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After staking a claim as a loudspeaker for emerging brands seeking funding, Paperboy Ventures is taking an unconventional approach to becoming its own investment vehicle.

The platform is evolving into a “venture-media hybrid” as it closes its first $2 million to $3 million fund. The new investment model will pair the deal flow that comes to Paperboy through its podcast and newsletter and invest in what it deems to be the best eight brands throughout 2026.

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We’re officially less than a month out from BevNET Live L.A. (Dec. 7 – 9), and the energy is building. You’ll find every corner of the beverage ecosystem represented at BevNET Live. Expect to meet emerging brands, established category leaders, national distributors, retail buyers, and investors looking to back brands.

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Amidst a record-breaking shutdown, rumors of a thaw in the federal deep-freeze began to accelerate on Sunday through this morning – but could reopening the government mean sacrificing the billion-dollar-plus THC beverage category? 

According to the text of an appropriations bill currently moving through Congressional committees, the answer is a dread-inducing yes.

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Sip Elixirs has created a delicious THC beverage that ditches the stigma and delivers the fun. Whether you’re unwinding or kicking things up a notch we keep it clean, crisp and ridiculously drinkable. With ten flavors, four effects and three doses you can craft your perfect buzz every time. Learn more

Diageo has tapped a consumer goods industry veteran to lead the spirit group’s next chapter, naming Sir Dave Lewis as CEO and ending a months-long search following former CEO Debra Crew’s departure in July. 

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Here’s a look at leading headlines from around the beverage industry. Insiders get access to the full story.

1. Celsius Sales Soar As Alani Nu Nears Pepsi Distro Change
2. Monster Touts Female-Focused Energy Innovation As Q3 Sales Pass $2B
3. Nine Years After Exit, Steaz’s Founders Return to Lead Turnaround
4. Craft Spirits Distillery Tattersall Expands Into THC-Infused Beverages
5. Huxley Rebrands to Showcase “Refreshingly Real Energy”

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