WX Brands
4 Hamilton Landing, Suite 110, Novato, CA, 94949, United States
Overview
Winery Exchange was founded in 1999. Headquartered in Novato, California, USA, they maintain regional sales offices around the United States and international offices in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Spain. Of its founding group of three, Peter Byck continues as Winery Exchange's President and CEO and John Crean is an observing member of the Board of Directors and an investor. The company was founded with the intent of blending extensive industry expertise with cutting-edge business practices. The result is a dynamic, fast-growing company poised to take advantage of new trends in the beverage alcohol industry.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 7
Sector focus
- Food and Beverage
- Food Processing
- Wine And Spirits
Investment portfolio
- BOXT
Participated · Equity · Oct 2021
BOXT is a subscription wine company that bottles (or rather boxes) a luxury, on-tap wine experience in sleek, environmentally conscious packaging. Its product delivers the equivalent of four bottles of wine per BOXT and stays fresh up to six weeks once opened. BOXT offers a concierge service, free shipping, a 100% happiness guarantee, and flexible monthly membership controls (pause, cancel, change). The startup handcrafts eight single-batch wines in Napa and runs operations from Austin. Since founding in 2019, BOXT has delivered over 2,000 boxes in a pre-launch phase and positioned itself as a premium, sustainable alternative to single-bottle purchases. The company plans to use funding to expand marketing, grow membership and brand awareness, and fund technology development to reduce its carbon footprint.