Bevvy - Your Digital Whisky Companion

Bevvy at a Glance

Team: Three whisky specialists, plus five app developers

Founded: 2021

Location: Isle of Islay off the west coast of Scotland, often referred to as the whisky capital of the world! Though, the majority of the team are located in central Scotland (Edinburgh & Glasgow)

Funding: Bevvy recently closed its seed funding round of $1.5M

TLDR: Bevvy is the ultimate digital whisky companion - the app uses label recognition technology to allow users to identify any bottle of whisky, and find out in seconds what it tastes like and what it’s worth

Company Mission: Bevvy wants to make whisky accessible to all, by providing an engaging platform that can be used by beginners to navigate the whisky world for the first time, or to help connoisseurs explore whisky in greater depth than ever before. 

Founders: Laurie Black - Head of Whisky, with experience in whisky retail, whisky auctions and industry connections
Luke Heron - CEO, with experience in image recognition tech start-ups and scaleups
Nas Tonchev - CTO, with experience in building and developing all technical aspects of multiple applications

Business Model: Creating a platform that allows anyone to navigate all aspects of their whisky journey. Users generate data by compiling lists of their favourite bottles, leaving ratings, tasting notes, checking in at bars, etc. This behaviour is further encouraged by harnessing the social element of whisky and the desire to share opinions and experiences with others. The app provides sophisticated recommendations based on the user’s budget and flavour profile, working with several retail partners to fulfil orders. The experience of using the app is enhanced with high-quality video content and news articles, all of which combine to deliver an engaged user audience keen to buy experiences, attend events and buy/invest in whisky.

Quick Stats: 150,000 unique bottles in our database and over 250,000 subscribers on YouTube

Bevvy is always delighted to engage with distilleries, bottlers, retailers and festivals about collaboration opportunities. If this interests you, please reach out to Laurie ([email protected])

Check out a quick video on Bevvy here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc1i8ELu-2A and the company’s website: https://bevvy.com/

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