Blu eCigs Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2009

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 2

Blu eCigs General Information

Description

Manufacturer and wholesaler of electronic cigarettes intended to serve adult smokers and vapers seeking. The company offers electronic cigarettes, rechargeable vapes, and liquid pods in vanilla, cherry, menthol, tobacco, java jolt, pina colada, mint, strawberry ice, lemon lime, and peach flavors.

Contact Information

Website
www.blu.com
Formerly Known As
Loec
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • 121 Winterstoke Road
  • Bristol BS3 2LL
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 0800
Primary Industry
Other Consumer Non-Durables
Parent Company
Fontem Ventures
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 121 Winterstoke Road
  • Bristol BS3 2LL
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 0800

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Blu eCigs Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

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Blu eCigs Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Manufacturer and wholesaler of electronic cigarettes intended to serve adult smokers and vapers seeking. The company off
Other Consumer Non-Durables
Bristol, United Kingdom

San Francisco, CA
 
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Blu eCigs Competitors (1)

One of Blu eCigs’s competitors is Juul Labs, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in San Francisco, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Juul Labs Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
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Blu eCigs Patents

Blu eCigs Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-D754919-S1 Mouthpiece Active 19-Dec-2014
WO-2015175700-A1 Characterization and intelligent charging of electronic cigarettes Inactive 13-May-2014
WO-2015175701-A1 Electronic smoking device and data exchange applications Inactive 13-May-2014
WO-2015175713-A1 Method, system and device for controlling charging of batteries in electronic cigarettes Inactive 13-May-2014
WO-2015175715-A1 Method, system and device for inductively charging batteries in electronic cigarettes Inactive 13-May-2014 A24F40/95
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Blu eCigs Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Blu eCigs FAQs

  • When was Blu eCigs founded?

    Blu eCigs was founded in 2009.

  • Where is Blu eCigs headquartered?

    Blu eCigs is headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom.

  • What industry is Blu eCigs in?

    Blu eCigs’s primary industry is Other Consumer Non-Durables.

  • Is Blu eCigs a private or public company?

    Blu eCigs is a Private company.

  • What is Blu eCigs’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Blu eCigs is .

  • Who are Blu eCigs’s investors?

    Lorillard has invested in Blu eCigs.

  • Who are Blu eCigs’s competitors?

    Juul Labs is a competitor of Blu eCigs.

  • When was Blu eCigs acquired?

    Blu eCigs was acquired on 01-Jul-2015.

  • Who acquired Blu eCigs?

    Blu eCigs was acquired by Fontem Ventures.

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