Conventional hard teas and kombuchas can rely on high sugar, concentrates, preservatives or opaque ingredients.
R&D Focus
Clean-label hard tea, hard kombucha and RTDs
Innovative Solution
Fermented and brewed beverages using tea, botanicals and real fruit with transparent ingredients.
Solution Effectiveness
Company announcements reported 313% year-over-year hard-tea sales growth and a $6 million Series A in 2023.
Investment Funding
Last Funding Stage
Series A
Total Funding Amount
8.3M
Last Funding Amount
6.M
Last Funding Date
07-12-2023
Startup Stage
Early Stage
Lead Investors
Semillero Partners, Sage Venture Partners, Brown Angel Group, Air Ventures, Natureza
Revenue
$1M to $10M
People
Founders
Aaron Telch
Larry Haertel
About
Jiant has transparency and sustainability standards. The company offers gluten, sugar substitutes, natural flavors, preservatives, concentrates, and a lot of sugar. The company uses tea, botanicals, and real fruit to create clean-ingredient hard tea, hard kombucha, and cocktail-inspired RTDs.
Products
Product
Jiant Hard Tea, Hard Kombucha and cocktail-inspired RTDs.
Star Product
Jiant Hard Tea – the product line tied to the company’s reported triple-digit growth and geographic expansion.
Demo Product or Complete Product?
Complete commercial product.
Future Plan
Market Expansion
Expanded across multiple US states and national accounts following the Series A.
Investment Funding
Raised $2.3 million seed funding in 2021 and $6 million Series A in 2023; no later planned raise found.
Awards and Recognitions
Media Apperance
Covered by Brewbound in relation to product, funding, expansion or company developments.
M&A and Collabs
Collab
Elite Brands – Colorado distribution expansion.
Collab
Regional distribution partners – launches across Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.
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