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Best Alcoholic Beverage Products Companies in Canada

The 202 best Alcoholic Beverage Products companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Partake Brewing.

202companies tracked
$56Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
9have raised

Among the 202 Alcoholic Beverage Products companies we track in Canada, funding tells a sharp story: $56M in total disclosed equity, zero unicorns, and a handful of names pulling most of the weight. Partake Brewing leads at $20M, followed by Hill Street Beverage Company at $9M and Big Rock Brewery at $15M. That top tier is doing real work, and if you're trying to understand where capital is actually landing in this sector, those three names are your anchor points. Investors like District Ventures and Kabina Asset Management keep appearing in cap tables, which signals a reasonably tight funding community rather than a wide-open field. As shown in 2021 research on functional and novel beverage development, consumer demand is pulling category innovation faster than most legacy brands can respond.

And the digital side is moving too. Median install growth across food and beverage apps is running at roughly +19% YoY across 471 tracked apps, which tells you that distribution and discovery are shifting even for a category built on physical retail. So what does that mean for smaller players like Moth Drinks ($6M raised) or Fort Distillery, working with far thinner runways? Probably more pressure to find niche positioning fast. The sector isn't standing still this quarter, and neither is the investor attention around it.

Ranked: Best Alcoholic Beverage Products companies in Canada

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Partake Brewing
Beer brand
62Product top 30%Funding top 31%Tech top 34%Growth top 35%
All 7 signals ▾
Producttop 30%
Fundingtop 31%
Techtop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Innovationtop 36%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 32%
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Funding: Raised $20.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$20M17 mo agoSeries B—2017Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+35—
2Big Rock Brewery
Beer brand
48Funding top 39%Tech top 40%Talent bottom 48%Growth bottom 47%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 39%
Techtop 40%
Talentbottom 48%
Growthbottom 47%
Marketbottom 46%
Newsbottom 43%
Globalbottom 25%
Funding: Raised $14.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 25 yrs (0.1/yr)
Tech: 35 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Fastly
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$15M16 mo agoPublicWayne Arsenault
CEO & President
1985Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+292 job openings
3Hill Street Beverage Company
Brand of wines & beers
$9M42 mo agoPublic—2008——
4Russell Brewing
Beer brand
$6M143 mo agoSeries AZhengping Li
CEO
1995Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+26—
5Moth Drinks
Brand of cocktails
48Growth top 35%Tech top 38%Funding top 45%Global bottom 45%
All 5 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 38%
Fundingtop 45%
Globalbottom 45%
Marketbottom 26%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 38 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$6M21 mo agoSeries A—2018Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+28—
6Fort Distillery
Brand of spirits, gin, vodka, and whisky
$38K18 mo agoSeed—2018WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+31—
7Forbidden Spirits
Brand of spirits
$18K18 mo agoPublic—2014Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+26—
8Sheringham Distillery
Manufacturer of distilled spirits including gin, vodka, whisky, and liqueurs
—16 mo agoSeedJason Macisaac
Master Distiller & Co-Founder
—WordPress Block EditorCart FunctionalityWordPress+28—

Top 11 Alcoholic Beverage Products companies in Canada

#1
Series B · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2017 · 27 employees
$20.5Mraised
▾

Beer brand

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 30%
Funding
top 31%
Tech
top 34%
Growth
top 35%
Innovation
top 36%
Global
bottom 36%
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Funding: Raised $20.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2024)
Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers — 7.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series B$3M
  • Mar 2022Series B$16.5M
  • Sep 2020Series A$4M
Investors
Amberstone, CircleUp, Barrel Ventures, McLean & Associates, GroundForce Capital, Export Development Canada
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailApple PayCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCore-Js
#2
Public · Calgary, Alberta · founded 1985 · 111 employees
$14.6Mraised
▾

Beer brand

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 39%
Tech
top 40%
Talent
bottom 48%
Growth
bottom 47%
Market
bottom 46%
News
bottom 43%
Funding: Raised $14.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 25 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2025)
Tech: 35 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Fastly · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated · 2 leadership moves in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 5.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 5 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Sales Representative, Brewing Lead Hand
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Post IPO$12.1M
  • Jun 2001Post IPO$644.5K
  • Feb 2001Post IPO$1.8M
Founders & team
Wayne ArsenaultCEO & President
Tech stack
AccessibeBabelBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Series A · Canada · founded 2018 · 14 employees
$6Mraised
▾

Brand of cocktails

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 38%
Funding
top 45%
Global
bottom 45%
Market
bottom 26%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 38 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hcaptcha
Funding: Raised $6.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 26k LinkedIn followers — 25.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Series A$6M
Investors
Beringea, Pente
Tech stack
Apple PayAwinCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#4
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2008 · 13 employees
$8.6Mraised
▾

Hill Street Beverages is a brand of wines & beers. The company sells its products through its own online website as well as through stores.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Post IPO$700K
  • May 2020Post IPO$1M
  • Jun 2019Post IPO$1.7M
  • Jul 2018Post IPO$5.2M
Investors
HoldCo
#5
Seed · Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta · founded 2018 · 10 employees
$37.8Kraised
▾

Manufacturer and distributor of spirits, intended to serve customers with smooth and full-of-flavor spirits. The company's spirits are made from locally grown grains to craft delicious, award-winning, small-batch spirits, enabling customers to enjoy delicious drinks.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Seed$37.8K
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHsts
#6
Public · Kelowna, British Columbia · founded 2014 · 6 employees
$17.6Kraised
▾

Brand of spirits

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Post IPO$17.6K
  • Jul 2022Post IPO—
  • Apr 2022Post IPO—
Investors
Flight
#7
Series A · Surrey, British Columbia · founded 1995 · 19 employees
$6.3Mraised
▾

Beer brand

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2014Series A$444K
  • May 2014Series A$425K
  • May 2013Series A$482K
  • Dec 2010Unattributed$120K
Founders & team
Zhengping LiCEO
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGodaddyHstsOpen GraphRadix Ui
#8
Seed · Canada
—raised
▾

Manufacturer of distilled spirits including gin, vodka, whisky, and liqueurs. The company offers a range of spirits crafted for cocktails and other beverages. Recipes and stories related to the spirits are available. The business distributes its products through various retail channels.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Founders & team
Jason MacisaacMaster Distiller & Co-FounderJason MacisaacMaster Distiller & Co-FounderAlayne MacisaacCo-Founder & CEO
#9
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2019 · 7 employees
—raised
▾

Brand of vodka

Funding rounds
  • May 2022Seed—
Investors
Fulmer & Company, Saville House Holdings
#10
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1835
—raised
▾

Brand of gin

Founders & team
Alexandre RicardChairman & CEO
Investors
Pernod Ricard
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDidomiFacebook PixelFastly
#11
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015
—raised
▾

Brand of beer products

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2015Seed—
Founders & team
Richard DoyleFounder & CEO
Investors
FFL Partners, SVG Capital
Tech stack
Apache Http Server

Funding & investor landscape

$56Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
23disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
District Ventures2 rounds
Kabina Asset Management2 rounds
McLean & Associates2 rounds
Accelerate Okanagan1 rounds
Amberstone1 rounds
Appia Ventures1 rounds
Barrel Ventures1 rounds
Beringea1 rounds
Cane Investments1 rounds
Chrysalis Capital Advisors1 rounds

Notable founders

Wayne Arsenault
CEO & President · Big Rock Brewery
Zhengping Li
CEO · Russell Brewing
Jason Macisaac
Master Distiller & Co-Founder · Sheringham Distillery
Alexandre Ricard
Chairman & CEO · Beefeater Gin
Richard Doyle
Founder & CEO · Enjoy Beer

Common questions

How many Alcoholic Beverage Products companies are there in Canada?
Radar tracks 202 indexable Alcoholic Beverage Products companies headquartered in Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Alcoholic Beverage Products companies in Canada?
The Alcoholic Beverage Products companies in Canada on this list have raised a combined $56M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Alcoholic Beverage Products company in Canada?
Partake Brewing is the highest-funded Alcoholic Beverage Products company in Canada, with $20.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Alcoholic Beverage Products companies in Canada are funded?
7 of the 202 Alcoholic Beverage Products companies in Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Alcoholic Beverage Products unicorns are there in Canada?
None of the Alcoholic Beverage Products companies in Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Canada Alcoholic Beverage Products companies?
The most active investors in Canada Alcoholic Beverage Products companies on this list include District Ventures, Kabina Asset Management, McLean & Associates, Accelerate Okanagan, Amberstone.
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