Coffee Alternative Startup Founded by Former Alpro Exec Closes Pre-Seed Funding Round
Koppie, a Belgian startup developing a coffee alternative using locally-sourced legumes and fermentation, has closed a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Nucleus Capital, with participation from Mudcake, Rockstart, and various angel investors. Koppie was founded in 2022 by Daan Raemdonck, formerly a Marketing Director at Alpro. The startup uses a patent-pending formula to create a coffee bean alternative that is suitable for a variety of formats, including roast and ground blends and capsules. It can be used as a full replacement, or an additive in hybrid products. According to Koppie, the new funding will be used to bring the production of the coffee alternative to commercial scale by early 2026. The startup says it is already in talks with various coffee roasters …