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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Westward Whiskey raised.
Companies Westward Whiskey acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Westward Whiskey. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Founder David Vitale has bought back the Starward whisky business outright from Diageo's Distill Ventures, ending their decade-long partnership, as Diageo winds down its early-stage spirits accelerator.
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Analysis of Diageo's March 2025 withdrawal from accelerator Distill Ventures, where it was sole limited partner, citing strategy changes under new leadership, plus portfolio company Westward Whiskey's bankruptcy.