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The DTC Wine Brand Legacy Players Are Too Slow to Stop

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Security Type
CAFES
Categories
Alcohol, Retail, Repeat Founder, Fast Growth
Min Investment
$100
Location
Miami, , FL
Website
bruno.wine

Key Deal Facts

Hit $1M ARR only 7 months after launch - with no wholesale an limited inventory
>$450k in DTC wine sales YTD with 40% of revenue coming from repeat customers
Selling out faster than we can replace inventory
Founder's previous company generated >$180M lifetime revenue on performance marketing-focused biz
AI-powered DTC brand built lean and fast
$16B TAM in people <40 who shifted to seltzers, beer & spirits due to stagnation of wine marketing

Management Team / Advisory Board Bios

Fast Growth
Revenue growing 2X/yr for at least prior 6 months, Repeat Founder
Started a prior company with $2M+ in funding or revenue, Bruno GolombekFounder- 4-time founder
- Previous company did >300M downloads, >$180M lifetime revenue (bootstrapped)
- Personally led user acquisition & big data teams from ~$0 to >$10M/yr marketing spend
- Wharton grad
- WSET II with distinction; sitting WSET III Q32025, Yuval CohenFounding Creative Director- 10 years in creative direction for Luxury DTC products.
- Led Branding efforts at Miansai during their rapid growth period.
- Professor at Instituto Marangoni, Katya SamotoiFractional Ecommerce Manager- Built $16M+ DTC brands & 8-figure marketing agencies
- 10 years DTC experience
- Led 100+ person remote team, LJ BrimfieldConsultant Winemaker- 20 years of experience making AAA wine
- Trained in France, New Zealand and the US
- Previously at Kosta Browne, Evening Land, Caio MenezesRetention Specialist- WSET II diploma
- Full scholarship recipient at Babson College
Amount Raised : $105,800
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