Tech Company Shirts: Custom Branded Tees and Long Sleeves
Quick Answer- Custom tech company shirts start at $19.88 VIP base with no minimum order.
- Soft cotton, performance, and triblend options cover daily wear, gym-before-work, and customer-facing days.
- Long sleeves and tanks fill the shoulder seasons and warm-weather offices.
- Each employee picks their own size and cut through a branded shop. Free US shipping.
Custom tech company shirts from Bear Grips Pro Shops start at $19.88 VIP base with no minimum. Engineering teams, sales teams, founder offices, and conference booths all run on the same set of shirt categories: soft cotton tees for daily wear, performance tees for the active commute, triblends for slightly elevated looks, and long sleeves for cooler offices and shoulder seasons.
Tee Categories for Tech Company Apparel
The standard tech shirt line covers four categories:
- Soft cotton tees. Daily driver. Comfortable for 10-hour engineering days. Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee (Bear Grips) at $19.88 VIP base is the most-ordered tee in tech swag programs.
- Triblend tees. Softer hand with a vintage texture. Slightly more polished drape. Men's Premium Triblend Crew Tee (Next Level) at $23.88 VIP base.
- Performance tees. Moisture-wicking for the gym-before-work routine and warm offices. Men's Moisture-Wicking Tee (Sport-Tek) at $23.86 VIP base.
- Long sleeve tees. Cooler office layers and shoulder seasons. Long Sleeve Cotton Shirt (Bella+Canvas) at $29.88 VIP base.
For women on the team, the parallel picks are the Women's Favorite Tee (Bella+Canvas), Women's Premium Triblend Tee (Next Level), and Ladies' Moisture Wicking Tee (Sport-Tek).
Pricing and Margin for Tech Company Shirts
| Shirt Style | VIP Base | Common Internal Price | Margin if Sold to Public |
|---|
| Airlume Cotton Tee | $19.88 | $0 (employee) / $20 (cost) | $8-12 at $28-32 retail |
| Next Level Triblend | $23.88 | $0 / $24 | $8-13 at $32-37 |
| Sport-Tek Performance | $23.86 | $0 / $24 | $8-12 at $32-36 |
| Bella+Canvas Long Sleeve | $29.88 | $0 / $30 | $8-13 at $38-43 |
Most tech companies run two shop modes simultaneously: an employee-internal shop at cost (employees order free or at-cost) and a public shop at standard retail (for fans, customers, or community).
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Design Directions for Tech Company Shirts
For shirts specifically, the design directions that hold up:
- Wordmark centered chest or left chest. Single color print, clean typography. The most-worn design.
- Logomark left chest plus wordmark back. Two-color setup. Polished and durable across many washes.
- Founding year and city. "Est. 2024 San Francisco" or "Est. 2019 Brooklyn" small graphic. Reads like premium streetwear instead of corporate swag.
- Tech stack mark. Internal-only design referencing the stack the engineering team uses. Niche but beloved within engineering culture.
- Anniversary mark. 5-year, 10-year, IPO graphic. Limited run pieces that retain meaning years later.
Avoid loud all-over prints, gradient fills, and 4-color photographic images. Clean single-color or two-color prints photograph better, last longer, and read as more premium.
How to Set Up the Tech Company Shirt Shop
- Sign up at shops.beargrips.com/for/tech-company.
- Upload the company wordmark and logomark in vector format.
- Pick 3-5 shirt styles (cotton tee, triblend, performance, long sleeve, and optionally a tank).
- Add BOTH unisex AND women's-cut versions of each style.
- Set retail to cost for employees, standard markup for public-facing pieces.
- Share the shop link with the team in onboarding and Slack.
For tech companies running a public-facing community shop (fan merch, community contributor merch, conference attendee merch), the shirts are usually the lead category. The full t-shirt catalog covers every style and size available.
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Pick the soft cotton, triblend, performance, and long sleeve picks that cover the full year of tech office wear. No minimum, free US shipping.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most popular tee for tech company swag?
The Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee from Bear Grips at $19.88 VIP base. Soft ring-spun cotton, fits true to size, holds prints cleanly through many washes. Most-ordered tee in tech swag programs.
Can a tech company shop sell shirts to the public and give them to employees at the same time?
Yes. The same shop link supports cost-only orders for employees and standard-markup orders for the public. Each order ships free to the buyer's address.
How long does a tech company shirt order take to ship?
About a week from order to delivery. US-printed and free shipping to the recipient address. Onboarding kits ordered when a new hire is in their offer stage typically arrive before the start date.
What size run should a tech company stock?
None. The branded shop model avoids stocking sizes. Each employee orders their own size and the piece ships in about a week. No closet of leftover XL pieces.
Eli GoldbergSmall Business Branding Writer
Eli writes about small business and startup branding. He spent eight years in B2B marketing before going independent and covers how small companies use apparel for swag, conferences, hiring events, and team building.
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