Meet The Investor

Applications are now open for "Meet The Investor", powered by at CHEERS! The Drinks Summit. Meet with 16 drinks focused investors who are looking for the next big thing in drinks. You must have a ticket to the summit to apply. Applications close Monday 7th October at 10am. Powered by Sluys International.

Investor Line-Up - Grab Your Chance to Hang With 16 Angels and VCs Who Are Actively Looking to Invest in Challenger Drinks Brands

  • Yasha Estraikh

    Piper Private Equity

    Cheque Size: £5M-£20M

    Stage: turnover of £6m+

    Previous investments: Proper, Bottlegreen, Mindful Chef, Wild Nutrition, Flat Iron, Turtle Bay, Loungers

  • Emile Ward

    Angel Investor

    Cheque Size: £5K-£10K

    Stage: Angel / Pre-seed

    Previous investments: Woven Whisky, These Days Drinks, Small Beer Brew Co, Port Of Leith Distillery, Salcombe Gin Distillery, Loah Beer, Nc'Nean Whisky, Big Drop Brewing Co

  • Courtney Sawatzke

    Active Partners

    Cheque Size: Two funds, Early Stage (tickets range from £250k – £1m, following in round sizes of £1m+), and Growth Fund (tickets range from 2m+, in round sizes of £3m+)

    Stage: Early stage (pre-seed – Series A), and Growth (Series A – B)

    Previous investments: Northern Monk, TBA Pre-launch Tabletised Drink; many other investments in the Foodservice space including Honest Burgers, Leon, Caravan, and Chicken Shop

  • Fred Ursell

    Pembroke VCT

    Stage: all stages

    Previous investments: Rubies in the Rubble, Hackney Gelato and Plenish

  • Julia Pedret

    Verlinvest

    Cheque Size: £20-£200M

    Stage: Series B

    Previous investments: Vita Coco, Oatly, hint water, Sula Wine, Lahori, Vitamin Water and Remi Cointreau.

  • Nick Green

    Angel Investor

    Cheque Size: £5K-£20K

    Stage: Pre-Seed & Seed

    Previous investments: XOXO, MOTH, Mother Root, SOLO Coffee, Laylo, Djuce, Pentire

  • Monica Casanova

    The Craftory

    Cheque Size: n/a

    Stage: all stages

    Previous investments: Who Gives A Crap

  • Ben Newton

    Yeo Valley Ventures

    Cheque Size: £500K

    Stage: Seed to Series A

    Previous investments: MOMA (oat milk), Equinox (kombucha), Origin (coffee)

  • Lilac Watt

    Angel Investor

    Cheque Size: £600K

    Stage: Pre-seed to Series A. Unlikely to invest pre-product but able to invest pre-revenue.

  • Claudia Yupangco

    Jam Jar Investment

    Cheque Size: £200k-£3m

    Stage: Seed / Series A

    Previous investments: Space Goods, Winedrops, Mother Root

  • Gareth Bath

    Distill Ventures

    Cheque Size: £250K+

    Stage: Pre seed, seed and also growth (series A)

    Previous investments: Seedlip, Ritual Zero Proof , Ritual Zero Proof and a very special portfolio of new world whiskies.

  • Dom Chapman

    Chapman Capital

  • Kasia Cheng

    TRUE

    Cheque Size: £500K

    Stage: Pre-seed to Series A

  • Adam Draper

    Nurture Brands

    Previous investments: Rebel Kitchen and Jax Coco

  • Ben Arbib

    Nurture Brands

    Previous investments: Rebel Kitchen and Jax Coco

  • Callum Harvey

    Growth Partner

    Cheque Size: £5m-£20m

    Stage: Flexible, but generally £5m turnover minimum