WhistlePig
Company

Last deal

$25M

Amount

Debt Financing

Stage

08.05.2017

Date

2

all rounds

$25.13M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
WhistlePig is a producer of aged rye whiskey, offering customers an authentic and exotic whiskey experience.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

founded date

01.01.2010

founders

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Debt Financing

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Raj P. Bhakta and Dave Pickerell, WhistlePig is an ultra-premium whiskey supplier known for its 10-year-old rye whiskey called 100/100. The company operates in the craft spirits sector and prides itself on its own distillery and handpicked raw materials, resulting in a smooth after-taste and unique flavor palette. WhistlePig aims to showcase the bold and often untapped flavor of rye, making it the premier straight rye whiskey. Based in Shoreham, Vermont, WhistlePig has established itself as a leading player in the alcoholic beverages industry.
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total rounds

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total raised

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count Of Investments

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Financials

Funding Rounds
2
2

Number of Funding Rounds

$25.13M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 08.05.2017. Their latest investor Wastewater Management Program. Their latest round Debt Financing

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
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Diversified Financial Services

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Financial Services, Banking, Finance

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New York, NY, USA

total rounds

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count Of Investments

204

count Of Exists

33

Wastewater Management Program

The company encourages adopting EPA's recommended mitigations for wastewater management.

Sector

Gas, Water and Multi-utilities

Subsector

Water

Keywords

Environmental Consulting, Waste Management

count Of Investments

7
Co-Investors
Investors
2
2

Number of lead investors

2

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
Yes
Debt Financing

Wastewater Management Program

The company encourages adopting EPA's recommended mitigations for wastewater management.

Sector

Gas, Water and Multi-utilities

Subsector

Water

Keywords

Environmental Consulting, Waste Management

count Of Investments

7
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People

Founders
1
Raj Bhakta
Raj Bhakta

Raj Bhakta

current job

Bhakta Spirits
Bhakta Spirits

organization founded

1

Raj Bhakta

Employee Profiles
6
Barnaby J Hawken

Barnaby J Hawken

Chief Sales Officer

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown

Chief of Sales East

DAVE PICKERELL

DAVE PICKERELL

MASTER DISTILLER

TATE TROELSTRUP

TATE TROELSTRUP

CHIEF OF SALES, WESTERN REGION

TODD BELLUCCI

TODD BELLUCCI

SALES & MARKETING CHIEF

Activity

Recent News
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