Kaffe Bueno

Dietary Supplements
$6.7Mlatest round · Series A · Jan 2024 · 2 yr ago
$3.4Mgrants · 3 grants · CORDIS
10+team · employees, estimated range
26stories in the press

Overview

We upcycle coffee by-products into high-performance, natural ingredients for personal care, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, agro chemicals and more.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$6.7M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$6.7M
Series A · Jan 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Grants
$3.4M
3 grants · CORDIS
The money's age
Long since its last round
33 months since the last round · not hiring
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Feb 2 New executive Kaffe Bueno Appoints Thomas Durhuus as Chief Executive Officer · kaffebueno.com Sep 1, 2025 Won a grant $438k · CORDIS Jun 1, 2025 Won a grant $322k · CORDIS May 23, 2024 Recognition Kaffe Bueno Wins Rising Star Award at in-cosmetics Global 2024 · kaffebueno.com Jan 22, 2024 Raised a round Series A $6.7M · led by Borregaard Nov 1, 2021 Won a grant $2.7M · CORDIS 2016 Founded
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Grant Sep 2025 $438k — CORDIS
Grant Jun 2025 $322k — CORDIS
Series A Jan 2024 $6.7M Borregaard lead kaffebueno.com
Grant Nov 2021 $2.7M — CORDIS
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Financials

Total raised
$10.1M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
4
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Grant 2025 $438k Details
Grant 2025 $322k Details
Series A 2024 $6.7M Details
Grant 2021 $2.7M Details

News

Blog 9 months ago
Kaffe Bueno Appoints Thomas Durhuus as Chief Executive Officer
From left to right: Alejandro Franco, Chief Commercial Officer; Thomas Durhuus Chief Executive Officer; and Camilo Fernandez, Chief Financial Officer, at Kaffe Bueno's coffee biorefinery. Copenhagen, February 1st 2026 Kaffe Bueno today announced the appoi
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Blog 1 year ago
Kaffe Bueno Unveils New Clinical Results for Patented KAFFAGE Technology: Proven Skin Transformation in 28 Days
Macroscopic Pictures of crow's feet wrinkles showing depth changes from Day 0 to Day 28 after treatment. Copenhagen, October 2025 Kaffe Bueno, the Danish bioscience company redefining coffee's purpose, has released new in vivo clinical data confirming the
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Blog 1 year ago
Kaffe Bueno Takes Gold at ICI 2025 with KLEANSTANT - A Breakthrough in Sustainable Surfactants
Kaffe Bueno and Maha Chemicals on stage receiving Gold in the Functional Ingredients category at the ICI Best Ingredients Award 2025....
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Blog 1 year ago
How Did White Become the Standard in Beauty? A Thoughtful History Reflection
By Alejandro Franco, Co-Founder of Kaffe Bueno Photo by: Kaffe Bueno In a follow-up to "We Are Nature: Why the Future of Skincare is Not...
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Blog 1 year ago
We Are Nature: Why the Future of Skincare Is Not White
"We Are Nature: Why the Future of Skincare Is Not White" challenges the industry's obsession with sterile aesthetics.
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Blog 1 year ago
Kaffe Bueno's 'We Are Nature' Campaign Challenges Beauty Norms to Embrace Nature's Power
We Are Nature reveals beauty in our connection to the earth-where sustainability is not a trend, but part of who we are.
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Award 2 years ago
Kaffe Bueno's KLEANSTANT Wins Bronze at Pure Beauty Awards UK for Best New Ingredient
London, October 24th 2024 Kaffe Bueno is thrilled to announce that its latest innovation, KLEANSTANT , an upcycled bio-based anionic...
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Award 2 years ago
Kaffe Bueno's KLEANSTANT is Nominated for Best New Ingredient at Pure Beauty Awards UK 2024
Kaffe Bueno, a pioneering leader in upcycling coffee by-product for personal care applications, has been honoured with a nomination for...
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Award 2 years ago
Kaffe Bueno's KAFFAGE Nominated for Best New Ingredient at Pure Beauty Global Awards 2024
London, May 23rd, 2024 Kaffe Bueno, the first company to fully break down and valorise coffee by-product into active and functional...
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Blog 2 years ago
Surfactants: A Growing Market Fuelled by Sustainable Alternatives
Photo by Karolina Kaboompics The world of personal care and hygiene products is undergoing a sustainable transformation, driven by a new...
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Herlev Denmark
HQ
Copenhagen Denmark
Regional office
80 Enghavevej, København, 2450, DK
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