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October 23, 2026
Blank Street Coffee
General Atlantic led a $105M deal valuing Blank Street at $650M with over 100 locations across the UK and US.
In August 2020, Blank Street started as a single coffee cart in the garden of Wythe Diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
During the height of Covid, Blank Street had a mix of carts and Micro Stores 1/4th the size of a regular cafe. With about 20% of transactions handled via their mobile app.
In 2021 from General Catalyst and Tiger Global - Raised $67M used primarily for store expansions in NYC, Boston, D.C and London.
But Blank Street used to be Called Blank Street Coffee.
Flat Whites & Lattes made up 77% of Blank Street UK’s drink sales in 2023. But by 2024, A Blueberry Matcha went viral on social media and its global creative director said matcha accounted for more than half the business.
That year, Blank Street Coffee rebranded with agency Wolff Olins and removed ‘Coffee’ from its name and rebranded green.