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Spirits giant Diageo bought British premixed cocktail maker Tipplesworth for £112 million in March 2024; the article examines the deal's rationale, the brand's retail growth, and planned expansion into Canada, Australia and the US.
Private-equity-backed drinks group Fermentum has bought Melbourne craft brewer Two Birds for $24.7 million, its sixth brewery; the piece also reviews the site's sustainability record and earlier sector consolidations.
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Weekly roundup detailing new funding for eight local startups: home lending, document verification, farm water monitoring, alcoholic drinks, freight software, leaf protein, artist content sales and organic bedding, totalling over $36 million.
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Bae Juice, a Melbourne maker of Korean pear hangover drinks, banked $1 million from gaming billionaire Laurence Escalante's family office and returning backer Honan Capital, funding local growth and a US push.
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Seven Australian startups together banked over $90 million in the past seven days across venue software, hydrogen aviation, social media, craft brewing, plastics alternatives, aged-care robotics and accountant training.
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Shark Tank investor Dr Catriona Wallace has put $125,000 into Yaala Sparkling, an Indigenous-owned maker of non-alcoholic native-ingredient drinks, after Tara Croker's television pitch; the funds will boost production and distribution.
Melbourne hangover-prevention drink maker Bae Juice is entering the US through a New York distribution deal, building on an earlier seed raise and a strategic investment from Honan Capital.
Non-alcoholic cocktail maker Naked Life closed a $3 million equity crowdfunding campaign on Birchal and plans to expand into more Australian liquor chains and overseas markets.
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Maker of whisky and gin tasting boxes plans an equity crowdfunding campaign on Birchal to fund Southeast Asian expansion, having earlier taken capital from Koala's co-founders; no money has been raised yet.
SmartCompany reports SEO startup Longtail UX raised $2.25 million from Woolworths' W23 and Global Retail Brands, recalling earlier raises led by Investec and backed by Andrew Bassat and Sean Larcombe amid surging e-commerce demand.
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A ready-to-drink cocktails maker is seeking equity crowdfunding of up to $1 million via Equitise, having earlier drawn backing from two Shark Tank investors, and now exports while planning further growth.
Sydney search-optimisation software firm Longtail has raised $2.5 million from individual backers including Seek's co-founder, valuing it at $25 million, to fund sales expansion across Australia, the UK and the US.
Profile of alcohol-free spirits maker Lyre's, founded by Mark Livings, now backed by Andrew Banks with distribution via Dan Murphy's, BoozeBud and Proof Drinks, and a larger raise in progress.