Liquid Death

Liquid Death is the first bold, hilarious beverage focused on health and sustainability, and it is one of the fastest-growing non-alcoholic beverage brands of all time.

Latest funding

$70M Series B+ · October 1, 2022

Source: startupintros.com

Latest round on record: Seed, January 2026, amount undisclosed.

Total raised: $194M across 6 sourced rounds

All 7 rounds ↓

Website: liquiddeath.com.

X: @LiquidDeath · 53,060 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Categories: Sales and marketing Health and bio Climate and energy.

Sectors: Apparel, Food and Beverage, Product Design, Wellness.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: Los Angeles, United States.

Founded: 2018.

Total raised: $194M in 6 sourced rounds.

Last round: Jan 4, 2026 · 315 days ago.

Headcount: 251–500 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 30, 2026.

Signals

X account@LiquidDeath · created Oct 21, 2017 (9 years old) · 53,060 followers

Website registeredMay 30, 2014 (12 years old)

About Liquid Death

They take the healthiest beverage available (water) and package it in infinitely recyclable tallboy cans that can compete with the fun marketing of unhealthy brands in energy drinks, beer, and junk food..

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Liquid Death | 437 days from X account to first raise on record

@LiquidDeath·Raised $194M in 6 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Jan 4, 2026	Seed	undisclosed	—	fundraisingfox.com
Oct 1, 2022	Series B+	$70M	—	startupintros.com
Jan 3, 2022	Series B+	$75M	SScience	dot.la
May 13, 2021	Series B+	$15M	LLive Nation Entertainment	builtinla.com
Sep 29, 2020	Series B+	$23M	—	labusinessjournal.com
Feb 1, 2020	Series A	$9M	VVelvet Sea Ventures	startupintros.com
Jan 1, 2019	Seed	$2M	—	startupintros.com

Timeline

October 21, 2017
X account created
May 30, 2014
Website created

Founders and team

JR
Jon-Ryan Riggins Founder

LinkedIn
MC
Mike Cessario Founder

@Cessario · LinkedIn
KS
Karim Sadik-Khan CFO
NM
Nicholas Manolelis CFO
RK
Ricky Khetarpaul Chief Financial Officer
SS
Shahab Shirmohammadi Web3 Marketing Strategist
SB
Stephen Ballard Chief Commercial Officer

Investors

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Sources and API

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