About TeaTrade

What We Do

TeaTrade is the world's first vetted creator marketplace built exclusively for the tea industry. We connect brands with technically verified tea content creators — people who can tell a first-flush Darjeeling from a second-flush by taste, who understand gongfu parameters, and who create content grounded in genuine expertise.

The Problem We Solve

The specialty tea market is growing rapidly, but brands struggle to find creators who actually understand the product. Generic influencer platforms can't distinguish between someone with deep tea knowledge and someone who simply photographs a cup. TeaTrade solves this with a rigorous, knowledge-based vetting system that ensures every creator on the platform meets a verified standard of technical authority.

How It Works

Creators apply and pass a multi-stage assessment covering tea processing, chemistry, terroir, and brewing methodology. Their social media metrics are verified via direct API integration — no screenshots, no self-reporting. Brands post campaign briefs with budget held in escrow. Our matching engine connects briefs to creators based on verified expertise, audience profile, and platform reach. Payment is released only when the brand approves the delivered content.

The TeaTrade Ecosystem

Beyond the Creator Hub, TeaTrade operates TeaTrade Learning — our educational platform for tea knowledge — and the TeaTrade Exchange, a marketplace for specialty tea sourcing. Together, these form a vertically integrated ecosystem for the global tea trade.

Built on Trust

Every transaction on TeaTrade is protected by Stripe-powered escrow. Every creator metric is API-verified. Every assessment is standardised and impartial. We built TeaTrade because the tea industry deserves a platform that takes its craft as seriously as its creators do.

Contact

General enquiries: [email protected]
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Brand partnerships: [email protected]