After global news outlets such as CNN and Fox news reached out to him, Josh decided to launch the Barisieur on Kickstarter. It was a rollercoaster journey, with numerous occasions where it looked like Josh wouldn’t reach his ambitious target of £360,000.
A week before the end of the crowd-funding campaign, Virgin StartUp got in touch and arranged a meeting between Josh and Richard Branson. The success of this meeting helped lead to Kickstarter making the Barisieur ‘project of the day’. Josh ended up crawling over the line with minutes to spare by £3,000. He had done it…
Josh moved the campaign over to Indiegogo Demand and continued to raise money and pre-orders which ended up approaching $1,000,000. The team grew and the Barisieur went into production before Christmas 2017. The product was delivered to the backers in April 2018.
The Barisieur now features in such places like Ace Hotel and the Four Seasons Hotel. Supplying to the likes of Saatchi & Saatchi, Jacobs Coffee, Audi and 2,000 lucky backers across the globe in 2018.
“I love the Barisieur! I hope it’s a smash hit for you Josh!”
“British designer Joshua Renouf has made the dreams of coffee aficionados a reality with The Barisieur”
“Hackney-based Barisieur makes the gorgeous Tea & Coffee Brewing Alarm Clock…”
“The more we hear about it, the more The Barisieur is sounding like a necessity item as opposed to a luxury item. DECO are ready and waiting!”
”Nothing to improve; it’s an expensive alarm clock… But for what it is, it’s worth every penny!”
“I love the beautiful design, quality workmanship and great customer support.”
“I love waking up to a fresh cup of coffee!”
“I have been looking for a Teasmade for ages – but couldn’t find one that was 110V for me in USA. Let alone one THIS beautiful!”
“I love the science kit aesthetic! Love the coffee quality. It’s biggest selling point is the general premises of it, waking up to brewing coffee. Keep up the good work!”
