AWARD-WINNING TECH PLATFORM DRINKLY.CO.UK LAUNCHES £250,000 FUNDING ROUND ON SEEDRS

Award-winning drinks-on-demand tech platform www.drinkly.co.uk has today (Monday 16th December 2019) announced the launch of Your Round, a £250,000 equity crowdfunding campaign on investment platform, Seedrs.  Interested parties can invest from £10 upwards in exchange for equity in Drinkly, which plans to move into 150 locations by December 2020.

Backed by prolific entrepreneurs including BrewDog’s James Watt and Stuart Middleton, CCO of Skyscanner, Drinkly delivers drinks, chilled, within one hour from ordering, plugging a retail gap in the convenience economy.  Since launching in 2016, Drinkly has delivered over 14,000 orders to customers in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, adding over £110,000 in revenue this year alone to its first retail partner.  It has also engaged in exclusive partnerships with global drinks brands including Heineken, Asahi and Innis & Gunn.

In preparation for this fast-track expansion, Drinkly has recruited a business development manager, Shabaz Ali.  In less than two months, Shabaz has already onboarded nearly 40 independent retailers to strengthen Drinkly’s presence in the UK and expand in the existing cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.

John Robertson, founder and CEO of Drinkly, said: “The UK drinks market is huge; it’s forecast to be worth £55.5 billion by 2022 with the e-commerce segment forecast to be worth £19.6 billion (growing 16% YOY).  We have a trusted, tried and tested platform, the team and the tech leaving us well positioned to capitalise on this opportunity and scale up quickly.  We plan to take Drinkly to 150 locations by December 2020, becoming the market leader in drinks-on-demand delivery in the UK.”

James Watt added: “I backed Drinkly because they are doing things differently, using technology to innovate and putting the customer at the forefront of everything they do.  Anything that brings the customer closer to fresher BrewDog the better.”

For further details on Your Round, please visit Seedrs.