Companies · Agtech / Foodtech

Bellwether Coffee Co.

BERKELEY · Agtech / Foodtech · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Bellwether Coffee Co. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$85.8M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.9×
Latest step-up
Top 3%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Jun 15 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Bellwether Coffee Co. looks fair against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the agriculture sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.39× the median modeled value of Series B Agtech / Foodtech companies in 2019–2021 (16 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (139% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.0 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 14 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Agtech / Foodtech

Bellwether Coffee Co. is one of 481 Agtech / Foodtech companies tracked from BERKELEY. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 98% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
17
Investors (latest)
2021-06-15
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$125M$250M$375M$500MSeed · 2015-09-15 Raised $2.7M (real) Modeled valuation $33M (est)Seed2015Series A · 2017-08-17 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $49M (est)Series A2017Series A · 2018-03-08 Raised $2.2M (real) Modeled valuation $21M (est)Series A2018Series A · 2018-08-14 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $99M (est)Series A2018Series A · 2019-06-18 Raised $5.0M (real) Modeled valuation $49M (est)Series A2019Series B · 2019-08-20 Raised $34M (real) Modeled valuation $361M (est)Series B2019Series B · 2021-06-15 Raised $30M (real) Modeled valuation $271M (est)Series B2021+$5.0M+$2.2M+$10M+$5.0M+$34M+$30MCumulative $89M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Seed$2.7M · 2015
Series A$5.0M · 2017
Series A extension$2.2M · 2018
Series A extension$10.1M · 2018
Series A extension$5.0M · 2019
Series B$33.5M · 2019
Series B extension$30.0M · 2021

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 75%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$270.8M
Base estimate est.
$70.5M
Conservative case
$867.8M
Upside case
$166.7M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the agriculture sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $32.7M · 2015-09-152015Series A · modeled $49.2M · 2017-08-17Series A · modeled $21.3M · 2018-03-08Series A · modeled $99.3M · 2018-08-14Series A · modeled $49.1M · 2019-06-18Series B · modeled $361.2M · 2019-08-20Series B · modeled $270.8M · 2021-06-152021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
64%
Survival probability
42% low · 78% high
1.20×/yr
Annual markup
1.46×/yr upside case
5.0 yr
Elapsed time used
5.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
agriculture
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
11 mo
Avg between rounds
$14.9M/yr
Capital velocity
10.8 yr
On record since
2015
First round
7
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 481 companies in Agtech / Foodtech. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 25× above median
This company$85.8M
Sector median$3.4M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.5× above median
This company$30.0M
Sector median$19.4M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 22× above median
This company$270.8M
Sector median$12.2M

Raised more than 98% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 97% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #3 of 16.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Green Grass Foods Inc · Series B Raised $36.8M · modeled $362.2M (est)Real Good Food Co LLC · Series B Raised $35.0M · modeled $322.2M (est)Sprout Foods, Inc · Series B Raised $32.2M · modeled $269.3M (est)Gathered Foods Corp · Series B Raised $74.1M · modeled $258.9M (est)Plantible Foods Inc. · Series B Raised $27.3M · modeled $235.1M (est)HBS Research Farms, LLC · Series B Raised $21.3M · modeled $198.2M (est)Emerald Organic Products, Inc. · Series B Raised $20.0M · modeled $194.9M (est)Navarro Farms MO, LLC · Series B Raised $23.6M · modeled $194.1M (est)Tortuga Agricultural Technologies, Inc. · Series B Raised $27.6M · modeled $193.3M (est)Konscious Foods Inc. · Series B Raised $21.0M · modeled $188.1M (est)New Wave Foods, Inc. · Series B Raised $17.9M · modeled $180.3M (est)Bellwether Coffee Co. (this company) Raised $85.8M · modeled $270.8M (est)Bellwether Coffee Co.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Green Grass Foods IncSeries B$36.8M$362.2M1.86×
Real Good Food Co LLCSeries B$35.0M$322.2M1.66×
Bellwether Coffee Co. this companySeries B$85.8M$270.8M1.39×
Sprout Foods, IncSeries B$32.2M$269.3M1.38×
Gathered Foods CorpSeries B$74.1M$258.9M1.33×
Plantible Foods Inc.Series B$27.3M$235.1M1.21×
HBS Research Farms, LLCSeries B$21.3M$198.2M1.02×
Emerald Organic Products, Inc.Series B$20.0M$194.9M1.00×
Navarro Farms MO, LLCSeries B$23.6M$194.1M1.00×
Tortuga Agricultural Technologies, Inc.Series B$27.6M$193.3M0.99×
Konscious Foods Inc.Series B$21.0M$188.1M0.97×
New Wave Foods, Inc.Series B$17.9M$180.3M0.93×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Seed$2.7M2015-09-15$13.6M$32.7M85%
Series A$5.0M2017-08-17$22.8M$49.2M90%
Series A$2.2M2018-03-08$9.9M$21.3M90%
Series A$10.1M2018-08-14$46.0M$99.3M90%
Series A$5.0M2019-06-18$22.7M$49.1M90%
Series B$33.5M2019-08-20$186.2M$361.2M90%
Series B$30.0M2021-06-15$166.7M$270.8M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Seed$2.7M2015-09-15
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$5.0M2017-08-17
    • Raised again after 23 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$2.2M2018-03-08
    • Came back fast: 7 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  4. Series A$10.1M2018-08-14
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 23 investors on this round.
  5. Series A$5.0M2019-06-18
    • Raised 10 mo later, in step with the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  6. Series B$33.5M2019-08-20
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 19 investors on this round.
  7. Series B$30.0M2021-06-15
    • Raised again after 22 mo — slower than the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 17 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~11mo cadence
$30.0M
Modeled next size est.range $30.0M$48.0M
0.9×
Last step-up
$14.9M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Joshua Posamentier6 other2018-08
Nancy Pfund6 other2019-08
Nathan Gilliland3 other2017-08
Kenneth Hood2 other2015-09
Michelle Stacy2 other2021-06
Peter Rive2 other2018-03
Decker Rolph1 other2015-09
Lyndon Rive1 other2021-06
Paul Yee1 other2021-06
Court Reynolds2019-08
Jasvir Sandhu2019-08
Katie Booser2019-08
Kristen Johansen2021-06
Mary Going2019-06
Mathieu Brown2015-09
Ricardo Lopez2015-09
Rolph Decker2017-08
Registry & provenance

Bellwether Coffee Co. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1626643
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Bellwether Coffee Co. raised?
Bellwether Coffee Co. has raised approximately $85.8M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Bellwether Coffee Co.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Bellwether Coffee Co. is approximately $270.8M (modeled range $70.5M–$867.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Bellwether Coffee Co. at?
Bellwether Coffee Co.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Jun 15.
What does Bellwether Coffee Co. do and where is it based?
Bellwether Coffee Co. operates in the Agtech / Foodtech sector, based in BERKELEY.
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