COMPANIES / Bean Box
Bean Box
Freshly roasted specialty coffee, delivered to your door.
CATEGORY
Consumer
FOUNDED
2014
BACKED SINCE
2019
STATUS
Operating
INVESTORS
Ascend, angel investors and community investors
Specialty Coffee. A Personal Discovery.
Bean Box connects coffee lovers with independent roasters through curated subscriptions, tasting gifts, and individual coffees delivered to their door. Founded in Seattle by Matthew Berk and Ryan Fritzky, the company shipped its first boxes in September 2014.
THE FOUNDERS
Matthew Berk — Co-founder & CEO, Ryan Fritzky — Co-founder & CMO
THE Bean Box STORY
From First Cup To First Check.
Specialty coffee begins with a simple promise: a better cup. Bean Box brings freshly roasted coffee to your door, making that discovery part of everyday life.
It Started Over Coffee
Before Bean Box, Matthew Berk and Ryan Fritzky were building a recommendation app in Seattle. Conversations with prospective customers regularly happened over coffee. They began sending freshly roasted beans to people beyond the city, and saw an opportunity to turn that habit into a business. Bean Box shipped its first boxes in September 2014.
Built For Discovery
The founders brought their technology experience to a physical product, building software for coffee catalogs, inventory, manufacturing, and fulfillment. Their idea: make it easier to discover independent roasters without visiting every café. Today, Bean Box combines that operational foundation with human curation.
A Relationship That Grew
Kirby Winfield joined Bean Box's board in April 2016. In May 2021, Ascend led a $2.4 million Series A to support the company's growth. Bean Box's April 2026 annual report continues to list Winfield as a board member and investor.
Matthew Berk & Ryan Fritzky
Matthew Berk — Co-founder & CEO
With a background in software engineering, search, and data mining, Matthew oversees strategy, operations, technology, and automation.
Ryan Fritzky — Co-founder & CMO
Ryan leads marketing and growth, including customer acquisition, product development, and channel expansion. Together, they bring Seattle's coffee discovery experience into homes across the country.
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