Teabox

Teabox (previously known as DarjeelingTeaXpress) is an e-commerce website which focuses on supplying fresh tea to customers.

Early history

Kaushal Dugar founded DarjeelingTeaXpress in 2012 with an aim to sell fresh Darjeeling Tea, bootstrapped with less than $33,000. Having worked in Pramila International, a major tea exporter in India, he realized the potential market for fresh, premium Indian teas.So DarjeelingTeaXpress’s products quickly expanded to include teas from Assam, Niligiri and Nepal and became Teabox in October, 2013.

With under 20 employees and a customer base spanning 65 countries, Teabox raised seed funding of $1 million from Accel Partners and Horizen Ventures in 2014.

Specialization

The tea sourced by Teabox are orthodox long leaves, instead of commercial tea dust manufactured by traditional CTC method. The tea is vacuum packed and sealed in opaque wraps, and procured and shipped to customers within 48 hours of production, [...] short the traditional retail storage period of 3–6 months.

Tea Subscription

In May, 2014 Teabox launched its monthly tea subscription program, Teabox Fresh Beginnings. Members receive samples of various types of tea on a monthly basis.