Bloom
About
About Bloom
Hardware teams submit specifications, quantities and schedules to Bloom, which matches the work to suitable providers. Buyers approve who can bid and compare proposals against a common scope. The platform carries the selected job through booking and payment, with BloomPay offering financing subject to credit approval.
The network covers the lifecycle from engineering and component production to warehousing, freight and repairs. Birdstop has used it to find flight-test space and electronics providers; wheel.me has used it for fabrication, storage and robot shipping. Bloom charges membership and transaction fees, combining recurring access with revenue from completed provider work.
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Funding
- 2026-10-07 - Seed - $3.6M - Bloom raises $3.6 million seed round led by SNAK Venture Partners
The financing supports its sourcing marketplace for hardware companies, including drone and robotics developers. - source: snakvc.substack.com
Investors
- Detroit Venture Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-07
- Family VC - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-07
- Flyover Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-07
- Invest Detroit Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-07
- Mana Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-07
- Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-07
- Service Provider Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-07
- SNAK Venture Partners - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-07
- TechNexus - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-07
Team
- Justin Kosmides - Co-founder and CEO - Leads strategy, fundraising and the provider network.
- Chris Nolte - Co-founder and President - Leads go-to-market, partnerships, policy and internal AI tooling.
- Hitesh Chudasama - Co-founder and Chief Product and Technology Officer - Leads platform, data and AI-agent development.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-10-07 - Funding - Bloom raises $3.6 million seed round led by SNAK Venture Partners
Participants include Flyover Capital, Mana Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, Family VC, Invest Detroit Ventures, Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund, TechNexus and Service Provider Capital. Proceeds will expand business development, BloomPay financing and automated supply-chain booking.
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