Tea startup secures seed investment to target tech startups
Venture For America, an organization that connects college graduates with tech companies, invested $45,000 in Zest Tea, a startup tea company specializing in caffeine-enriched tea and founded by an alumni. The seed investment, donated by UBS Americas, is expected to lead to a larger investment round in the near future, according to the owner of Zest Tea. The company also raised $10,000 through a crowdfunding campaign last year. Zest Tea remains focused on supplying tea to the tech startup market and already has 2U, Swipely and Teespring as clients, but plans to find a way to retail shelves by the end of the year.