Bevi

Bevi designs, builds and services smart beverage dispensers for workplaces and other commercial spaces. The machines connect to a building's water supply and use an advanced filtration system that the company says removes 99.9% of microplastics and contaminants, then let users mix up to three flavors and two functional enhancements, adjust ingredient strength, and select temperature and carbonation level. Outputs range from plain filtered still or sparkling water to zero- and low-calorie flavored drinks and functional beverages; the company states its machines can produce roughly 48,000 drink combinations.

Alongside the hardware, Bevi formulates the flavor and "boost" concentrates stocked in the machines, including unsweetened fruit flavors, sweetened options, seasonal recipes, and BeviBoosts such as Vitamin Boost, Electrolytes, Focus Blend and Energy Boost. In 2025 it extended the portfolio with BeviPop, a better-for-you soda line, and moved into the sports and energy drink categories. Machines are internet-connected, which lets Bevi manage refills proactively and gives customers data on beverage consumption, space utilization and estimated environmental impact.

The company positions itself around eliminating single-use bottles and cans. It reports up to 9x fewer carbon emissions than bottled beverages, about 37,750 lbs of CO2e saved per machine lifetime, and 115,000 metric tonnes of CO2 avoided to date, and it supplies these figures to customers for sustainability reporting.

Founding story

The concept originated with Eliza Becton, who became concerned about ocean plastic waste after learning about the Pacific Garbage Patch and developed the germ of the idea as a graduate student at the Rhode Island School of Design, concluding that a product appealing enough to change behavior voluntarily would work better than persuasion. Sean Grundy, who studied philosophy and then worked at an environmental nonprofit before business school, met Becton in Boston while looking to combine an environmental mission with a for-profit venture. They co-founded Bevi in 2013 with Frank Lee, around Becton's idea of a machine that purifies tap water and adds natural flavors, vitamins or CO2 in place of single-use bottles.

Business model

Bevi sells and services its dispensers to businesses and institutions, supplying the machines together with the flavor and functional ingredient concentrates that refill them. Machines are quoted with custom pricing per space, and connected-machine data supports proactive servicing and refill management.

Revenue comes from placing beverage dispensers in commercial customer sites and the ongoing supply and servicing of flavor and boost consumables; pricing is quoted per customer space rather than published.

Traction

More than 6,000 businesses use Bevi. The company reports machines at approximately one-third of the Fortune 500, more than 750 million bottles and cans avoided as of May 2025 (having surpassed one billion bottles saved per a subsequent company announcement), and 115,000 metric tonnes of CO2 avoided to date. Earlier figures include 65 million bottles avoided as of 2019 and over 45 million at the time of Trinity Ventures' investment. Cumulative venture funding is reported at more than $160 million.

Latest developments

Recent company announcements cover the BeviPop launch into better-for-you soda, sports and energy drinks; a new on-screen user experience for personalized functional beverages; a brand refresh and a fully connected beverage platform extending beyond water; passing one billion bottles saved; expansion into colleges and universities; the Bevi Break summer tour across 12 U.S. cities; the appointment of Tom Foran as Chief Revenue Officer and Julien Levesque as VP of Product; and Cathy Lewenberg's appointment to the 2025-2026 NAMA board. In the May 2025 interview the company described a December launch in the U.K. and Ireland and an upgraded machine planned for that summer with improved flow, carbonation and flavors.