Bottomless Blog · Nov 2024
Product-focused post explaining the Wi‑Fi smart scale at the center of Bottomless's usage-based subscription system.
Building the first sensor enabled marketplace for repeat purchases
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Bottomless is a Seattle-based usage-based subscription and commerce platform that uses a Wi‑Fi smart scale to auto-reorder coffee and other refillable products at the right time; it sells direct-to-consumer subscriptions and also offers a merchant/plugin model for brands.
Primary product
Usage-based coffee subscription with a smart scale and automatic reorder system
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, United States
Team size
11-50
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Usage-based subscription commerce and smart replenishment software
Offices
1402 3rd Avenue, Suite 1124, Seattle, Washington 98101
221 1st Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119
Seattle, Washington, United States
Business model
direct-to-consumer subscription
usage-based replenishment
merchant/plugin SaaS
e-commerce marketplace
hardware-enabled subscription
Funding
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$6.9M
Latest round
Series A · Jan 2021
Latest amount
$4.5M
People & investors
Work & culture
Scrappy, customer-feedback driven, and iterative; the founders emphasize thinking independently, doing more with less instruction, and building carefully in small batches rather than over-scaling hardware too early.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job postings advertise competitive cash and equity compensation plus medical, dental, and vision insurance, but no salary bands or visa policy are disclosed.
Benefits
medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
competitive equity compensation
competitive cash compensation
Product & market
Pricing
Consumer membership is $7.99/month after a 30-day free trial, including the smart scale and unlimited shipping; partner brands can add Subscribe By Usage with no extra service fee.
Differentiators
- —usage-based reordering instead of fixed-interval subscriptions
- —Wi‑Fi smart scale that measures actual consumption
- —8-12 hour reorder alerts before shipment
- —rotation engine for personalized product mixes
- —queue builder for multi-product subscriptions
- —merchant/plugin model for brands and Shopify stores
- —free scale provided to customers/partners
- —no minimum or maximum order quantities
- —beta support for BYO products and pet food
- —public partner-page claims of lower churn and higher retention
Technology
React
Figma
Sketch
GitHub
Stripe
Shopify
YouTube
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter/X
Zoom
LinkedIn
Reddit
Microsoft
Customers
coffee consumers
coffee roasters
coffee brands
e-commerce merchants
Shopify merchants
consumer subscription brands
pet food customers (beta)
snack bar customers
vitamin buyers
tea brands
kombucha brands
Competitors
Bean Box
Alice
MistoBox
Trade Coffee
Driftaway Coffee
Blue Bottle
Gourmia
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M estimated annual revenue (third-party estimates cluster from about $1.6M to $5M ARR)
Latest news
Bottomless Blog · Oct 2024
Official founding-story post describing Michael Mayer and Liana Herrera, the company's 2018 origin, and its gradual, hardware-aware scaling approach.
Bottomless Blog · Sep 2024
Interview with the co-founder and CEO covering the origin of the idea, company culture, and the emphasis on thoughtful execution and customer feedback.
GeekWire · Mar 2021
GeekWire covered the Series A, investor list, and then-current team size and distributed workforce.
TechCrunch · Mar 2021
TechCrunch reported Bottomless's $4.5M Series A and described the business as a mix of coffee sourcing, subscription e-commerce, and hardware.
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