Private company

Theo Chocolate

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American chocolate maker

Theo Chocolate is an American chocolate company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. When it was established in 2006, it was the first organic fair trade-certified cocoa producer in the United States.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1
  • HeadquartersSeattle1
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Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Theo Chocolate is an American chocolate company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. When it was established in 2006, it was the first organic fair trade-certified cocoa producer in the United States.2

Timeline

  1. 2006Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.1M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $1.1M in all. PPP loans $1.1M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 · PPP loans: $1.1M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$1.1M$1.1M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 12, 2020$1.1M PPP loan (first draw) from HomeStreet Bank5To THEO CHOCOLATE INC, Seattle WA; $1.1M forgiven Apr 20, 2021