Whiskey trading startup raises €1.2m

The backers said the timing of the raise is significant with the potential reintroduction of US tariffs on European alcohol
Whiskey trading startup raises €1.2m

Ernest Cantillon and James Jardella are the founders of whiskey trading platform LYQD.

Ernest Cantillon and James Jardella's whiskey trading platform startup has raised €1.2m in seed funding to secure its launch later this year.

Backed by Enterprise Ireland’s High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) programme, LYQD will operate as a secure and transparent platform for trading Irish whiskey casks and bulk whiskey. 

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