Following the first and second funding event for early stage spirits brands, BEVINVEST (formerly known as InvestBev) announces its third event, taking place on Thursday, September 24, 12-4pm CST, via WebEx. The virtual webinar and funding event will showcase experts on the current economy and how it is impacting the spirits market, as well as bring together a new group of spirits brands with prospective investors.
Sponsored by Perkins Coie LLP, Accelerated Brands, the Beverage Testing Institute and Wagstaff Media + Marketing, the fall BEVINVEST will feature David Ozgo, Chief Economist of the Distilled Spirits Council of the US, as the featured keynote speaker, who will address how the current health and economic crises are impacting the marketplace for distilled spirits, and will put the current economy into context for investors and distillers through his extensive historical knowledge of the spirits industry. In addition, a panel of brand development experts and legal professionals will share insights on how to successfully build a spirit brand in today’s U.S. market.
The previous two events brought together more than eight brands per event with prospective investors, providing an opportunity to matchmake for future growth and success. To date, a number of the past participating brands are in funding discussions with investors as a result BevInvest meetings.
BEVINVEST Fall 2020 will begin at 12pm CST via WebEx; the event will include:
· 12-12:15pm – Introductions
· 12:15-12:30 – David Ozgo, keynote speaker
· 12:30-1pm – Panelist Q&A
· 1-4pm – One-on-One brand-funder meetings
BEVINVEST Fall 2020 is designed for spirits brands that have a product with unique-to-category qualities or characteristics, an authentic back story, minimum annual sales of 5,000 cases (9-liter), and distribution in three or more states.
