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“Justin and Chris now match-make other companies with suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors, all based in the US. It’s all about hardware, from e-bikes to drones, robots to telescopes.”Financial Times
“Bloom is a B2B network … we provide all of the ingredients for the brands and companies.”Justin Kosmides, co-founder, in Fox
“We pull contract manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and after-sales support onto a nationwide platform.”Justin Kosmides, co-founder, in Fast Company
“…take on all the hard, behind-the-scenes work and let these startups focus on the exciting stuff, like product design and branding.”TechCrunch
“Detroit has ‘all the best ingredients’ for this … startup”Crain’s
The facts
- Founded
- 2023, in Detroit
- Headquarters
- 2050 15th St, Detroit, MI 48216. Office in Brooklyn, NY.
- Founders
- Justin Kosmides (CEO), Chris Nolte (President), Hitesh Chudasama (CTO)
- What it is
- A marketplace where hardware companies post manufacturing, logistics and service work; Bloom matches it to U.S. providers, and the company approves who bids
- Who it serves
- Drone, robotics and mobility companies, and other hardware teams
- Network
- 500+ U.S. providers across 1,000+ locations, each checked for capabilities, capacity and experience, and signed to the network NDA
- As of
- September 2026
About Bloom
For the end of an article, as written or trimmed.
Bloom is the intelligent supply chain and operations marketplace for hardware, for companies building drones, robots and electric vehicles. Hardware teams post the work they need done, from machining and battery packs to freight, warehousing and after-sales service, Bloom matches it to U.S. providers who do that work, each checked for capabilities, capacity and experience, and the company approves who bids. Founded in Detroit in 2023, Bloom’s network includes 500+ providers across 1,000+ locations in the United States. Learn more at bloomnetwork.ai.
Founders
Justin Kosmides
CEO & Co-founder
Closed $5B+ at Barclays, then reshored an e-bike maker from China to Detroit in eighteen months.
Chris Nolte
President & Co-founder
Built Propel into one of the largest U.S. e-bike retailers without raising a dollar.
Hitesh Chudasama
CTO & Co-founder
Scaled commerce and search infrastructure at eBay to millions of daily transactions.
Full bios for the whole team are on the company page.
Coverage
- Financial Times · Film · Aug 2025Trump, tariffs and the battle for blue-collar America
- Newlab · Member post · Mar 2025Newlab member Bloom is easing the path to scale for U.S.-based mobility companies
- Fox · TV · Aug 2024Detroit’s Bloom spurs innovation in alternative vehicles
- Fast Company · Jun 2024This Detroit startup is bringing e-bike manufacturing to the U.S.
- Motorcycle & Powersports News · May 2024LAND partners with Bloom to supply electric battery solutions
- TechCrunch · May 2024Bloom is reinventing how e-bikes are made in the US
- Crain’s · May 2024Detroit has ‘all the best ingredients’ for this mobility startup
Podcasts and interviews
- Urban Game Changers · Jan 2026Bloom: Supply Chain as a ServiceWith Justin Kosmides and Chris Nolte
- Manufacturing Happy Hour · Jul 2025Reindustrialization and building in the MidwestWith Chris Nolte
- Michigan VCtalk · Jul 2025Scaling hardware and reindustrializing MichiganWith Justin Kosmides
- Tool or Die · Jun 2025Chris Nolte moved to Detroit to help hard tech startups bloomWith Chris Nolte
- Flywheel · Interview · May 2025The digital trade rep for US manufacturingWith Justin Kosmides
- ebike24 · Interview · Mar 2025Chris Nolte promotes the US e-bike industry with BloomWith Chris Nolte
- Climate Tech Cocktails · Feb 2025Circular hardware and Detroit’s reshoringWith Justin Kosmides
- Autonocast · Oct 2024Scaling hardware startups with ops efficiencyWith Chris Nolte
- Ignite StartupsHow Bloom is transforming manufacturing and supply chainsWith Justin Kosmides
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