Young Mountain Tea

Sharing Ownership Of The Tea Trade With Farmers

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Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods & Products, Retail, VC-Backed, Community & Lifestyle
Min Investment
$250
Location
Marquette, , MI
Website
youngmountaintea.com

Key Deal Facts

Launched a farmer-owned processing facility in the Himalayas w/ USAID, Acumen, and others
Secured sales contracts with Fortune 500 companies & a national distributor
Featured in Forbes, Food Industry Executive
Company started with a promise: if farmers would grow tea, we'd sell it.
Certified organic, single-origin teas in sustainable packaging from a BIPOC owned brand
1% of sales donated to farmers

Management Team / Advisory Board Bios

VC-Backed
Raised $250K or more from a venture firm, Adhiraj Murthy Vable Founder & CEO15+ years connecting Himalayan farmers to American markets. Rockefeller-Acumen Global Food System Fellow; Best Sustainability Initiative from World Tea Awards; Fulbright Fellow, Lucas Ahlquist CFO8+ years leading finance and operations of American tea companies, including developing financial models, inventory management, and data analysis., Mitra Nite Creative Director15+ years of design, marketing and brand management, including 10+ years in specialty tea.
Amount Raised : $298,900
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