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Kuvée

A direct to consumer wine service featuring a wine bottle that keeps wine fresh for 30 days.

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Restaurants, D2C, Internet of Things,

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Reasons for Shutdown

Immature Market

It was difficult to educate the public about the product.

It was difficult to educate the public about the product.

Poor Sales Performance

The sales performance was not enough to keep them going.

Though there was significant initial interest in Kuvée — the early bird preorders on Indiegogo sold out in three hours — it wasn’t enough to keep the company going.
The previous year's Napa fires affected their ability to scale their customer base over the holiday season and hence the ability to raise the funds required to continue building awareness of Kuvee.

Direct Competitors and Similar Companies

Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%

No.	Name	Similarity score	Description	Industry	Categories	Location	Ownership status	Entity type	Stage of development	Transactional model type	Defensibility moats	Last financing round	Total raised	Post-money valuation	Last financing date	No. of funding round(s)	No. of investors	Investors	Total revenue	Market capitalization	No. of investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	Competition	Management	No. of employees	Company reputation	Contact info	Operational status	Operational duration	Shutdown date	Founded date	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Ticker
1.	Dinner Lab	16.2%	A social dining experiment giving something different from the traditional restaurant experience.	Food & Beverages	Food Processing, Hospitality, Restaurants	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
2.	WhupWhup	15.0%	A platform for dining in and creative collaborations.	Food & Beverages	Restaurants, Cafe, Communal Space, Events	Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-
3.	Mon Hue	14.2%	A restaurant chain.	Food & Beverages	Restaurants, Food Processing	Vietnam	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Teforia	12.1%	A tea brewer machine connected with an application.	Food & Beverages	Consumer Goods, Internet of Things, Tea	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
5.	Dishero	6.9%	A startup that offered digital menu solutions for the restaurant industry.	Food & Beverages	Hospitality, Software, Restaurants	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
6.	Cannery Row Brewing Company	5.9%	A casual restaurant with an extensive draft beer selection.	Food & Beverages	Restaurants	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2009	-	-	-
7.	Kitchit	5.6%	A private chef booking system that let local chefs cook at private households.	Food & Beverages	Customer Services, Housekeeping Service, Restaurants	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
8.	Eatlo	5.6%	Tasty awesome food designed and prepared by Pro-Chefs.	Food & Beverages	Foodtech, Delivery, Restaurants	India	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100-250	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
9.	Belimbing Superstar	4.0%	The Peranakan-style economic rice eatery.	Food & Beverages	Restaurants	Singapore	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2019	-	-	-

Investors

No.	Name	Investor type	Description	Location	Preferred investment stage(s)	Stages invested in	Assets under management (AUM)	Investment range	Investment sweet spot	Preferred investment focus	Preferred investment geography	No. of investments	No. of lead investments	No. of follow-on investments	No. of co-investments	Portfolio companies	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of failed investments	Loss on investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	No. of funds	Limited partners	Co-investors	No. of partners	Partners	No. of employees	Management	Board members	Founders	Investor reputation	Contact info	Entity type	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Founded date	Ticker
1.	Alumni Ventures Group	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Founder Collective	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	General Catalyst	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Green D Ventures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Leadership

No.	Name	Previous designation	Previous company	Previous biography	Previous profile type	Previous location	Experience	Education	Reputation	Current company	Current designation	Current biography	Current profile type	Current location	No. of investments	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of board seats taken	Contact info
1.	Geoffrey Lansberry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Mike Tomovich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Vijay Manwani	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Funding

No.	Financing date	Financing round	Total amount raised	Post-money valuation	Financial viability	Fundraising target amount	Remaining target amount	Financing type	No. of investors	Board seats	Lead investors	Entity type	Financing status
1.	27 Jul 2016	Funding round	USD 2.3M	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	Completed
2.	28 Mar 2016	Private Equity Round	USD 6M	-	-			-	4	-	-	-	Completed
3.	19 Oct 2014	Funding round	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
4.	1 Feb 2014	Funding round	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-