Producer: Peuli Bakshi
It was started by Anubhav Dubey and his friends Anand Nayak and Rahul Patidar outside a girls’ dormitory in Madhya Pradesh in 2006. Later on they got its numerous franchises open in multiple states.
Established in 2012 by IITians Nitin Saluja and Raghav Verma, it is a modern tea cafe. With tagline 'Meri Wali Chai', it boasts innumerable customization options, operates in 6 cities and plans to add 100 more outlets by 2022.
In 2010, Amuleek Singh Bijral launched Chai Point, India's pioneering tea startup. It serves fresh, hot tea at 100+ outlets, catering to over 300,000 daily cups, and recorded a revenue of 190 crores in FY 2020.
Established in 2012 by Kausshal Dugarr, it transformed India's tea service. It delivers garden-fresh tea within 7 days, cutting costs with direct farmer ties. Investors like Ratan Tata, Accel and JAFCO Asia have fueled its growth.
Tpot, a global tea startup based in New Delhi, leverages technology for tea and snack delivery, targeting India's $32 billion tea market. CEO Robin Jha has seen monthly take-out surge from INR 2L to INR 50L in less than 4 years.
It was started by Madhya Pradesh's entrepreneur, Prafull Billore at 25. Leaving his MBA in Gujarat, he founded a tea-selling business, turning it into a franchise with an annual revenue exceeding 4 crores.
Chirag Yadav, a Delhi College of Engineering alumnus, started Chaipatty Teafe, a chai cafe. Fueled by a passion for tea and Bangalore's supportive startup environment, Chirag left his job to chase his entrepreneurial dream.
It was established by Pankaj Judge in 2014. Known for its exceptional tea, customer service, and harmonious fusion of Indian tradition and modernity, the eco-conscious tea shop chain minimizes plastic waste.
Soveet Gupta and Parvez Gupta Poddar launched Udyan Tea in 2012 in Siliguri, near Darjeeling's tea estates. This B2B firm offers tea consulting services to its clients.
High school dropout, Faisal Yousaf, founded this pop-up chai cart, serving around 50 varieties of freshly brewed tea and various other beverages.