CA

Cask Ventures

VC
Edinburgh, UKWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$75K – $250K

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage investments in alcoholic beverage startups with D2C distribution.

Meet the Team

JS

Jessica Simmons

Director of Operations

CS

Ciara Sims

Content Marketing Manager

NM

Nile Mok

Digital Marketing Executive

JW

John Wong

Regional Sales Director

LA

Lewis Anderson

Operations Manager

JE

Jordan Edwards

Sales and Marketing Manager

SA

Simon Aron

Managing Director

Founder of Cask Trade, aiming to create a trustworthy marketplace for cask whisky collectors, alternative investors, and bottlers.

LM

Laura McKenna

Managing Partner

Alcoholic Beverages
Startups
DB

David Boucher

Operations Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Other
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Technology

Portfolio Companies (14)

Other

BO

BottleUp

Alcoholic Beverages
CA

Cask Trade

TH

The Speyside Distillery

SI

Siobhan Mackenzie

RE

Renegade Rum

TH

The Drinks Trust

CA

CASK VENTURES LTD

Technology / Industrial

UK company engaged in manufacture of electronic measuring/testing equipment and software development

SB

SB Wine Cask Ventures LLC

Food & Beverage / Hospitality

California restaurant and liquor-related business

KA

Kaszek Ventures VI, L.P.

Venture Capital / Financial Services·Fund·Kaszek Ventures VI, L.P.

Venture capital fund referenced as an unrelated entity

CA

Cask Strength

Alcohol / Spirits / Investment·Fund·Cask Strength

Follow-on investment fund focused on the alcohol/spirits sector

How to pitch Cask Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $75K – $250K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jessica Simmons, Director of Operations.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

Featured In

Browse More Investors

Fundraising resources

Frequently Asked Questions

See if Cask Ventures is a match for your startup

Upload your pitch deck to see how well you match with Cask Ventures and 10,000+ other investors.

Is this your profile? Request a correction or removal