This Siliguri Teapreneur is Building a Global Tea BrandSiliguri is a laid-back town and e-commerce and start-ups are not a regular feature, that's where Kaushal Dugar made the dent.
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Entrepreneur Magazine is glad to presentKaushal Dugar,founder and CEO of Teaboxwho made it to our 35 under 35 special.
Siliguri is a laid-back town and e-commerce and start-ups are not a regular feature, that's whereKaushal Dugarmade the dent. Teabox is delivering freshness by reducing production to consumer time, which is typically three to -six months to a week or even lesser. In the past four years, it has shipped over 40 million cups worth of teas to customers in over 100 countries.
Teaboxwent on to raise over seven million from investors like JAFCO Asia, Accel Partners, Keystone Group LP and Dragoneer Investment Group, Ratan Tata, Cameron Jones. Kaushal proudly shares, "We are highly profitable on units economy basis."
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