Caffeine Nation

First Philz Coffee got a $15-25 million funding boost to expand, and now Blue Bottle has done even better, raising $25.75 million from a bunch of high-profile folks (including Instagram and Twitter's founders, skateboarder Tony Hawk, and Google) to put their coffee business into overdrive. According to their blog, Blue Bottle "will remain committed to our central principles as a company," opening an R&D facility, working on sustainable packaging, releasing bottled iced coffee, and of course, opening more shops. [Recode]