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The traditional tea route is a long one, beginning in the garden and involving multiple middlemen. It takes between 6-8 months for teas, once produced, to reach the consumer. No one seems to have stopped to ask why. Or attempt a more efficient system.
We chose to ask questions. We did away with the long supply chain, reducing it from five stages to two. We’ve become the single link between producer and a global consumer base. The happy consequence is a better price for a much better tea.
Teabox connects tea to people.
Not to distributors. Not to resellers. But to tea drinkers.
Uniting the richest flavors of the finest teas with the curious, the cultivated, and the adventurous, all over the world. The freshest tea you’ve ever tasted, from crop to cup. There is simply no simpler way to experience the wonderful complexity of tea.
We chose to ask questions. We did away with the long supply chain, reducing it from five stages to two. We’ve become the single link between producer and a global consumer base. The happy consequence is a better price for a much better tea.
Teabox connects tea to people.
Not to distributors. Not to resellers. But to tea drinkers.
Uniting the richest flavors of the finest teas with the curious, the cultivated, and the adventurous, all over the world. The freshest tea you’ve ever tasted, from crop to cup. There is simply no simpler way to experience the wonderful complexity of tea.
Overview
Employees
201-500
Phone
+91 97330 61444
Total raised
$21M
Founded date
2012
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 4
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| Mar 25, 2015 | Series A round | $6M | |
| Nov 19, 2014 | Series A round | $7M | |
| Mar 17, 2014 | Seed round | $1M |
Mentions in press and media 26
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| Jan 9, 2018 | Start-up Teabox raises $7 million in Series B round | To use funds to increase capacity of cold-chain processing centre Premium online tea seller Teabox on Wednesday announced the closure of its Series B funding of $7 million from Singapore-based investment firm RB Investments, with participat... |
| Dec 14, 2017 | India: Accel-backed Teabox raises $7m in Series B funding | Premium Teabox.com, an online seller of premium tea that counts the likes of Accel Partners and Ratan Tata among its investors, has raised $7 million in fresh, series B funding from both new and current investors, making it one of the best ... |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Hot Chai: Teabox raises $7 mn Series B funding led by RB investments, DBS Bank | Moneycontrol News Bangalore-based Teabox has raised USD 7 million in Series B funding led by RB investments, with participation from existing investors such as DBS Bank Ltd. “We feel that Teabox’s dynamic team and its innovative supply chai... |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Ratan Tata-backed Teabox raises $7 mn in Series B round | Speciality tea e-tailer Teabox.com, operated by Bengaluru- and Singapore-based AsianTeaxpress Pte. Ltd, has raised $7 million (Rs 45 crore) in a Series B round from Singapore-headquartered investment firm RB Investments and existing investo... |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Teabox raises $7 mn to expand offline | |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Ratan Tata-backed premium tea etailer Teabox raises $7 Mn series-B fund | Siliguri and Bengaluru-based Teabox, an online seller of premium tea has raised $7 million in its series-B round of funding from Singapore-based investment firm RB Investments, with existing investors also taking part. DBS Bank also partici... |
| Dec 13, 2017 | Teabox raises $7M for its global tea-commerce business | Teabox, the company pioneered the concept of selling tea to direct to consumers online, has served up $7 million in fresh funding to grow its five-year-old business. This new infusion of capital — last tea joke, I promise — is a Series B ro... |
| Sep 24, 2015 | Gift yourself these mystery boxes each month | Would you pay for a goodie box if you didn’t know what exactly is inside it? Seems you would, as the international trend of subscription-based surprise boxes finds takers in India A large, neatly wrapped white box sporting blue ribbons arri... |
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FAQ about Teabox
When was Teabox founded?
Teabox was founded in 2012.
How much funding has Teabox raised?
Teabox has raised $21M in total across 4 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Teabox raised?
Parsers VC lists 4 funding rounds of Teabox, among them a Series A round of $6M on Mar 25, 2015, a Series A round of $7M on Nov 19, 2014 and a seed round of $1M on Mar 17, 2014.
What has the press written about Teabox?
Parsers VC has collected 26 articles mentioning Teabox, among them “Start-up Teabox raises $7 million in Series B round” (Jan 9, 2018) and “India: Accel-backed Teabox raises $7m in Series B funding” (Dec 14, 2017).
Is Teabox still active?
Yes, Teabox is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 29, 2024.