"Combining robotics and engineering with a coffee fiend mentality, Du invented his "Brewbird" smart coffee machine that brings the "perfect pour-over" from local specialty roasters into the office break room - all in a compostable pod. The key? Filling the pods with whole beans that are ground inside the Keurig-like machine for each cup. Using a QR code on each pod to calibrate the coarseness of the grind and measurement of the water, a hot cup is delivered in 60 seconds."
"In a post pandemic world where many employees prefer to work from home, could a perfect cup of coffee lure them back to the office? Brewbird sources coffee beans from 14 local roasters, from Verve Coffee Roasters in Santa Cruz to Mother Tongue in Oakland. The machines are so expensive - about $10,000 each - they are marketed only to corporate offices for now. About 30 companies have them, including Meta, LinkedIn, Gap, Palo Alto Networks, SAP, Sephora and the Wilson Sonsini law firm."
Mickey Du discovered specialty coffee in 2005 and later pursued a fourth-wave approach to single-serve coffee, raising $32 million in Series A funding. Brewbird grinds whole beans inside compostable pods and uses QR codes to calibrate grind coarseness and water measurement, producing a pour-over style cup in 60 seconds from a Keurig-like machine. The company sources beans from 14 local roasters and positions its roughly $10,000 machines for corporate offices, with about 30 deployments at companies such as Meta, LinkedIn, Gap, Palo Alto Networks, SAP, Sephora and Wilson Sonsini. The product melds robotics, engineering and specialty coffee practices.
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