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Who invested in Next Century Spirits?
Next Century Spirits's investors include Triangle Tweener Fund, Ruttenberg Gordon Investments and Blue Hill Group.
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$3.6MRound$6.0MVenture
United States · Venture startup
Who invested in Next Century Spirits
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$9.6Mraised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources
$3.6MRound$6.0MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $6.0MFeb 2026
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- Investors
- 3
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round, $3.6M Oct 2018
- Biggest round
- $6.0M Venture · Feb 2026
- Between rounds
- 7.3 years from the last two
The rounds
- Feb 2026Venture$6.0M2 new
Source recordedSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Feb 2026
- Oct 2018
Founders and team
From Next Century Spirits's own website: 1 founder, 9 on the team.
Joel PawlakCo-Founder
- Anthony MonielloChief Executive Officer
- Tom SpisakChief Financial Officer
- Adam CookVP of Operations
- Amanda L. BlancoVP of Brand Marketing
- Shari BaxterVP of R&D and Quality
- Arjun RajaratnamGeneral Counsel
- Damon DeSantisBoard Member
- Kenny ChesneyShareholder & Board Member
- Matthew BronfmanExecutive Chairman
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Everyone who backed them
Blue Hill GroupVC firm1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Next Century Spirits as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Next Century Spirits
How much has Next Century Spirits raised?
Next Century Spirits has raised $9.6M across 2 rounds since 2018.
When did Next Century Spirits last raise?
Next Century Spirits's most recent round was a Venture of $6.0M in Feb 2026.
What was Next Century Spirits's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $6.0M in Feb 2026, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Next Century Spirits first?
Next Century Spirits's first round on record, in Oct 2018, was backed by Blue Hill Group.
What stage is Next Century Spirits at?
Next Century Spirits's latest named round is a Venture, in Feb 2026.
Where is Next Century Spirits based?
Next Century Spirits is based in the United States.
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