Tea Collection

Tea Collection is a San Francisco-based children's clothing company co-founded in 2002 by Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon. The clothing line is available through their e-commerce website as well as department stores and clothing boutiques worldwide.^[2]

Tea Collection

Company type	Private
Industry	Retail
Founded	2002; 23 years ago (2002) in San Francisco, California
Headquarters	San Francisco, California , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Emily Meyer Leigh Rawdon
Products	Children's Clothing
Revenue	US$40.3m (2014)[1]
Number of employees	90 (2014)
Website	www.teacollection.com

History

Tea Collection was co-founded in 2002 by Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon through funding from angel investors. The inspiration came after a trip Meyer took to Brussels, Belgium, who stated "I^[who?] found was pink bunny-themed clothing. I wanted something more sophisticated and modern. (No offense to pink bunnies.) That experience inspired me to envision a brand that celebrates the beauty of world cultures through fashion and lifestyle products. I called it Tea, because tea the drink is something shared by all cultures. It evokes warmth, wisdom, and timelessness—values that I wanted for the collection."^[3][verify]

Since 2012, the company has had a 24 percent compound annual growth rate and seen its headcount more than triple. Revenue in 2014 was more than $40 million, nearly a $10 million increase from the year before.^[4]

Awards and Recognitions

Co-founder Leigh Rawdon received the Visa Technology Award from the San Francisco Small Business Network in May 2010.^[5]

Since 2007, Tea Collection has been in the Inc. (magazine) list of top 100 consumer products and retail companies.^[6]