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McLean & Associates

122 Avondale Ave S, Waterloo, ON, N2L 2C3, Canada

Overview

McLean & Associates provides practical, strategic, concrete solutions to your challenges.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
1

Sector focus

  • Consulting
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Investment portfolio

  • Partake Brewing

    Participated · Series B · Mar 2022

    Partake Brewing, founded in 2017 by Ted Fleming and based in Calgary, Alberta, brews non-alcoholic craft beers for consumers seeking lower-calorie options. Its portfolio includes PALE, IPA, BLONDE, RED, DARK (U.S.), STOUT (Canada), PEACH GOSE and seasonal editions, with cans ranging from 10–30 calories and using vegan, all-natural ingredients. The brand has received international recognition, including a Gold Medal at the World Beer Awards for Best Non-Alcoholic Beer. Partake plans to use new funding to expand U.S. and Canadian retail presence, broaden distribution across key channels, extend regional teams and leadership, and create limited-release products. The company works with Export Development Canada (EDC) to support scaling and international expansion. The article cites rapid consumer adoption since the brand’s 2017 debut and projects category growth (25% CAGR) to a $5B market by 2025.

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