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New York, US · Founded 2022 · Delaware corporation · 18 known investors
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Sanzo makes sparkling beverages featuring Asian fruit flavors such as calamansi, lychee, and yuzu, made with real ingredients and without added sugar. The brand targets consumers seeking authentic Asian flavors in a refreshing drink format.
Also known as Sanzo · Sanzo Brands Inc. · Sanzo Sparkling Water
Founders & leadership
Sanzo was founded in 2022 by Alessandro Roco and Sandro Roco.
Investors · 18
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Also in the syndicate · 5
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$5M disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds · 2020–2024
▶$5MraisedJan 2024 · 2 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Frank ZampardiDirector
- Alessandro RocoExecutive Officer, Director
- Pat RobinsonDirector
- Takeshi NakanishiDirector
- Vanessa DewDirector
- Offering amount
- $8M
- Amount sold
- $5M
- First sale
- Dec 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2022
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Sanzo Brands Inc. is a beverage company operating under the Sanzo brand, selling sparkling waters made with juice from Asian fruits. Its stated mission is to bridge cultures by highlighting Asian flavors, and the brand identifies itself as Asian American-founded, inspired by its Filipino American founder. The product line spans flavors including yuzu with ginger (Japanese citrus), lychee (tropical berry), pomelo (grapefruit), mango (Alphonso mango), mandarin (orange), and calamansi (golden lime).
The company positions its products around real fruit juice as the flavor source, describing the fruit as harvested with care, and frames the drinks as an alternative within the seltzer and sparkling water category. Corporate contact and mailing information is listed at 228 Park Ave S, PMB 67188, New York, NY 10003.
Business model
Sanzo sells packaged sparkling water beverages, including direct-to-consumer online sales through an e-commerce storefront on its own website, which runs on Shopify and supports online orders, shipping and customer support.
▸Full profile — market position, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Sanzo competes in the sparkling water and seltzer category, where press cited by the company describes it as standing out in a saturated market and as gaining traction among Asian American consumers.
The brand differentiates on the use of juice from iconic Asian fruits as the flavor base and on its identity as an Asian American-founded company within what it describes as a saturated seltzer and sparkling water market.
Go-to-market
Sanzo markets through its own e-commerce site, email and SMS marketing programs that consumers opt into, and press coverage of the brand in the sparkling water category.
Consumers of sparkling water and seltzer seeking Asian fruit flavors, described by the company as both those for whom the flavors are a taste of home and those discovering them for the first time.
Geography
Headquartered in New York, NY, with a direct-to-consumer website serving U.S. customers; the company's privacy disclosures address California consumer privacy rights.
Compiled by commissioned research from 10 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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Companies working in the same space as Sanzo.
Timeline · 10
launches, deals, and filingsSanzo discontinued its sugar-free drinks and began adding sugar to its beverages.
Sanzo opened a new investment round and filed an SEC Form D on January 9 reporting $5 million raised of an $8 million target. The filing listed board members Frank Zampardi (Six60 Partners), Vanessa Dew (Health-Ade co-founder), Pat Robinson and Takeshi Nakanishi (HartBeat Ventures).
$5M source ↗
Sanzo partnered with basketball player Jeremy Lin to release a limited-time Asian pear flavor.
Sanzo became available in Whole Foods Market stores nationwide.
Sanzo introduced limited-edition cans inspired by the Disney and Pixar film "Turning Red," following an earlier collaboration with Marvel Studios around "Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings."
Series A financing with participation from Convivialite Ventures, Semillero Partners, Gold House Ventures, Kaya Ventures, former Coca-Cola executive Francisco Crespo and prior investors Mana Ventures, Outbound Ventures and Hyphen Capital.
$10M source ↗
Patrick Robinson, managing director of CircleUp Growth Partners, joined Sanzo's board of directors in connection with the Series A.
Sanzo raised US$1.3 million in seed funding from angel investors to expand distribution.
$1.3M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 10
primary sources listed
- Sanzo Brandsdrinksanzo.com · web
- Sanzo Adds: $5M (And Counting) In New Investment Round - BevNET.combevnet.com · web
10 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Sanzo do?
- Sanzo is a New York-based beverage brand making sparkling waters flavored with real Asian fruit juices.
- Who founded Sanzo?
- Sanzo was founded by Alessandro Roco, Sandro Roco in 2022.
- Who are Sanzo's investors?
- Sanzo's investors include AOKI LABS, Convivialité Ventures, East West Ventures EWV, Flucas Ventures, Gold House Ventures, Hyphen Capital, MARKHAM VALLEY VENTURES, Outbound Ventures and 5 more.
- How much funding has Sanzo raised?
- Sanzo has disclosed $5M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is Sanzo headquartered?
- Sanzo is headquartered in New York, US.