Ed Roberto

DRINKS connects retailers, brands, and marketplaces to the $250 billion alcohol market. The company’s pioneering Wine as a Service (WaaS) platform allows any retailer, brand, or marketplace to launch a ship-to-home wine program quickly and easily, enabling our partners to offer 1-2 day delivery to customers across the U.S. DRINKS’ 40-year Direct to Consumer marketplace Wine Insiders was named America’s Best Online Value Retailer by Wine Enthusiast. DRINKS powers this new operating system for e-commerce alcohol with its patented Predictive AI Retailing platform that leverages Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Natural Language Processing to provide its partners with data-driven insights that generate personalized shopping experiences that drive customer loyalty. In 2022, DRINKS acquired Electriq, a Shopify-focused digital retention and growth agency, to provide all the technology and expertise necessary to start, run, and grow the e-commerce alcohol category. A leader in the Shopify ecosystem, Electriq is a Klaviyo Elite Master Partner, an Attentive Pioneer, a Recharge Premier Partner, and a certified partner with Shopify, Rebuy, Okendo, and other industry leaders. DRINKS was twice named one of America’s Best Startup Employers by Forbes, a top place to work by Built In LA for the last four years, and was recognized as the Most Innovative Retail Model by Modern Retail.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

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DRINKS connects retailers, brands, and marketplaces to the $250 billion alcohol market. The company’s pioneering Wine as a Service (WaaS) platform allows any retailer, brand, or marketplace to launch a ship-to-home wine program quickly and easily, enabling our partners to offer 1-2 day delivery to customers across the U.S. DRINKS’ 40-year Direct to Consumer marketplace Wine Insiders was named America’s Best Online Value Retailer by Wine Enthusiast. DRINKS powers this new operating system for e-commerce alcohol with its patented Predictive AI Retailing platform that leverages Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Natural Language Processing to provide its partners with data-driven insights that generate personalized shopping experiences that drive customer loyalty. In 2022, DRINKS acquired Electriq, a Shopify-focused digital retention and growth agency, to provide all the technology and expertise necessary to start, run, and grow the e-commerce alcohol category. A leader in the Shopify ecosystem, Electriq is a Klaviyo Elite Master Partner, an Attentive Pioneer, a Recharge Premier Partner, and a certified partner with Shopify, Rebuy, Okendo, and other industry leaders. DRINKS was twice named one of America’s Best Startup Employers by Forbes, a top place to work by Built In LA for the last four years, and was recognized as the Most Innovative Retail Model by Modern Retail.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)