Indian speciality coffee chain Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters has completed a bridge funding round, securing $25m from its current investors A91 Partners, Anicut, Verlinvest and 12 Flags.

The speciality coffee chain plans to use the funds for expanding its retail operations, improving its back-end infrastructure and entering international markets, specifically Dubai and Japan.

Domestically, the capital will be used for the establishment of new stores and the expansion of roasteries and bakery facilities in cities such as Bengaluru and Gurugram.

The company's founders have announced plans to adjust their growth targets in response to this funding.

Blue Tokai operates in several cities across India and has raised more than $105m to date, including a $30m Series C round led by Verlinvest in August 2024.

In July 2025, Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters announced plans to expand into the Middle East through a partnership with Ambrosia Gulf.

Ambrosia Gulf has served as the company’s master franchisee for the Gulf Cooperation Council region.

The initiative commenced with the opening of a Blue Tokai café in the United Arab Emirates in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Blue Tokai operates more than 175 cafés in India and maintains an international presence with cafés and a roastery in Tokyo, Japan, positioning itself to establish a footprint in the Middle East through this collaboration.