William Welton

SUMS is a new running brand out to see how far we can take the sustainability, performance and social impact of one product; running socks. Our pledge-per-run model is driving the whole concept, where were donating 5p to the amazing Outrunners Charity with every run our community clocks on Strava.

SUMS is a new running brand out to see how far we can take the sustainability, performance and social impact of one product; running socks. Our pledge-per-run model is driving the whole concept, where were donating 5p to the amazing Outrunners Charity with every run our community clocks on Strava.

Floe is developing a game changing system for oral health management that combines machine learning and salivary diagnostics. Floe empowers patients to shift from a reactive to a preventative approach, while at the same time raising the profile of oral health as a fundamental pillar of overall health. Our ambition is to bring the fields medicine and dentistry together in order to improve lives at scale.

Through funding, unrivalled know-how and a global network of industry expertise, we partner with next-gen founders seeking to start or scale the drinks brands of the future. To date, Distill Ventures has invested +$300M in 35 founder-led brands. Our current public portfolio includes: *New World Whisky* 🥃 Stauning Whisky, one of Europe’s standout new whiskies from Denmark. 🥃 Starward Whisky, a distinctive Australian whisky, exclusively matured in Australian wine barrels. 🥃 Westward Whiskey, a leading American single malt whiskey inspired by the Pacific Northwest’s craft beer traditions. 🥃 Kanosuke Distillery, makers of Japanese single malt and blended whisky. *No & Low* Ritual Zero Proof, the first spirit alternative distilled in America. *Acquisitions by Diageo to date* Kikori Whiskey exited our accelerator programme and entered the Diageo portfolio in 2018. Belsazar, a German aperitif, integrated into the Diageo portfolio in 2018. Seedlip, the world’s first non-alcohol distilled spirits brand, exited into the Diageo portfolio in 2019. —————————————————— THE PRE-ACCELERATOR In 2021, Distill Venture committed to increasing diversity within the industry by launching the Pre-Accelerator, an initiative dedicated to early-stage founders from underrepresented communities. Our recent Pre-Accelerator cohort introduced Jackson McCrea Whiskey and Ume Plum Liqueur to the portfolio ————————————————— WORKING ALONGSIDE DIAGEO We operate independently with backing from Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company. Diageo provides investment funding, as well as resources and access through its network of experts. If youre building a drinks brand of the future and want to know how acceleration works for drinks brands, visit www.distillventures.com.