# InvestBev

> InvestBev is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Wine And Spirits. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Winnetka, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 87%
- Last fund: Apr 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/investbev/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/investbev
- Website: https://investbev.com/

InvestBev is a VC fund in Winnetka focused on Food and Beverage and Wine And Spirits. Founded in 2018, InvestBev is a growth-oriented private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm seeks to invest in adult beverage brands, technology, and raw distillate aging program. The firm will also look to make strategic investments in the cannabis space.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for InvestBev. Shizune tracks 1 team members at InvestBev. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/investbev?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $6.2M–$8M |
| Series A | $8M–$14M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $1M–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 9 | 60% |
| Wine And Spirits | 8 | 53% |
| Winery | 3 | 20% |
| Brewing | 3 | 20% |
| Distillery | 3 | 20% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 33% |
| Seed | 3 | 20% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Grant | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 60% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Rosen | General Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-rosen-66e5 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shake Up Cocktails | Shake Up Cocktails uses authentic ingredients and vivid flavors to create all-natural, gluten-free, ready-to-drink cocktails suitable for any occasion. | $100K | Grant | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| Lucky Energy | LUCKY F*CK is a better-for-you energy drink company. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 02, 2025 |  |
| RD1 Spirits |  |  | Corporate Round | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Lucky Energy | LUCKY F*CK is a better-for-you energy drink company. | $14.2M | Series A | Mar 27, 2025 |  |
| True Story Whiskeys | True Story Whiskeys focused on creating a comprehensive visitor experience at its flagship project—a new distillery and tourism complex. |  | Debt Financing | Jan 13, 2025 |  |
| Rare Character Whiskey | The goal of Rare Character Whiskey is to give each customer "the perfect American whiskey," whatever that means to them personally. In order to showcase distinctive and unadulterated American whiskeys from all throughout the nation, Rare Character was established. |  |  | Dec 23, 2024 |  |
| Sèchey | Sèchey was founded to increase the awareness, availability and convenience of alcohol free and functional alternatives. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 12, 2024 |  |
| JuneShine | JuneShine is a hard-kombucha company. |  | Private Equity | Jan 31, 2024 |  |
| Thomas Ashbourne Craft Spirits | Thomas Ashbourne Craft Spirits is a collection of wildly delicious ready-to-drink craft cocktails. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 03, 2023 |  |
| Ten To One Rum | Ten To One is a contemporary and elevated spirit, designed to challenge expectations & reinvigorate the way people taste. | $1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 13, 2023 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does InvestBev invest in?

InvestBev invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits and Winery startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is InvestBev's check size?

InvestBev typically joins rounds of $6.2M–$8M at Seed, $8M–$14M at Series A and $1M–$1M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds InvestBev participates in.

### How do I contact InvestBev?

Public channels for InvestBev include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at InvestBev?

The team at InvestBev includes Brian Rosen (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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