Drinkly reaches £250k crowdfunding target

Just seven weeks after launching its first equity crowdfunding campaign, drinks-on-demand tech platform Drinkly has reached its funding target of £250,000.

Drinkly reaches £250k crowdfunding target

John Robertson, founder and CEO of Drinkly

The company, based in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, will use the funding to accelerate its growth to become the UK’s number one on-demand drinks delivery providers.

Drinkly’s Your Round campaign will remain open for applications on Seedrs until midnight on Friday 7th February 2020.



Drinkly has already secured 40 retail partners across the UK and aims to move into 150 locations by December 2020.

An online marketplace which connects independent high-street retailers with consumers, Drinkly has plugged a retail gap in the multi-billion-pound convenience economy by promising ‘chilled beers, wines, spirits and more within 1 hour’.

Drinkly reaches £250k crowdfunding target

Members of the Drinkly team - Ailidh Forlan, Glen Stocco, John Robertson, Paul Finlayson and Shabaz Ali

Drinkly plans to move into 150 locations by December 2020 and, in its mission to become the market leader in drinks-on-demand delivery in the UK, has already secured over 40 retail partners across central Scotland, London and the north of England.

John Robertson, founder and CEO of Drinkly, said: “With this investment now in place, we’re able to push ahead with our ambitions to grow our retailer base, build out our tech and put in place a solid integrated marketing strategy to maximise our visibility among our core audiences.

“We’ve set the course and we’re on track to make 2020 the best year yet. We’d like to thank everyone who has bought into Your Round and placed their confidence in Drinkly. Cheers.”

Backed by prolific entrepreneurs including BrewDog’s James Watt and Stuart Middleton, CCO of Skyscanner, Drinkly has delivered over 16,000 orders to customers in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, adding over £110,000 in revenue this year alone to its first retail partners business. It has also engaged in exclusive partnerships with global drinks brands that have included Heineken.

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