Guillaume Cuvelier

Angel Investor · Guillaume Cuvelier

Guillaume Cuvelier is a New York-based angel investor who focuses on **pre-seed and seed** stages in **premium consumer goods and beverages**, with notable investments in brands like **SVEDKA** (which he created), **TY KU**, **LEBLON**, and **La Belle Assiette**[2][4]. His portfolio also extends to **Media and Information Services (B2B)** and **Business/Productivity Software**, including companie…

Focus: Mr. Guillaume Cuvelier serves as Advisory Partner at Alliance Consumer Growth. In 1998, he created the premium vodka brand, SVEDKA, and launched it in the US. After building distribution throughout the US, and developing a provocative and high impact advertising campaign, SVEDKA became the fastest growing vodka in the US. In 2007, with sales over 1, 000, 000 cases, and a 7% share of the highly competitive imported vodka market, SVEDKA was sold to Constellation Brands, the largest wine producer in the world, for $384M. SVEDKA is imported and marketed by Spirits Marque One, a Limited Liability Company founded by Guillaume in 1998 along with one partner, ALCO Finance s.a., a Belgium company specialized in the production and distribution of ethanol. Spirits Marque One is based in New York City and employs 25 people. The idea to launch a premium vodka came to Guillaume’s entrepreneurial spirit after having worked for 10 years with Moet Hennessy (LVMH), first in New York (1985-1989) and then i
Location: New York, NY, United States

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