# Frank Lampen

> Frank Lampen is a pre-seed investor at Distill Ventures backing Food and Beverage and Winery. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Distill Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/distill-ventures)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklampen/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/franklampen
- Website: https://x.com/franklampen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/franklampen

Frank Lampen is a pre-seed investor at Distill Ventures in London focused on Food and Beverage and Winery. Frank has set up several businesses, and advised dozens more, both inside and outside of drinks. He has a wide understanding of deal structures, launch strategies and effective brand positioning, and helps founders look for and achieve game-changing pivots to drive rapid growth. He has over ten years' experience in drinks, and blogs atfrankaboutfood.co.uk

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 100% |
| Winery | 4 | 80% |
| Wine And Spirits | 4 | 80% |
| Craft Beer | 1 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 20% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lot 42 | Lot42 is a premium ready-to-drink line that strives to elevate and broaden the pre-made cocktail experience. Lot42 was founded by co-founders, life partners, and beverage industry veterans Chris MacDonald and Dale Milliken with the goal of generating positive, open-minded experiences that enable consumers to be their best selves, without judgment. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| Kromanti Rum | Kromanti is a spiced Caribbean rum developed in 2020 by a father-daughter team originating from the Kromantis, an enslaved African clan. Cashain David and Danielle David of the Kromanti Distillery & Blending House have created a signature rum mixed with the sweet and tart flavors of the Tamarind fruit, as well as cinnamon and nutmeg. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| atost | atōst is a winery that crafts a flavor-forward line of American Aperitivos. The company aims to combine the founder's favorite parts of wine and spirit into one alcohol. It needed to be enjoyable, not too harsh, and better for customers. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Golden, Colorado. | $500K | Seed | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| Vervet | Vervet is a manufacturing company that specializes in retail, sales, and distribution of beer and cocktails. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| Vascano Tequila | Vascano Tequila is a brand born in the summer of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial unrest that ensued. The purpose of the four founders, Vernon Leftwich, Adanna Mbanugo, Samantha Johnson, and Christian Harper, was to develop a multifunctional spirit that represented their intersectional identities as Black, female, and LGBTQIA+. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 07, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## About Distill Ventures

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Distill Ventures provide investment and support for spirits entrepreneurs who want to create the global drinks brands of the future. They are an independent venture built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs – because they believe the most exciting innovation in the drinks industry is coming from founder-led brands.They created Distill Ventures tobe the perfect partner for ambitious entrepreneurs who are creating the global brands of the future. Between them, they have years of experience working with businesses of all types and they have a deep understanding of, and passion for, drinks. They know the challenges facing founder-led businesses and they are committed to using this experience to support your founding team and grow your brand.

3 contacts available at Distill Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frank Lampen | Partner, Chief Tasting Officer & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-lampen |
| Dan Shrimpton | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-shrimpton |
| Kamuti Kiteme | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kamuti-kiteme-75a2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Frank Lampen invest in?

Frank Lampen invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Winery and Wine And Spirits startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Frank Lampen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Frank Lampen closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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