Zloof: Sudden Coffee raised $2.9M led by Charles River Ventures
Joshua Zloof · #10 Sudden Coffee · Mar 3, 2025 · at 17:08
Joshua Zloof, co-founder of instant coffee startup Sudden Coffee, discloses the company's previous and current funding rounds while pitching investors on The Pitch.
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“We raised 2.9 from Charles River Ventures as our lead, and then this is our second round, so we raised 500 K a year ago.”
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