Company
London
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Tipplesworth raised.
The transaction that ended Tipplesworth's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diageo | Acquisition | 3 Dec 2019 | - | thegrocer.co.uk, thespiritsbusiness.com |
Companies Tipplesworth acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Tipplesworth. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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.
Diageo is withdrawing from the Distill Ventures accelerator it backed since 2013, after a strategic review of its early-stage venture approach, leaving a smaller team to manage existing investments.
Also globalventuring.com
Diageo has bought bottled-cocktails maker Tipplesworth, founded by Frankie Snobel, for an undisclosed sum; Snobel joins Diageo's GB on-trade team as the drinks giant pushes its tap cocktails across British bars.
Also thegrocer.co.uk