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
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
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
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Business model
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$6.9M
Latest round
Series A · Jan 2021
Latest amount
$4.5M
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
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
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M estimated annual revenue (third-party estimates cluster from about $1.6M to $5M ARR)
Bottomless Blog · Nov 2024
Product-focused post explaining the Wi‑Fi smart scale at the center of Bottomless's usage-based subscription system.
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.