Buy Me a Coffee · Mar 2026
Official release notes highlight 7-day membership free trials, level highlighting, improved notifications and post editing, localized pricing, and payout setup improvements.
Helping creators monetize
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Buy Me a Coffee is a San Francisco-based creator monetization platform operated by Publisherr, Inc. It helps creators earn direct support through one-time tips, recurring memberships, and a shop for digital products or services, with payouts routed through Stripe and a 5% platform fee.
Primary product
Creator monetization platform for one-time tips, memberships, and shop sales
Founded
2018
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
11-50
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Creator monetization / crowdfunding and tipping platform
Offices
2193 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
505 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
2035 Sunset Lake Rd Suite B-2, Newark, Delaware, United States
London, United Kingdom
Business model
transaction fees
one-time tipping
recurring memberships
digital goods and services sales
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$150K
Latest round
Seed · May 2019
Latest amount
$150K
May 2019 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Head of Finance & operations
Work & culture
Public materials describe a creator-first, simple, friendly, and fast-iterating culture. The team says it ships in weekly sprints, obsesses over user experience, and only ships features that benefit creators.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public compensation data is sparse. One public hiring post listed a part-time writer role at £15–£18/hour, and recent hiring posts emphasize role-specific, location-specific recruiting rather than broad public salary bands.
Product & market
Pricing
Free to start; Buy Me a Coffee charges a 5% platform fee per transaction, plus Stripe processing fees.
Differentiators
- —No monthly fee; creators only pay when they earn
- —One-tap support with no account required for one-time tips
- —Instant payouts to bank accounts via Stripe
- —Creator-first UX designed to feel non-transactional
- —Creators keep ownership of their supporter list
- —Supports tips, memberships, shop items, and commissions from one page
Technology
Stripe
PayPal
React Native
React
Swift
JavaScript
Node.js
Nuxt.js
Vue.js
Cloudflare
Intercom
Google Analytics
Google Ads
Figma
Trello
Google Workspace
Discord
Zapier
Customers
creators
artists
writers
podcasters
YouTubers
musicians
programmers
nonprofits
cosplayers
open-source maintainers
Competitors
Patreon
Ko-fi
Gumroad
Memberful
Substack
Kickstarter
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $5M-$5.5M ARR based on public estimates
Estimated monthly visits
6.2M
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
Buy Me a Coffee Blog · Jan 2026
The company positions itself as a simpler Patreon alternative with no account required for one-time support, a flat 5% fee, and creator-first monetization options.
Lindsey Gamble · Jul 2025
Independent coverage of a new membership-level highlighting feature that helps creators promote a preferred tier and potentially improve conversions.
What a Startup · Dec 2024
Profile article says the business grew to about $4.9M ARR and has supported more than 1 million creators worldwide.
GitHub Changelog · Mar 2024
GitHub expanded Sponsors funding-file options to include Buy Me a Coffee, improving open-source creator funding support.
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