# Tastemaker Capital

> Tastemaker Capital is a VC fund in Lewes backing Food and Beverage and Brewing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lewes, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.tastemakercapital.com/

Tastemaker Capital is a VC fund in Lewes focused on Food and Beverage and Brewing. Tastemaker Capital Partners offers added-value capital to early-stage food and beverage companies. It features a curated roster of professional athletes, sports team executives, influencers, family offices, and executives from various industries.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 67% |
| Brewing | 1 | 33% |
| Craft Beer | 1 | 33% |
| Snack Food | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Popup Bagels | Popup Bagels is a bagel franchise company that make and supplies fresh baked bagles. | $8M | Series A | Oct 25, 2023 |  |
| Athletic Brewing | Athletic Brewing is a food and beverage company that specializes in brewing, healthy living, organic, e-commerce, and direct-to-consumer. It manufactures non-alcoholic craft beer. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Stratford, Connecticut. | $50M | Series C | May 11, 2021 |  |
| Athletic Brewing | Athletic Brewing is a food and beverage company that specializes in brewing, healthy living, organic, e-commerce, and direct-to-consumer. It manufactures non-alcoholic craft beer. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Stratford, Connecticut. | $17.5M | Series B | Mar 20, 2020 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Stripes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stripesco) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Wheelhouse 360 Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wheelhouse-62ab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alliance Consumer Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-consumer-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Benevolent Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Habitat Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/habitat-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TRB Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trb-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tastemaker Capital invest in?

Tastemaker Capital invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Brewing and Craft Beer startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tastemaker Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tastemaker Capital closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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