# Next Century Spirits funding: rounds and investors

> Next Century Spirits has raised $9.6M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Triangle Tweener Fund, Ruttenberg Gordon Investments and Blue Hill Group.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/next-century-spirits (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Next Century Spirits*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Food & Beverage Foodtech

Raised 9 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$9.6M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$3.6M** Round **$6.0M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $6.0M Feb 2026
- **Step-up i:** 1.7×
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2020 2022 2024 2026

**$3.6M** Round

**$6.0M** Venture

- **First round:** Round, $3.6M
- **Biggest round:** $6.0M
- **Between rounds:** 7.3 years

## The rounds

- **Feb 2026** Venture **$6.0M** *2 new* [Triangle Tweener Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triangle-tweener-fund) [Ruttenberg Gordon Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ruttenberg-gordon-investments) Source recorded SEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Feb 2026
- **Oct 2018** Round **$3.6M** *1 new* [Blue Hill Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-hill-group) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $3.6M sold, first sale Aug 2018

## Founders and team

From Next Century Spirits's own website: 1 founder, 9 on the team.

**Joel Pawlak** Co-Founder

- **Anthony Moniello** Chief Executive Officer
- **Tom Spisak** Chief Financial Officer
- **Adam Cook** VP of Operations
- **Amanda L. Blanco** VP of Brand Marketing
- **Shari Baxter** VP of R&D and Quality
- **Arjun Rajaratnam** General Counsel
- **Damon DeSantis** Board Member
- **Kenny Chesney** Shareholder & Board Member
- **Matthew Bronfman** Executive 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.

**Round** 2018 **Venture** 2026 [Triangle Tweener Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triangle-tweener-fund) [Ruttenberg Gordon Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ruttenberg-gordon-investments) [Blue Hill Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-hill-group)

## Everyone who backed them

[Triangle Tweener Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triangle-tweener-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Ruttenberg Gordon Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ruttenberg-gordon-investments) Family office **1** round

[Blue Hill Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-hill-group) VC firm **1** round

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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.

[Sandbox Studios](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sandbox-studios) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Next Century Spirits

### Who invested in Next Century Spirits?

Next Century Spirits's investors include Triangle Tweener Fund, Ruttenberg Gordon Investments and Blue Hill Group.

### 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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