ZX Ventures

ZX Ventures is the global investment and innovation group of Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world's leading brewer, established in 2015 and headquartered in New York City. It operates as both a corporate venture capital arm and a global incubator, focused on seeding, launching and scaling new products and businesses that deliver exceptional consumer experiences and bring people together. Its investment areas span beverage, direct-to-consumer, circular ventures, the future of socializing and agile industry, with deals across food and beverage, wine and spirits and retail, and a particular geographic focus on North America and Africa, generally as a co-investor. The group invests from seed to late stage, predominantly seed and Series A, and has made roughly 56 to 69 investments over its history, including one unicorn, Rappi, first backed in April 2016 at Series A, and at least five acquisitions such as Goose Island and Gastrograph. Other notable portfolio companies include Starship Technologies in autonomous delivery robots, Planetarians, Filteroff, Leaf Logistics, Swish Beverages (Babe Wine), Hiball Energy, RateBeer, Master of Malt and Sunniva Super Coffee. Beyond pure financial investing, ZX Ventures combines direct investments, M&A and internal brand-building to commercialize new consumer concepts for its parent. The team numbers around 15 people, including four partners, and has been led by Head of ZX Ventures Bernardo Novick, with senior leaders including Jerome Pellaud (VP Global Craft & Specialties) and Sergio Esteves (Global VP, Brand Experiences). By combining venture capital, M&A and incubation, ZX Ventures commercializes new beverage and consumer concepts for AB InBev.