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Longtime friends Kimmie and Vi grew up hanging out at the many boba shops in San Jose, California, which were often open late. When Kimmie moved to Austin in 2017, the pair "FaceTimed every single day" while Vi stayed in San Jose and worked in marketing. While studying at Texas State University in 2018, Kimmie opened her first business: Icy Rolls, a bespoke rolled ice cream and boba shop. After being laid off in San Jose, moving to Austin during the pandemic, and being laid off again from her tech job, Vi said the stars aligned to partner with her best friend and open their own take on boba.