Direct to Consumer Startups

Mamitas is a hard seltzer beverage made with real tequila, sparkling water, and natural flavors, inspired by traditional tequila cocktails.

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Petal is an organic sparkling beverage company that blends natural botanical extracts, essences, and organic sweeteners into six flavored drinks. The brand targets consumers seeking natural, antioxidant-rich refreshments with a focus on celebrating individual expression and female empowerment.

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Proxies produces non-alcoholic beverages blended with verjus, teas, and botanicals to replicate the complexity, acidity, and food-pairing qualities of wine. The products are designed for consumers seeking the ritual and sophistication of wine without alcohol.

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PureWine makes wine purifier products that remove histamines and sulfites from wine to reduce side effects such as headaches, congestion, and hangovers. Its consumer devices work on all wine types before drinking while retaining tannins and antioxidants.

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Reed's produces ginger beer beverages made with fresh ginger root, natural fruit juices, honey and spices, marketed as a consumer beverage product.

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Spindrift produces sparkling water beverages with real fruit juice and zero added sugar for consumers seeking refreshing drinks with natural ingredients.

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Tiiga produces beverages made from wild-harvested baobab fruit powder, a natural source of fiber for gut health. The company partners with African cooperatives to source the ingredient responsibly, supporting rural communities with direct income.

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Drinktrade is an online marketplace and subscription service that connects consumers with specialty coffee roasters across the United States. The platform allows customers to discover, purchase, and receive roasted-to-order coffees through personalized recommendations, curated collections, or à la carte shopping.

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Trail Magic produces cannabis-infused beverages containing delta-9 THC derived from hemp, marketed for social consumption with emphasis on taste and lack of hangover effects. The company operates a taproom in Minneapolis in partnership with a local cider company.

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Velvet Hammer makes functional, third-party tested powdered beverage elixirs (such as Elixirs of Serenity, Inner Light, and Hydration) formulated with vitamins, adaptogens, and electrolytes that dissolve into any drink. The fantasy- and romantasy-inspired products are made in the U.S. and marketed directly to consumers who enjoy wellness rituals.

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Drink Via Carota produces ready-to-serve signature cocktails crafted by celebrated chefs. The company offers bottled cocktails for consumers seeking premium, pre-made beverage options.

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VIGIE produces artisanally crafted limoncello made from all-natural ingredients, inspired by an Italian family recipe and produced in California. The limoncello is marketed for direct consumption as sips, spritzes, and cocktails, as well as for culinary use.

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Walker Brothers makes craft kombucha beverages designed to replicate the complexity of craft beer while being gentler on digestion and aligned with healthy lifestyles. The company is based in Nashville, TN.

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Waterloo makes full-flavor sparkling water with zero sugar and zero sweeteners, aimed at consumers seeking a better-tasting, better-for-you beverage. The independently owned brand launched in 2017 in Austin, Texas.

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DROOL is an online store selling contemporary art prints and premium cotton canvas prints created by emerging artists, aimed at consumers decorating their homes. It offers curated collections, new artist drops, and an "Art Finder Quiz" to match shoppers with prints suited to their style.

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Drunk Elephant is a skincare brand that develops formulas with active ingredients, offering products across skincare, haircare, and bodycare sold directly to consumers, including via subscription.

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DRY makes botanical non-alcoholic sparkling beverages using natural flavors and a small amount of pure cane sugar. The brand, founded in 2005, positions itself as an elevated alcohol-free drink option for social occasions.

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Dude Wipes makes flushable wet wipes and personal hygiene products sold directly to consumers and through retail partners. Its product line includes adult-size wipes, travel packs, and wipes for children.

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Duffle&Co is an independent New Zealand brand selling handcrafted bags, accessories, and bespoke corporate gifts made by artisan workshops in Indonesia, India, and New Zealand using responsibly sourced materials. It sells a consumer range direct to shoppers and creates branded promotional gifts for businesses, with each product traceable via a QR code linked to blockchain.

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Dunatura offers pre-portioned daily supplement packs designed to simplify supplement routines for fitness enthusiasts and muscle builders. The product provides pre-measured dosages in convenient daily packets.

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Dutch Gold Honey is the largest independent honey packaging business in the United States, founded in 1946 and family-owned by the Gamber family. The company packages and distributes honey products, including the iconic squeezable honey bear containers introduced in 1957.

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AT Digital is a Sydney-based web design and development agency that builds custom websites and web applications from scratch using frameworks like React, Vue.js, Next.js, and Node.js, along with headless CMS options. It serves businesses seeking bespoke, conversion-focused sites, including e-commerce builds, with SEO and digital marketing practices included.

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Dr. Whitney Bowe Beauty is a dermatologist-created skincare brand offering clinically-proven products with published results in dermatology journals. It emphasizes sustainable, "clean" formulations with airless, opaque packaging, eco-friendly refills, and post-consumer recycled materials.

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DYLN sells insulated stainless-steel water bottles fitted with a VitaBead Diffuser that mineralizes water to raise its pH and infuse it with molecular hydrogen, producing alkaline antioxidant water. The company targets health- and wellness-focused consumers and offers replaceable diffusers on subscription.

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