EU-Startups Podcast | Episode 144: Andreas Idl, Co-founder & CEO of Cropster
This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with Andreas Idl, Co-founder and CEO of Cropster, the company quietly shaping the global specialty coffee movement.
If your coffee tastes consistently delicious every morning, Cropster may well be one of the reasons why. Born from Andreas’ time in Colombia and his insight into how difficult it is for small farmers and emerging roasters to access global markets on fair terms, Cropster has built software that helps producers and roasters achieve specialty-grade quality, batch after batch, while returning more value across the supply chain.
In the episode, we explore what specialty coffee actually is and why it is growing so quickly worldwide, where quality is won or lost along the production chain, and the frictions that keep smallholders and new roasters out of premium markets. We also look at what Cropster’s software shows on screen and how it helps shape tomorrow’s roast, why World Coffee Roasting Champions rely on the platform, the thinking behind the FireScope acquisition and much more!
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Key Takeaways:
- Specialty coffee is won or lost at multiple steps, from cherry to cup.
- Small roasters are often blocked by outdated trading systems and a lack of data.
- Cropster turns roasting into a measurable, repeatable process, not guesswork.
- The FireScope acquisition accelerates Cropster’s growth in Asia’s fast-growing coffee market.
- Great coffee is about balance – of flavour, process, and consistent quality.
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