Wine and spirits e-commerce platform, Speakeasy Co. (Speakeasy), raised $6.8M in funding for its third seed round led by investment firm InvestBev.
Speakeasy has raised a total of $9.8M to date.
- The U.S.-based platform has grown to almost 300 members, including brands such as WhistlePig, Tesla Tequila, Stoli Group, and Jägermeister.
- The company has been on a mission "to revolutionize the industry with a first-of-its-kind centralized fulfillment model," according to Josh Jacobs, co-founder and CEO.
- Speakeasy enables partners to sell directly to consumers from their websites, allowing brands to own the user experience, data, and analytics.
- According to Brian Rosen, General Partner at InvestBev, "across all industries, companies highly value owning the direct consumer relationship, and Speakeasy allows alcohol brands to do just that while layering on efficient fulfillment."
