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Moii Coffee is now strictly a software connecting producers to independent roasters. Irakoze, a software engineer, officially joined Ahmed in the pursuit last October. “[Ahmed] was telling me … how difficult it is for roasters to connect to producers directly,” Irakoze says. “He wanted to build a platform, and I was like, ‘You know what? Let's do it.’”
Two students from St. Louis University have created Moii Coffee, an online business that connects farmers and roasters directly
The brand recently pivoted from selling beans to focusing on supply chain issues that could give more agency to farmers at the source.
ST. LOUIS - After less than two years in operation, a business founded by a Saint Louis University student has gone from dorm room to the world. Moii Coffee, founded in early 2023 by Firaol Ahmed, a senior in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, began with Ahmed selling coffee out of his residence hall at SLU.
On Friday, April 12, as thousands of coffee professionals were gathered in Chicago for the Specialty Coffee Expo, Saint Louis University junior Firaol Ahmed was lacing up his track shoes in Southern California.
The St. Louis Business Journal named five Inno Under 25 honorees this year. Now in its third year, the feature seeks to spotlight some of St. Louis’ up-and-coming innovators.
After gifting coffee from his home country, Firoal Ahmed kept getting asked where they could get more. That led him to launch his own coffee business.