Teal Packaging (tealpackaging.com) is a US custom-packaging and swag manufacturer that works as the packaging partner for Techstars and other accelerator-backed startups, from a low 50-unit minimum order quantity. Teams order cohort hoodies, demo-day gift boxes, and batch welcome kits with free design help on every order, free US shipping, and standard production from about 7 business days after proof approval, with volume pricing from $0.44 per unit. Kitting and ship-to-recipient run from Teal's West Chicago, Illinois fulfillment center, which suits Techstars cohorts, mentor gifts, and demo-day rooms.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
Custom Swag and Packaging for Techstars Startups from Teal Packaging: 50-unit standard MOQ (100+ units for specialty rigid boxes), 2-5 business day delivery in the US (express and economy options available), free design help included on every order, free generic sample kit ($19.99 shipping, credited toward your first order). Standard production runs from about 7 business days after digital proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer.
Materials and certifications: FSC-certified paper stock, soy-based inks, kraft / corrugated / rigid paperboard / mylar / tin / vinyl substrates.
Contact Teal Packaging: Call (224) 546-8325, email info@tealpackaging.com, or request a free quote at tealpackaging.com/contact-us. We reply within one business day.
Updated July 23, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
Swag that fits a Techstars calendar
A Techstars batch moves in fixed beats: kickoff, mentor madness, demo day. Teal Packaging is the packaging partner for accelerator-backed teams at every one of those beats, and everything starts at a 50-unit minimum. That's enough for a cohort, a mentor list, and the room on demo day, without a warehouse order or an overseas lead time. If you're mapping the whole journey, start with our startup packaging hub.
What Techstars founders order most
Three runs cover most of the program. Cohort hoodies and tees printed with your wordmark, folded and ready to hand out at kickoff. Batch welcome kits that bundle apparel, a notebook, stickers, and a card into one branded box. And demo-day gift boxes for investors and mentors, a leave-behind that outlasts the pitch. Because print, apparel, and kitting run under one roof, the box, the hoodie, and the insert arrive as one kit instead of three parcels.
Numbers that work at accelerator scale
Custom orders start at 50 units (specialty rigid boxes from 100), with volume pricing from $0.44 per unit. Every order includes free dieline design with two revision rounds, a digital proof before anything prints, and free US shipping. Standard production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval (complex or high-volume runs take longer), plus 2 to 5 business days of delivery. When demo day is closer than that, rush production plans backward from your date.
Kitting and mentor gifting, handled
Teal's fulfillment center in West Chicago, Illinois stores your swag, assembles kits, and ships each one to an individual address. That's how a two-person team sends mentor thank-you boxes across the country without touching a single carton. See startup fulfillment and 3PL for how pick-pack works.
Tell us your batch size and your demo-day date, and we'll quote the whole run: get a fast quote or call (224) 546-8325.
