# Kamuti Kiteme

> Kamuti Kiteme is a pre-seed investor at Databanq backing Food and Beverage and Winery. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Databanq](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/databanq)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamuti
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/kamutikiteme
- Website: https://x.com/kamutikiteme

Kamuti Kiteme is a pre-seed investor at Databanq in Los Angeles focused on Food and Beverage and Winery. Kamuti Kiteme is the EVP at Databanq. He attended University of Pennsylvania.

## 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 Databanq

VC Fund · Orlando, United States

DataBanq Media provides search marketing solutions for third party advertisers and publishers. The company's owned and operated media properties provide hundreds of advertisers with vertically segmented and localized customer acquisition opportunities. The company's proprietary publishing platform provides third party publishers withsearch-friendly social media and user generated content modules, in addition to an effective ad platform to monetize traffic. DataBanq provides search engine optimization consulting & custom search marketing services for clients looking to maximize their online marketing efforts.

5 contacts available at Databanq.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kamuti Kiteme | EVP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kamuti-kiteme-75a2 |
| Daivd Bayer | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daivd-bayer |
| James Boyle | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-boyle-2 |
| Kamuti Kiteme | EVP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kamuti-kiteme |
| Peter Stone | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-stone |

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## FAQ

### What does Kamuti Kiteme invest in?

Kamuti Kiteme 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 Kamuti Kiteme last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kamuti Kiteme 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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