Section 06 · Company Journey

From a university lab to three stores.

Founded September 2018 in a University of Illinois lab. Three stores open today, and $1,735,844 in revenue to show for it.

Founded · University of Illinois lab

Cozad New Venture Challenge

Palo Alto store
opens · Oct

Champaign matcha
house · Mar

2018

2019

2024

2025

2026

$414,341FY2024
Audited

$554,212FY2025 · +33.8%
Audited

$262,534Q1 · Jan–Mar
POS-verified

$1,735,844 revenue to date Three stores · Sep 2023 – Jul 2026 · Verified by monthly POS records · 240,000+ cups served