Series 2 financing accelerates global commercialization amid growing customer demand and mass production shipments

BOSTON, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanoramic, Inc. ("Nanoramic"), an industry leader in advanced materials and energy storage technology company, announced today the first close of its Series 2 equity financing round at a pre-money valuation of $250 Million USD. The round is led by Catalus Capital with participation from GM Ventures, existing investors and co-leads in Nanoramic's previous Series 1 equity financing.

The financing comes amid accelerating commercial adoption, with mass production shipments of Neocarbonix® Slurry Precursor (NXSP) products now supporting programs with leading global battery manufacturers, automotive OEMs, consumer electronics companies, power tool manufacturers, and defense contractors.

NXSP is a drop-in battery manufacturing material that allows manufacturers to build higher-performing battery electrodes across all key chemistries in cathodes and anodes, while using their existing factories. NXSP enables higher performance, lower cost, and enhanced sustainability, including PFAS-free batteries and manufacturing solvent flexibility, for all major cathode chemistries and it enables up to 100% silicon content in anodes to support advancing performance requirements in mobile devices, drones, power tools, and other high performance applications. The drop-in capability allows manufacturers to lower production costs, lower electrode drying energy, and enhance cell-level performance without capital expenditure on new factory infrastructure.

Battery manufacturers across the globe are actively seeking materials that deliver higher performance, lower production costs, and compliance with strict, evolving global environmental regulations, such as the European Union's REACH restrictions and prospective PFAS restrictions.

By maximizing the active material within the battery cell and lowering internal resistance, NXSP delivers concrete performance improvements across major industries:

- AI Infrastructure & Edge Computing: Enables longer runtime and higher burst power delivery for demanding AI inference tasks.

- Stationary Storage (ESS): Lowers the cost per kilowatt-hour ($/kWh) and extends calendar and cycle life.

- Electric Vehicles (EVs): Increases driving range and enables faster charging capabilities.

- Drones & Aviation (eVTOL): Extends flight times and increases payload capacity.

- Consumer Electronics: Extends battery life and allows for thinner device profiles.

- Power Tools: Increases torque, reduces heat generation, and allows battery packs to be smaller and lighter.

"Neocarbonix has been demonstrated broadly across key applications, chemistries, and geographies, with mass production shipments growing over the past six months to meet customer demand," said John Cooley, Founder and CEO of Nanoramic. "We have demonstrated the commercial maturity and industrial viability of our technology. The support from Catalus, GM Ventures, and other investors is key to our global commercialization efforts."

"Nanoramic continues to demonstrate strong operational execution in translating advanced battery material innovations into scalable commercial products," said Stephen Fratamico, Venture Analyst at Catalus Capital. "We are pleased to lead this round as Nanoramic meets growing customer commitments across global energy storage, automotive, and defense markets."

"Nanoramic has advanced Neocarbonix from a technology concept into a production reality. Our continued participation reflects the team's ongoing progress and our commitment to innovation in battery materials," said Kevin McCabe, President of GM Ventures.

About Nanoramic, Inc.

Nanoramic, Inc. is an industry-leading energy storage and advanced materials company that has developed Neocarbonix®, an innovative battery platform. Nanoramic is commercializing Neocarbonix to transform energy storage for all battery applications by increasing energy density and longevity while reducing costs and improving sustainability. Nanoramic works with major automakers, consumer electronics companies, and battery manufacturers to develop and commercialize batteries made with Neocarbonix. To learn more, visit www.nanoramic.com.

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Experienced technology executive to lead enterprise data and AI strategy, advancing firm's AI-native vision and data-driven future

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, architecture, consulting, and digital solutions, today announced that Subrata Saha has joined the firm as VP, Data and AI. In this role, Mr. Saha will spearhead the firm's enterprise data and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, leading efforts to harness the power of emerging technologies to drive innovation across the organization and deliver greater value for clients. He will advance the platforms, standards, and capabilities needed to accelerate Michael Baker's evolution as a technology-driven firm. Mr. Saha will champion the responsible and scalable adoption of AI, enabling new efficiencies, deeper insights, and transformative solutions across both enterprise operations and client-facing applications. He will establish companywide data governance standards that strengthen data quality, protect sensitive information, and create a trusted foundation for innovation, decision-making, and long-term growth. In addition, he will help strengthen strategic technology partnerships that support the firm's continued advancement of data and AI capabilities.

"Data and AI are shaping the future of our industry, unlocking new ways to innovate, solve complex challenges, and create value," said Rod Malehmir, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer at Michael Baker International. "At Michael Baker, we're embracing that opportunity by building an AI-native organization that transforms data into insight and action. Titan, our proprietary enterprise AI platform, is one example of how we're embedding AI into our daily operations, putting decades of collective expertise and advanced AI capabilities into the hands of more than 6,000 engineers, architects, scientists, and consultants across our company. As we continue integrating data and AI into every aspect of our business, Subrata's expertise will help us transform information into a strategic asset, scale innovation responsibly, and create new opportunities for our people and clients."

Mr. Saha brings more than two decades of experience leading transformative data, AI, and technology initiatives across a range of industries, including energy, automotive, data centers, healthcare, telecommunications, and the public sector. Known for combining deep technical expertise with a strategic business perspective, he has built and led high-performing global teams responsible for delivering secure, scalable, and production-ready AI and data platforms that drive measurable business value. Prior to joining Michael Baker, he served as Data & GenAI Architect and Practice Head at Capgemini. He previously held leadership positions with American Honda Motor Co. and Equinix Inc., and earlier in his career, held senior engineering and architecture roles with Autodesk, NEC Corporation of America, and GE Healthcare.

Mr. Saha earned a Master of Technology degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Technology degree in Geo-Engineering and Petroleum Exploration from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).

About Michael Baker International

Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering, architecture, consulting, and technology services spanning four Verticals: Infrastructure, Places & Facilities, Federal and Government Services, and GovTech. The firm's Practices encompass all facets of infrastructure, including design and civil engineering for diverse bridge, highway, water, rail and transit, and aviation projects, as well as planning, architecture, environmental, and construction and program management. For more than 85 years, the company has been a trusted partner to clients, providing comprehensive services and solutions, delivering expertise and quality, and embracing emerging technologies and the latest innovations – like intelligent transportation, engineered models and public safety software as a service (SaaS).

The company has more than 6,000 employees across more than 120 office locations. Michael Baker's Wolf Pack is committed to Making a Difference for clients and communities through a culture of innovation, collaboration and technological advancement while evolving its business to become a full-service engineering and consulting firm.

To learn more, visit https://mbakerintl.com/.

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Romanowicz brings more than a decade of legal, governance, and commercial leadership across regulated industries

MONROE, Ohio, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CSafe (the "Company"), a leading active and passive temperature-controlled shipping solutions provider for the life sciences industry, today announced that Will Romanowicz will join the Company as Chief Legal Officer, effective September 9, 2026.

Will brings extensive leadership experience across FDA and other regulated industries, spanning large global public companies and late-stage startups, with deep experience across diverse sectors including biotech, agribusiness, SaaS, food & beverage, and supplements.

Will most recently served in a dual legal and commercial role, where he led a cross-functional team responsible for legal affairs, government affairs, and external communications. Earlier in his career, Will practiced corporate law, advising companies on governance, restructuring, and complex transactional matters.

In his new role, he will lead CSafe's global legal function, overseeing corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management as the Company continues to scale. Based at CSafe's Monroe, OH corporate office, he will be instrumental in advancing the Company's growth strategy and its mission to deliver life-enhancing therapies to patients around the world.

"Will's depth of legal and commercial experience across highly regulated industries makes him an excellent addition to our leadership team," said Patrick Schafer, CEO. "As CSafe continues to grow globally, his expertise will be instrumental in strengthening our governance and compliance foundation."

About CSafe

CSafe is a global provider of temperature-controlled shipping solutions for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. The company offers active and passive cold chain products for bulk air cargo, parcel, and cell and gene therapy applications, serving pharmaceutical manufacturers, freight forwarders, and airlines worldwide. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Monroe, Ohio, CSafe operates 75+ service locations worldwide and has safely delivered more than 10 billion doses in its products, ensuring life-enhancing therapies reach patients around the globe.

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The new ICX framework shatters legacy silos, merging unified communications and contact centers into a single foundation built for the era of AI and digital agents.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aragon Research today announced the identification of a massive new enterprise technology category: the Intelligent Communications Experience (ICX). Projected to surge to $251.83 billion by 2031 (up from $152.13 billion in 2025), ICX shatters the historical silos between legacy unified communications and contact center platforms. More importantly, it establishes a critical enterprise beachhead for a new era of human and AI-driven agentic use cases.

For decades, enterprises have tolerated a costly, artificial divide between internal employee collaboration tools and external customer engagement systems. With customer demands escalating and AI agents rapidly maturing into autonomous digital workers, this fragmented approach is no longer viable.

ICX collapses these legacy silos, merging voice, video, messaging, and contact center orchestration into a single, cohesive architecture. This new unified foundation uniquely treats AI agents as "first-class citizens" alongside human employees, unlocking unprecedented levels of productivity and customer responsiveness.

"The separation of internal and external communications is officially a relic of the past," said Jim Lundy, CEO and Lead Analyst at Aragon Research. "ICX is not just a convergence of old technologies—it is the ultimate enterprise beachhead for the agentic AI revolution. By seamlessly blending human and digital workers into one cohesive environment, ICX will drive a completely new generation of autonomous business outcomes, from AI-led sales development to highly personalized, intelligent patient and customer care."

The ICX framework is built on four transformative layers:

- Core Capabilities: A unified foundation of enterprise-grade voice, video, and messaging.

- The ICX Engine: The evolution of the legacy contact center into a central interaction and orchestration hub for the entire enterprise.

- The AI Fabric: A pervasive intelligence layer powering automation, real-time analytics, and generative AI.

- The Agentic-Channel: A revolutionary new interaction model designed specifically to support and manage a blended workforce of human and AI agents.

The rapid emergence of the ICX market is poised to ignite a massive wave of vendor consolidation and M&A activity as legacy providers race to build or buy complete platform capabilities. For enterprise leaders, the strategic mandate is clear: adopt ICX to orchestrate your future blended workforce, or risk being completely outmaneuvered by competitors who deliver superior, AI-powered experiences at scale.

For more information on the Intelligent Communications Experience (ICX), the full research note is available to Aragon Research clients.

About Aragon Research Aragon Research is an independent research and advisory firm that provides business and IT executives with the actionable insights they need to navigate technology's ever-evolving impact on business. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Aragon Research delivers high-impact visual research, consulting, and advisory services to provide enterprises with the insight they need to make better technology and strategy decisions. For more information, visit aragonresearch.com.

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New product runs on the Canvas platform and adds identity verification for every teacher who signs up

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Instructure, the leading learning ecosystem and maker of Canvas LMS, today announced Canvas Lite, a new no-cost product that gives educators a simple way to build and deliver course content to learners. Canvas Lite is built on the Canvas platform that schools, colleges, and universities worldwide rely on every day. It goes live on September 30, 2026, at canvaslite.instructure.com. Educators can create a course, invite students and start teaching even if the institution doesn't currently have a full license.

Many teachers work outside a district or campus license. Canvas Lite provides homeschool educators, tutors, community instructors and teachers piloting a new course one place to organize materials, assign work, collect submissions and give feedback. Through Canvas Lite, teachers have complimentary access to the core Canvas tools at the course level without IT deployment or procurement.

"Individual educators have been part of the Canvas story since the beginning," said Melissa Loble, chief learning officer at Instructure. "Canvas Lite is how we keep showing up for them, with a free place to build a course and teach the way they want to teach. And there's a benefit for their students too. A learner who works in Canvas Lite this year will recognize Canvas when they walk into a high school, a college or a training program down the road."

Canvas Lite includes the Canvas tools teachers use most, including:

- Building modules and pages with rich content

- Collecting file, text, and URL submissions

- Running quizzes and applying rubrics

- SpeedGrader with support for annotations, audio and video feedback, and grade exports

- Built-in messaging, discussions, and course announcements

- Course-level integrations with third-party tools such as Google Drive, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams

- Canvas Teacher and Canvas Student mobile apps

Every teacher who signs up completes an identity check, using a government-issued ID and a selfie, through the verification partner Veriff. Students invited by a teacher do not complete that step. Canvas Lite runs on its own domain, separate from the Canvas environments that institutional customers use.

"We built privacy and security into Canvas Lite's core design," said Zach Pendleton, chief architect at Instructure. "Canvas Lite ensures that independent educators get a safe, reliable environment without compromise."

Canvas Lite is available worldwide at canvaslite.instructure.com beginning September 30, 2026. All Canvas Lite data is hosted in the United States, and teachers can find self-serve guides in the Instructure Community. The Canvas Lite terms set a 500 MB storage limit per course. Teachers who need more, or who need course analytics, attendance tracking or API access tokens, can talk with Instructure about a full Canvas license.

Learn more at canvaslite.instructure.com.

About Instructure

Instructure is shaping the future of learning by delivering a future-ready ecosystem that helps learners thrive in tomorrow's landscape. Our vision is to drive a future where education technology seamlessly amplifies human potential, empowering people to excel in a perpetually changing world. Instructure is setting potential in motion by connecting educators, institutions and learners across K–12, higher education and the workforce — enhancing experiences at every age, every stage and every pivotal transition. Discover more at Instructure.com.

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LONDON, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AskELIE, the AI-powered operational automation platform built for real-world financial and compliance workflows, today announced an exclusive strategic partnership with Pine Services Group. The partnership marks the second major strategic partnership for askelie® in the United States and a milestone for the UK-born company, which now operates across the UK, USA, UAE, India, and South Africa.

Through the agreement, askelie® will give Pine and its 18 operating subsidiaries access to a comprehensive portfolio of Sage and other ERP-compliant, governed workflow automation — including Voice, Contract Intelligence, Spend Intelligence, Obligation & Compliance Management, 4-way matching for Commercial Assurance, and Intelligent Document Capture. Delivered through a consumption-based pricing model, it lets portfolio companies adopt AI at scale without the cost and complexity of typical enterprise automation. The solutions target sectors where compliance and operational efficiency are critical, including Construction, Field Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Retail. AskELIE already works with Pine portfolio businesses, including DB Computer Solutions in Ireland.

"This partnership introduces AI-powered AP, PO, and document automation across the Pine ecosystem, helping organizations modernize financial operations and improve accuracy at scale," said Chris Milan, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Pine Services Group.

"Securing an exclusive partnership with Pine Services Group is a defining milestone for askelie® and validation of our vision to scale rapidly and deliver real impact across the American market," said Derek Kilroe, Founder and CEO.

About AskELIE

Founded in 2019, askelie® helps organizations build autonomous AI applications rapidly and cost-effectively, turning documents, data, and decisions into governed, dependable workflows. Powered by ELIE — the Ever-Learning Intelligent Engine — it applies policy and rules consistently with full visibility, auditability, and human-in-the-loop oversight. askelie® operates across the UK, USA, UAE, India, and South Africa. Learn more at https://askelie.io/.

About Pine Services Group

Pine Services Group is a long-term global holding company within Evergreen, partnering with leading ERP and technology-enabled services businesses. Its decentralized model lets portfolio leaders run their businesses day-to-day, while Pine provides financial clarity, strategic support, and a community of peers. Learn more at https://pineservicesgroup.com/.

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Connected Stack Enterprise AI Summit Announces Speaker Lineup Including Keynote by Anthropic

Twenty-one leading venture capital firms co-host the San Francisco event on September 10, each nominating enterprise AI founders to present flash talks on what they're building

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Connected Stack today announced the lineup for its second annual enterprise AI event on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at The Presidio Theatre in San Francisco.

The headlining keynote will be delivered by Anthropic Head of Americas Kate Jensen, who leads the company's enterprise sales and partnerships across the region. True Ventures Partner Mike Montano will join Jensen on stage as they dive into how the agentic enterprise tracks impact and value in a conversation titled "Real ROI: How the Agentic Enterprise Measures What Matters."

Co-hosting firms nominate founders for Spotlight Conversations and Founder Flash Talks—a collective signal of who they believe are at the frontier of the enterprise AI landscape.

Spotlight Conversations include:

- Winning Attention: The New Marketing Playbook featuring Nectar Social Co-founders Farah Uraizee and Misbah Uraizee in conversation with Amy Wu Martin of Menlo Ventures.

- Climbing the Enterprise AI Value Pyramid featuring HappyRobot Co-founder and CTO Luis Paarup in conversation with Anish Acharya of Andreessen Horowitz.

- Why the Cost of Inference Won't Go to Zero featuring Unconventional AI CEO Naveen Rao in conversation with Konstantine Buhler of Sequoia Capital.

- From Models to Context: Building AI That Works Across the Enterprise featuring Glean Founder and CEO Arvind Jain in conversation with Mamoon Hamid of Kleiner Perkins.

Featured Flash Talk companies include:

Sailplane, Knit, LlamaIndex, Plain, Corridor, Resolve AI, Natural, Aegis AI, Maxima, Latent Defense, Vero Security, GetReal Security, and more.

Doors open at 8:30 AM PT, with programming running through a networking lunch. The venue stays open into the afternoon for meetings, conversation, and Scrappy Sessions – True Ventures' informal builder demo series where anyone building with AI can apply to showcase their latest project to a room of investors, builders, and the community at large.

Connected Stack 2026 is co-hosted by twenty-one of the industry's leading venture firms: True Ventures, Accel, Addition, a16z, Ballistic Ventures, Battery, Conviction, Felicis, Forerunner, Greylock, GTM Capital, GV, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures, MTF.VC, Notable Capital, NVIDIA Inception Program, Redpoint, Sequoia Capital, and Sound. The event is proudly supported by Lowenstein Sandler, Silicon Valley Bank, Aduro Advisors, Attivo Partners, Goodwin Procter, and PwC.

View the agenda and request one of the limited remaining seats at connectedstack.ai.

About Connected Stack

Connected Stack is a gathering of the most influential minds in enterprise AI — bringing together ambitious founders, operators, CEOs, investors, and Fortune 1000 executives to shape the future of enterprise technology. Held in San Francisco, the event is situated at the epicenter of the AI startup ecosystem. Speakers have included Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch, Anthropic CCO Paul Smith, and Box CEO Aaron Levie. For updates and more information, visit connectedstack.ai.

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NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUM ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION GIFT FROM BASKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION

Museum's Programming and Civic Space to Honor of Sheldon "Shelly" Baskin

CHICAGO, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Public Housing Museum, the first cultural institution dedicated to interpreting the American experience of public housing, announced a $1 million gift from the Baskin Family Foundation. In honor of the gift, the museum will rename its prominent public space as the Shelly Baskin Living Room.

Since opening in 2025, the Living Room has been the Museum's gathering space, fulfilling its mission as a cultural and civic anchor shaping the future of housing, hosting free programs and performances, and community gatherings.

It is being named in honor of the late Sheldon "Shelly" Baskin, a Chicago affordable housing developer, civic leader, and philanthropist. Guided by his philosophy of "doing well by doing good," he pioneered an approach to affordable housing that united nonprofits, faith communities, government, and business. Through these partnerships, he helped create and preserve thousands of homes for seniors and working families across Chicago and beyond, demonstrating that affordable housing could strengthen communities and enrich neighborhoods.

"Shelly was a devoted family man, loyal friend, world traveler, and lifelong White Sox fan. He brought the same optimism, curiosity, and generosity to his personal life that defined his professional legacy," said Judy Wise, co-founder of the Baskin Family Foundation, which supports forward thinking organizations with a focus on education and social justice.

"Shelly was a visionary, entrepreneur, and civic leader whose legacy endures in the communities he helped build, the lives he touched, and the belief that doing good is among life's greatest achievements. To have this space at the National Public Housing Museum named in Shelly's honor is a fitting tribute to his life and work, and we are honored by this gift," said National Public Housing Museum Board Chair Sunny Fischer.

The space will be dedicated during an invitation-only event later this fall.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUM

Founded by public housing residents, the National Public Housing Museum is the first cultural institution dedicated to interpreting the American experience in public housing. Filled with history, memories, music, and art, the Museum is a welcoming community gathering place that honors the stories and experiences of public housing residents. Through partnerships and programs, the Museum serves as a civic incubator that inspires visitors to take informed action to advance housing justice.

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Recognizing local, regional, and global achievements that apply artificial intelligence to solve problems, enhance capabilities, improve experiences, and create measurable value

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Globee® Awards announced that nominations are currently being accepted for the 18th Annual Globee® Awards for Innovation (Golden Bridge Awards®), inviting organizations and professionals worldwide to nominate achievements resulting from the successful implementation of artificial intelligence.

Apply now: https://globeeawards.com/innovation/

Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for people and organizations to solve complex problems, improve products and services, strengthen decision-making, advance research, enhance customer experiences, increase accessibility, and introduce capabilities that were previously difficult or impossible to achieve. The Globee® Awards for Innovation recognize measurable achievements resulting from the thoughtful and effective application of AI in workplace and business environments.

Nominations may represent achievements involving generative AI, AI agents, enterprise AI, machine learning, intelligent automation, healthcare, cybersecurity, financial services, manufacturing, research, customer experience, data and analytics, accessibility, employee enablement, decision support, products and services, and other practical applications of artificial intelligence.

Achievements may be submitted on behalf of individuals, teams, departments, companies and organizations, products, services, and cross-functional initiatives. An AI implementation does not need to span an entire enterprise; a focused initiative that solves a meaningful problem or creates measurable positive value may be considered.

Originally established as the Golden Bridge Awards®, the program is now in its 18th year and continues to recognize achievements across innovation, business transformation, organizational advancement, products, services, and measurable impact across industries and markets worldwide.

Local, regional, and global achievements are welcomed, recognizing that meaningful AI innovation can originate anywhere and benefit organizations, customers, employees, industries, and communities at different scales.

Entries are evaluated through a merit-based, data-driven process involving participation from professionals across multiple industries worldwide and defined scoring criteria.

About the Globee® Awards

The Globee® Awards are organizers of merit-based, data-driven business awards programs with worldwide participation. Across 10 awards programs, the Globee® Awards recognize achievements across multiple industries and sectors. The programs use a structured evaluation approach involving participation from professionals across various industries.

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Gong cha Turns 20 with a Month Long Birthday Celebration

Drops a limited edition free Birthday Boba Bottle with birthday drink on Sept. 15

BOSTON, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Gong cha turns 20, and to celebrate, the brand is giving away an exclusive new Birthday Boba Bottle free to every guest who orders the Birthday Drink on Sept. 15 at participating U.S. locations, while supplies last. The limited-time Birthday Drink layers mango foam over Strawberry Milk Tea and finishes with sprinkles. The Birthday Drink is available from runs only from Sept. 6 through Sept. 15.

Exclusive Birthday Boba Bottle

The Birthday Boba Bottle arrives as the centerpiece of the anniversary year. Gong cha produced it in limited quantities and will not restock it after the anniversary window closes. Fans who miss the drop on Sept. 15, can still take one home for $4.99 with any purchase, while supplies last.

You + up to 20 of your Best-Teas

Anyone turning 20 in 2026 shares a birth year with Gong cha, and three winners will win a free party. Each winner takes over their nearest Gong cha store with 20 best-tea friends, a free drink for every guest, birthday goodies for the celebrant and free Gong cha for a year.

Fans enter here and Gong cha will select three winners at random and announce them Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. CT on Instagram @gongchatea. Winners verify their date of birth after selection. Restrictions apply.

"We are thrilled to share our 20th birthday celebration with our guests and make the festivities extra special with giveaways and offers that will delight fans," said Jenn Leitner, Vice President, Brand & Marketing, The Americas for Gong cha. "From our exclusive Birthday Drink to the new Birthday Boba Bottle to parties celebrating our birthday twins, we have a lot of fun in store for this major milestone."

Gong cha poured its first cup in 2026 and now runs nearly 2,200 locations across 32 international markets. THe brand has marked the anniversary year with purple and green tumblers, an exclusive boba charm, and more surprises are still in store. For additional information about Gong cha and the 20th anniversary, visit https://www.gong-cha.com/usa/us-en or follow them on social @gongchatea.

Guests can maximize their Gong cha experience by downloading the mobile app for iOS and Android. The app allows users to skip the line by ordering ahead, customize their beverages, and earn loyalty points.

*Must purchase the Birthday Drink on September 15, 2026 to receive the Free Birthday Boba Bottle. Available while supplies last at participating Gong cha locations.

About Gong cha

Founded in Taiwan in 2006, Gong cha is the world's premier bubble tea brand. Its commitment to quality starts with its name: "Gong cha" means to offer the best tea to the emperor from all of one's possessions. From the most seasoned bubble tea connoisseur to a first-timer, Gong cha offers its customers the ability to customize their beverage to their exact specifications and never sacrifices flavor or technique. With its premium product, simple and scalable operational model, and strong corporate support, Gong cha is one of the fastest-growing bubble tea brands in the U.S and internationally, with nearly 2,200 locations in 32 international markets. For more information, please visit https://www.gong-cha.com/usa/us-en.

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