Coffee · 55+ locations · NYC, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Nashville, Savannah GA, NJ
Bluestone Lane brands itself as Australian café culture with its own Brooklyn roastery, but it's run on outside money: a minority stake from Stephen Ross and Matt Higgins' RSE Ventures since 2018, and an outside CEO, not Nick Stone, running it since 2024.
The Big Picture
Bluestone Lane's founder no longer runs the company day to day: Nick Stone moved to Executive Chairman in October 2024 when hospitality veteran Edie Ames became CEO, and the most current data available still shows her in that role in 2026. RSE Ventures, the fund co-founded by Stephen Ross and Matt Higgins, has held a minority stake since 2018. A 2019 OSHA safety citation, a thin Glassdoor record, and a 2024 union win at its Philadelphia cafés round out a chain now answering to outside investors and professional management as much as to the person who started it.
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Company data last updated July 2026
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