$380,560 raised out of $10,000
Overview
Platform
Indiegogo
Backers
40
Start date
May 26, 2021
Close date
May 27, 2021
Concept

Highly Portable, Flavorful, Multipurpose, Teeth-friendly, and 100% Sustainable

Story

 

A compact, portable, and sustainable way to brew and enjoy a robust cup of coffee, all in the same mug. No machines, no waste, and no hassle. 

 

      

 

 

These images are renders; actual colors may vary slightly.

 

 

 

JoGo is a reusable straw that is equipped with a patent-pending mesh filter that allows you to enjoy a robust cup of coffee, loose-leaf tea, or that fresh mojito, anywhere and anytime.

 

 

 

Simply drop in a scoop of your favorite ground coffee, add hot water, pop in your JoGo, and enjoy! The perfect companion for your outdoor, sustainable, and on-the-go lifestyle.

 

 

JoGo is designed to fight against disposable culture by eliminating the need for plastic straws, to- go coffee lids, K-cups, and wasteful paper filters. Our method allows you to brew and drink coffee in the same cup, streamlining the process and avoiding unnecessary waste.

 

 

 

 

 

 Barely larger than a pencil, JoGo can easily slip right into any pocket.

 

 

All the robust flavor of a French press but with the ease of instant. JoGo brings coffee back to its roots and allows you to experience the full journey of the beans in your mug. No machine, no waste, and no hassle. 

 

 

 

 

Drinking coffee or tea through a straw helps bypass your teeth and reduce unwanted teeth stains.

 

JoGo’s removable filter and dishwasher-safe design allows for almost effortless cleaning.

 

  • Heat Regulated Tip: Provides you with comfort and a temperature diffusion to make every sip enjoyable.
  • Ergonomic Design: Formed to allow you to drink from a natural position.
  • Durable Stainless Steel: The entire straw is made with durable stainless steel to provide you with confidence when disconnecting from society.
  • Unscrewable Filter: Allows for almost effortless cleaning
  • Micron Metal Filter: Designed with a fine micron-metal mesh that keeps out the particulates while preventing clogging. 

 

Drinking coffee through a straw is actually no different than sipping it out of a mug! As with any hot beverage, let it cool to your comfort level, and then take a small test sip.

JoGo’s pinchable tip allows for maximum control over the flow of liquid, while its insulated and food-grade silicone keeps your lips cool.

As always, Drink Responsibly.

 

 

 

These images are renders; actual colors may vary slightly.

 

 

 

The inspiration for the JoGo originated when co-founder Joey Jones was on a 28,000-mile solo motorcycle expedition from Minnesota to Argentina in 2016. While in Argentina, a family gave him a “bombilla”– a straw with a filter on the bottom that is designed for drinking the popular loose leaf Yerba Mate tea.

The first bombillas were first created by the Guaraní people and took the form of a simple and straight tube constructed out of the Taquara plant. In the 17th and 18th centuries, craftsmen developed the first metal bombillas, using alpaca and brass. They would eventually be adopted by the legendary Argentinian Gauchos and are widely used in many regions of South America today, as well as parts of Europe, Asia, and more recently the United States.

For Joey’s next adventure after he returned from his motorcycle trip, he teamed up with Nick Yehle to lead a canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness. One morning at breakfast they had an idea – could they use the sustainable brewing method of the bombilla, and apply it to the often wasteful world of coffee? They discovered, however, that while the traditional bombilla’s filter worked with Yerba Mate, it wasn’t fine enough to filter the finer ground coffee and would even get clogged. Nonetheless, they were stoked at the prospect of innovation on the horizon.

After their trip, the two went to work. After countless trials and rigorous testing of various prototypes (in which they experienced dangerously high levels of caffeine), they finally attained a design that filtered out the grounds, didn’t get clogged, was easy to clean, and looked pretty dang cool to boot!

Howdy! We are two entrepreneurs and outdoor educators who met leading canoe trips in the great Northwoods. We were tired (literally) of the difficulty involved in the usual methods of brewing a good cup of coffee in the wilderness. From this problem, the idea for the Jogo sprouted– a solution that would make coffee easier and less wasteful!

We decided to put our minds together (and our life savings) to try and make our vision a reality. The Jogo is a sustainable and effortless new way to brew a high-quality cup of coffee that blends tasteful design with a durability you can depend on.

However, to bring our dream to life and introduce our baby to the world … we need your support!

 

 

Every year we will contribute 5% of our profits to Survival International, a nonprofit organization that works “in partnership with Indigenous and tribal communities to help them defend their lives, protect their lands, and determine their own futures.” We do this because the destruction of First Nation land and critical habitat is a global problem that requires collective action. Conservation needs to be decolonized, and by managing and understanding their environment better than anyone else, indigenous people have proven to be the best conservationists. As the JoGo was inspired by the Yerba Mate straws created by the Guaraní tribe, a partner of Survival International, we believe it is our duty, and privilege, to give back to this nation.

Our annual contribution will be in the form of unrestricted funds so that Survival International, and their tribal partners, can allocate resources in response to real-time needs. As we are located in Minnesota, we are not equipped to understand or address the complex social, political, and environmental issues in these regions. And we believe that the people who can best resolve them are the ones who are being the most affected by them.

To find out more information about Survival International, visit their website: https://www.survivalinternational.org

We would like to sincerely thank the countless people who have helped us on this journey. We could not have gotten this far without the devotion of our advisors, friends, family, team of content creators, and all of you! Each of you has helped make our dream a reality and we have the deepest appreciation for all of your support. 

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