# James Robertson

> James Robertson is a seed investor in Shenzhen backing Wine And Spirits and Food and Beverage. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-robertson-cn/
- Website: https://www.nineriversdistiller.com

James Robertson is a seed investor in Shenzhen focused on Wine And Spirits and Food and Beverage. James Robertson

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wine And Spirits | 1 | 20% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 20% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC | Holding company that owns a China mainland WFOE, created to build a single malt whisky distillery in Longyan City, Fujian, China. A project that includes over 20'000 square meters of production space and due to start production in 2023. |  | Series A | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC | Holding company that owns a China mainland WFOE, created to build a single malt whisky distillery in Longyan City, Fujian, China. A project that includes over 20'000 square meters of production space and due to start production in 2023. |  | Convertible Note | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC | Holding company that owns a China mainland WFOE, created to build a single malt whisky distillery in Longyan City, Fujian, China. A project that includes over 20'000 square meters of production space and due to start production in 2023. |  | Convertible Note | Sep 01, 2020 |  |
| Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC | Holding company that owns a China mainland WFOE, created to build a single malt whisky distillery in Longyan City, Fujian, China. A project that includes over 20'000 square meters of production space and due to start production in 2023. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2019 |  |
| Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC | Holding company that owns a China mainland WFOE, created to build a single malt whisky distillery in Longyan City, Fujian, China. A project that includes over 20'000 square meters of production space and due to start production in 2023. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2019 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does James Robertson invest in?

James Robertson invests primarily in Wine And Spirits and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James Robertson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Robertson closed in Sep 2021. 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?

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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