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About Tévo
Tévo is a young attempt to build a new system for social experience — using tea as the medium, and intelligence as the foundation.
Origin
It began with a group of people shaped by different cultures, but drawn to the same idea.
Tévo began with a group of founders who met at university, coming from different countries, regions, and cultural backgrounds.
What brought us together was a shared belief that hospitality could be built differently — with more intention, more cultural openness, and more room for experimentation.
Today, Tévo is a young and international team building that believes in practice through product, operations, and AI.
What We Hold
01
We believe in the rise of alcohol-free and health-conscious lifestyles.
Tévo exists to help shape a new kind of nightlife — one that is social, sustainable, and does not rely on alcohol to function.
02
We build AI as a core capability.
From operations to decision-making, intelligence is embedded into how Tévo runs. Over time, this becomes a system we share with partners who build alongside us.
03
We put relationships first.
Tévo is built on people who stand together — internally and with our partners. Trust, alignment, and long-term commitment define how we work.
The Tévo System
Tévo is built on two forces — one faces the guest, the other runs beneath. Together, they form a single system for how we think, operate, and grow.
Experience
Tévo Lounge
The guest-facing platform — where tea, space, and social experience come together.
Direct Operation
Flagship stores, brand experience
Partnership
Partner onboarding, network growth
Tap-Tap
Tea distribution programme
Intelligence
TOS
The operational backbone — where AI, data, and systems thinking shape how Tévo runs and scales.
Tévo AI
Core intelligence layer
Research Agent
Market and dealflow analysis
Growth System
Validation and expansion
Execution
Marketing and operations agent
One system. Two expressions. Built to compound over time.
The team behind Tévo.
Tévo is built by a young, international team shaped by different cultures, disciplines, and ways of thinking. Across hospitality, technology, operations, and design, we are building the company together.
Austin Wong
CEO & Chief System Architect
Connects the Lounge and AI sides of Tévo into one system — from how we scale to how we think about capital.
Abdul Karim Alkhayat
COO
Turns strategy into repeatable playbooks — making sure every market runs with the same standard.
Dico Li
CTO
Builds the technology that powers Tévo — from internal AI tools to systems designed for partner deployment.
Kira Ren
CMO
Shapes how Tévo is understood — translating what we build into a narrative that feels relevant and real.
Oliver Zhang
CFO
Keeps growth financially grounded — building the controls behind every expansion decision.
Where Tévo Is Expanding
Tévo is entering a limited number of international markets.
Active
Active
Los Angeles
USA
Active
Toronto
Canada
Active
Preston
United Kingdom
Incoming
Incoming
United Arab Emirates
Incoming
Saudi Arabia
Incoming
Gulf Region
We are selectively partnering with operators in these regions to build the next phase of Tévo.
Bring Tévo to your market.
We work with partners who share our belief in a new model of hospitality — built through tea, intelligence, and long-term alignment.
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