through Bolt's retail and online channels.
• Lights Out Bolt's darkest signature blend, marketed for espresso and milk-based drinks; available in retail cafés and the online store.
• Mass Appeal Medium roast signature blend from Bolt Coffee Co, positioned for broad consumer appeal; also offered as an Instant Coffee variant.
• Medium Well Darker roast signature blend from Bolt Coffee Co, sold to retail and online customers seeking a fuller-bodied cup.
• Seven Hills Espresso blend from Bolt Coffee Co, developed for espresso preparation at cafés and home; also offered as an Instant Coffee variant.
• Half Full Half caf/decaf signature blend from Bolt Coffee Co, combining regular and decaffeinated coffee for reduced caffeine intake.
• Light Bright Light roast signature blend from Bolt Coffee Co, targeted at consumers who prefer a brighter cup profile.
• Instant Coffee – Mass Appeal Instant coffee version of Bolt's Mass Appeal medium roast blend, packaged for convenient at-home or on-the-go preparation.
• Instant Coffee – Seven Hills Instant coffee version of Bolt's Seven Hills espresso blend, sold as a single-serve convenience product.
• Crescent Loose-leaf green tea offered by Bolt Coffee Co for retail and online customers.
• Ambrosia Loose-leaf black tea offered by Bolt Coffee Co for retail and online customers.
• Rosella Loose-leaf herbal tea (Rosella) offered by Bolt Coffee Co for retail and online customers seeking a caffeine-free option.
• AeroPress Original + Tote Bag Bundled AeroPress Original brewer paired with a Bolt tote bag, sold as a home brewing equipment and merchandise bundle.
• Kalita Wave Filters Kalita Wave paper filters for pour-over coffee brewing, retailed alongside Bolt's coffee offerings.
• 10 Year Mug Commemorative 10 Year Anniversary mug, part of Bolt Coffee Co's branded merchandise line.
• RISD Bolt Cafe Wide Mugs Wide-format ceramic mugs co-branded with the RISD Bolt Cafe location, sold as branded drinkware.
• Hotel Lobby Organic Canvas Tote Bag Organic canvas tote bag co-branded with the Hotel Lobby collaboration, sold as branded merchandise.
• Dean Hotel Lobby Shirt Co-branded apparel shirt associated with the Dean Hotel Lobby collaboration, sold as branded merchandise.
• Bolt T-Shirt Core Bolt Coffee Co branded t-shirt sold as part of the company's merchandise line.
• Coffee Subscription Service Recurring coffee subscription delivering freshly roasted Bolt Coffee Co coffee (blends and/or single origins) on a scheduled basis to consumer subscribers.
• Prepaid Coffee Subscription Prepaid variant of the Coffee Subscription Service, allowing subscribers to pay in advance for a set of recurring coffee deliveries.
• A Taste of Providence – Single Origins Tasting Set Curated tasting set of Bolt's single origin coffees designed to let customers sample multiple origins; sold as a giftable product.
• A Taste of Providence – Blends Tasting Set Curated tasting set of Bolt's signature blends, enabling customers to sample the full blend portfolio; sold as a giftable product.
• Gift Card (In-Store) Physical gift card redeemable for in-store purchases at Bolt Coffee Co's retail café locations.
• Digital Gift Card Digital gift card redeemable for purchases through Bolt's online store and/or at retail locations.
• Wholesale Coffee Program B2B wholesale program supplying Bolt's roasted single origin and blended coffee, equipment, and support to local businesses such as restaurants, cafés, and hotels.
• Event Catering Catering service providing Bolt Coffee Co coffee and related offerings for private and corporate events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coffee ships within 5 days of roasting
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Swift Cup CoffeecoreTechnology or IntegrationIn partnership with Swift Cup Coffee, Bolt Coffee produces a shelf-stable instant coffee version of its Mass Appeal blend. Swift Cup Coffee provides the freeze-drying or instant coffee production technology that enables Bolt to offer its coffee in a convenient instant format for travelers and on-the-go consumers. This partnership allows Bolt to extend its product line into a new format category without building in-house instant coffee production capability.
• COINCA (NKG specialty team)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOINCA is a branch of NKG (a major green coffee company) that provides technical assistance, sustainable long-term supply chain relationships, and environmental responsibility support for small specialty coffee producers in Peru. Bolt Coffee sources its La Coipa community lot from Peru through COINCA. The relationship was initiated through Marjorie Parrilla on COINCA's trading team, who introduced Bolt to quality-focused producers in Cajamarca and Amazonas. Bolt considers this the beginning of a long-term partnership, with potential for COINCA-sourced coffees to feature in Bolt's core blends.
• San Vicente (Beneficio San Vicente)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeneficio San Vicente, run by the Paz family in Peña Blanca, Honduras, is a leading specialty coffee exporter known for deep producer relationships, agronomy support, and export logistics rigor. Bolt Coffee has been purchasing Rafael Lara's coffees annually since 2018 through San Vicente, including the Finca La Porra lot. San Vicente helped producers transition to specialty coffee and facilitates the quality consistency that allows Bolt to feature these coffees as reliable offerings. Bolt is proud to source through San Vicente and values the long-term relationships they help make possible.
• Adam KelleyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdam Kelley is a beloved Providence artist and Bolt patron who collaborated with the company to design commemorative mugs for Bolt's cafes. The RISD Bolt Cafe Wide Mugs feature Kelley's artwork and are sold as a product in the online store. The collaboration celebrates Bolt's physical cafe locations through locally created art.
• Lois HaradaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLois Harada is a Providence-based artist and collaborator who designed the Hotel Lobby Organic Canvas Tote Bag and the Dean Hotel Lobby Shirt sold in Bolt Coffee's online store. Bolt explicitly encourages customers to support her work at loisharada.com. These artist collaboration products serve as both merchandise and brand-building tools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Equator Coffees: Specialty roaster with cafes, a wholesale program, and a strong women-owned, sustainability-led brand. Similar mid-sized roaster-plus-cafe operating model to Bolt.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster with a similar direct-trade sourcing ethos, subscription/D2C program, and robust wholesale and training/education programs serving cafes, restaurants, and home brewers. Closely comparable in product philosophy and channel mix to Bolt.
• Heart Coffee Roasters: Portland-based specialty roaster with a small number of company-owned cafes, direct-trade sourcing, and a curated single-origin and blend lineup. Closely comparable in scale, ethos, and cafe-plus-roastery model to Bolt.
• Tandem Coffee Roasters: New England-based specialty roaster operating a roastery-cafe in Portland, Maine, with a similar small-team, craft-focused model and New England specialty coffee audience overlap with Bolt.
• George Howell Coffee: Single-origin-focused specialty roaster with a cafe and D2C program, founded by a pioneer of the third-wave movement. Comparable in single-origin curation and direct-trade positioning to Bolt.
• Onyx Coffee Lab: Award-winning specialty roaster operating a roastery-cafe in Northwest Arkansas with a global competition pedigree, intentional sourcing, and direct trade relationships. Directly comparable on craft positioning and competition-driven brand.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Specialty roaster with company-owned cafes, a strong D2C subscription business, and single-origin sourcing from Latin America and Africa. Comparable in operating model and brand-led specialty positioning to Bolt.

Broad incumbents

• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Pioneer specialty roaster with cafes, wholesale, and D2C; now owned by a larger corporate parent. Comparable in product and channel mix but operates at materially greater scale and capital base than Bolt.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Specialty roaster with a large cafe footprint, D2C, and draft latte/RTD extensions. Overlaps with Bolt on specialty roasting and cafe model but operates at much greater scale and capital intensity.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Direct-trade pioneer with cafes, wholesale, and D2C. Comparable in third-wave sourcing ethos but operates at significantly larger scale and is now part of Peet's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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