Led · Seed · Oct 2025

Steric is a Culver City–based beverage-technology company that created the patent-pending Steric Process, which uses an adjustable electromagnetic energy field to break down and transform specific compounds in distilled spirits and wine. The system enables producers to rescue flawed batches, ensure batch-to-batch consistency, and elevate premium products without additives or filtration. Its technology can treat products in hours instead of the months typically required by traditional methods and is designed to be highly scalable for operations of any size. Steric won the 2023 Innovation of the Year Award from the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS), underscoring its industry credibility. The company plans to expand manufacturing and deployment across North America and select international markets while ramping up customer-success programs to help partners hit target flavor profiles. Steric is also investing in R&D to adapt its process for broader beverage categories.