First Beverage Group advises and invests in innovative and transformational beverage brands. Through our investment bank and private equity fund, we help beverage companies grow and stand out in a dynamic and competitive industry. We form true partnerships with our clients by leveraging both our financial and intellectual solutions. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Boston and New York, the First Beverage team is made up of entrepreneurial senior beverage executives with over 200 years of industry experience. For more information, please visit the company’s website, www.firstbev.com.
Location: United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees: 11-50
Phone:+1 310-481-5100
Founded date: 2005
Portfolio 9
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| - | Project Ju... | projectjuice.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | VitaCup, I... | vitacup.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Q Drinks | qdrinks.com | - | - |
| - | Repsly | repsly.com | $5.3M | United Sta... |
| - | GEM&BO... | gemandbolt.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Essentia W... | essentiawater.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Health-Ade | health-ade.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Laws Whisk... | lawswhiskeyhouse.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Mad Tasty | madtasty.com | - | United Sta... |
Persons 1
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | |||
| - | William | S. Anderso... | Founder | - | - |
News 72
| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.10.2025 | Generous Brands to Acquire Health-Ade Kombucha, Doubling Down on Premium, High-Growth Functional Beverages | - |
| 29.02.2024 | - | Posted Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
| 28.02.2024 | - | Posted Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
| 27.02.2024 | - | Posted Tuesday, February 27, 2024 |
| 26.02.2024 | - | Posted Monday, February 26, 2024 |
| 25.02.2024 | - | Posted Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
| 24.02.2024 | - | Posted Saturday, February 24, 2024 |
| 23.02.2024 | - | Posted Friday, February 23, 2024 |
| 22.02.2024 | - | Posted Thursday, February 22, 2024 |
| 21.02.2024 | - | Posted Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
Show more
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.07.2025 | Bolthouse Farms owner buys kombucha manufacturer Health-Ade for $500M | Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Health-focused beverage company Generous Brands is adding a little fizz to its fast-growing portfolio with the $500 million acquisition of ko... |
| 16.08.2021 | Leading Beverage Brand Health-Ade Announces Acquisition and Growth Financing | |
| 09.03.2021 | First Bev Announces Sale of Essentia to Nestlé | LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 9, 2021-- First Bev, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the beverage industry with offices in Los Angeles and New York, is pleased to announce the sale of Essentia Water, a premium functional wate... |
| 02.02.2021 | Uber To Acquire Drizly In $1.1 Billion Deal | Uber Technologies, Inc. has agreed to buy alcohol delivery service Drizly for $1.1 billion.Uber Technologies, Inc. |
| 17.07.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, July 17 | COOL GIRLS Good morning from Aspen, where I’m co-chairing Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference! Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraHop Other highlights from today’s agenda include Davis Wang, CEO of Chinese bike shar... |
| 24.05.2017 | Standout Spirit GEM&BOLT Mezcal Closes Investment From First Beverage Group | GEM&BOLT Mezcal, a line of fair-trade, female-founded Mezcal produced in Oaxaca, Mexico, has announced a strategic financing round from First Beverage Group one of the leading investment groups in the beverage industry. With a commitmen... |
| 11.08.2016 | Steaz sold to 'privately-held strategic buyer' for undisclosed sum | Steaz is “the fastest growing RTD iced tea in the natural and organic category,” according to a press release issued by venture capital fund Inventages Wealth Management, which took a majority stake in Steaz in 2008. According to First B... |
| - | Bentley announces ‘Beyond100’ sustainability strategy, investing nearly $3.4 billion to go all-electric by 2030, first BEV coming in 2025 | Luxury automotive manufacturer Bentley is yet another Volkswagen Group subsidiary falling in line with its parent, vowing an all-electric future for its vehicles. Bentley Motors has shared details of its “Beyond100” sustainability strategy,... |
| - | First Beverage Closes $64M Second Fund | BevNET.com: |