teaBOT
teaBOT, founded in 2013 by Rehman Merali and Brian Lee, provides an innovative amenity-as-a-service for offices with a robot that allows users to create custom tea blends. It's used by companies like Google and McKinsey to enhance office environments.
Services
teaBOT offers an amenity-as-a-service to offices and showrooms, enabling them to provide custom-made tea blends to employees and visitors. Their robotic system allows users to create their own custom blend of tea using a touch screen, with 18 available ingredients, translating to thousands of possible combinations. The service is utilized by notable companies such as Google, HubSpot, and McKinsey as a tool for recruiting and retention. Users can control various aspects of their tea, such as ingredient percentage, strength, and temperature, and they can also order their custom blends online for home use.
Founders
teaBOT was founded in 2013 by Rehman Merali and Brian Lee. The founders initially conceived the idea to make retail tea more convenient. Over time, they discovered that providing teaBOT as an amenity allowed tea lovers to get more creative with their blends, enhancing the user experience.
History
Founded in 2013, teaBOT began with the idea of making retail tea more convenient. By 2015, the company had shifted its focus to providing a creative amenity service. This shift enabled users to make customized tea blends easily. The company has benefited from several business accelerators, including Rotman’s Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) at the University of Toronto, the MaRS JOLT incubator, the Start@UTIAS program, and Y Combinator. teaBOT has also received support from various angel investors and institutional investors.
Products
teaBOT provides a robotic system that allows users to create custom tea blends. The system operates through a touch screen interface and includes 18 ingredients, allowing for thousands of unique blends. The robot offers extensive control over the tea-making process, including ingredient percentages, strength, and temperature. Users can also order their favorite custom blends online for home consumption. The company shares the most popular blends on its website, providing inspiration and options for all users.
Regions
teaBOT operates in multiple regions, including Canada and the United States. The company caters to both local and remote offices, offering partly remote amenities. Their services are concentrated in urban areas such as Toronto, ON, Canada and Chicago, IL, USA, allowing a broad reach across North America.