# HeyTea

> HeyTea is a VC fund in Shenzhen backing Food and Beverage and Coffee. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E7%BE%8E%E8%A5%BF%E8%A5%BF%E9%A4%90%E9%A5%AE%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/heyteaofficial
- Website: http://www.heytea.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/HEYTEACN

HeyTea is a Chinese tea shop that specializes in cheese-topped tea and fruit tea. In 2012, HEYTEA originated from an alley in the riverside. Originally known as ROYALTEA , the royal tea was completely upgraded to the registered brand HEYTEA.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for HeyTea. Shizune tracks 2 team members at HeyTea. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/heytea?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $15M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 80% |
| Coffee | 2 | 40% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Consumer | 1 | 20% |
| Snack Food | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 40% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 3 | 60% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kelly Chan | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelly-chan |
| Yunqi Nie | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yunqi-nie |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minority Coffee | Minority Coffee is a coffee brand that focuses on the production, processing, and sales of roasted coffee. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 21, 2022 |  |
| WAT | WAT is a cocktail and spirits brand that provides bottled cocktails packaged in a futuristic way. |  | Series A | Oct 27, 2021 |  |
| Heqi Taotao | Heqi Taotao is a restaurant chain that offers peach-flavored beverages and snacks. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 15, 2021 |  |
| Seesaw Coffee | Seesaw Coffee provides unique coffee experiences to the communities. | $15.5M | Series A | Aug 16, 2021 |  |
| Seesaw Coffee | Seesaw Coffee provides unique coffee experiences to the communities. | $15.5M | Series A | Jul 22, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hony Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hony-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BAI Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bai-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does HeyTea invest in?

HeyTea invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Coffee and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is HeyTea's check size?

HeyTea typically joins rounds of $15M–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds HeyTea participates in.

### How do I contact HeyTea?

Public channels for HeyTea include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at HeyTea?

The team at HeyTea includes Kelly Chan (Chief Technology Officer) and Yunqi Nie (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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