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What is Distill Ventures and what are the equivalent investment funds from other major drinks producers?

**Distill Ventures** is Diageo's corporate investment and accelerator fund. It has backed multiple spirits and drinks brands in the portfolio including **Seedlip**, **Stauning Whisky**, **Duppy**, **El Rayo**, **Mr Black**, **Pedrino**, **Belsazar**, and **Caleno**. The fund operates both in the US and internationally, with a dedicated investment team managing portfolio companies outside the US. Equivalent corporate venture funds from other major drinks producers include: - **ZX Ventures** — AB InBev's venture investment arm - **Convivialité Ventures** — Pernod Ricard's equivalent (likely, based on community discussion) Members note that Distill Ventures is an active route for founders seeking scale investment, and the fund has representatives embedded in the Kindred Collective community who are open to direct conversation about partnership opportunities.