VINHOOD

Name

VINHOOD

Website

https://vinhood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

VINHOOD is a Milano-based, privately held wine-sector startup founded in 2016 that markets a "tailor-made" consumer wine service delivered through a simple, guided process. Operating with 1–10 employees and an inaccessible website, the company has minimal public footprint beyond its 2018 Startupbootcamp accelerator participation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Wine Retail

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (4453), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Alcohol Subscription & Wine Clubs (Retail) (CRANABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wine Retail (Bottle Shops & Wine Merchants) (CRANABAB), Wine Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAB)

Keywords

• Wine e-commerce
• Online wine retail
• Wine marketplace
• Wine commerce platform
• Tailored wine selection

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Core offering

VINHOOD is a Milan, Italy-based startup founded in 2016 that, based on its name and accelerator participation, operates in the wine commerce space. The company participated in Startupbootcamp Commerce Amsterdam and Startupbootcamp FinTech Mumbai programs in January 2018, suggesting an online wine commerce or marketplace proposition. The company's short description indicates it provides a "tailor-made" solution with a fun process and simple language. [Inferred — the company's website (vinhood.com) currently displays only a verification/loader page, so specific product details cannot be verified.]

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tailor-made wine solution

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Vivino: Vivino is the world's largest wine marketplace and community app, combining a crowdsourced label-scanning database with wine e-commerce. It is comparable to VINHOOD as a wine-focused digital commerce and discovery platform targeting consumers seeking curated or personalized wine choices.
• Wine.com: Wine.com is a large US online wine retailer with broad catalog and delivery logistics. Comparable to VINHOOD as an online-first wine retailer serving off-premise consumers, although at much greater scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• Winc: Winc is a personalized wine subscription club that uses taste preferences to ship custom-selected bottles to members. It is the closest direct peer to VINHOOD's apparent "tailor-made" wine club model, with the same subscription-based, personalization-led proposition.
• Bright Cellars: Bright Cellars is a wine subscription service that matches bottles to customers via a taste-profile quiz, very similar to VINHOOD's stated "tailor-made" approach with a "fun process and simple language."
• Naked Wines: Naked Wines is a subscription-funded online wine retailer that connects customers directly with independent winemakers. Comparable to VINHOOD as a digitally native wine retailer with subscription and curation elements.
• Wine Library: Wine Library is an online wine shop with curation and education content, targeting enthusiast consumers. Comparable to VINHOOD as a digital-first wine retailer, though based in the US.

Regional players

• Vinous: Vinous (Antonio Galloni's platform) is a wine review and ratings publication with associated wine purchasing, serving an audience of collectors and enthusiasts. Comparable to VINHOOD in the premium/curated wine space, though primarily editorial.
• Callmewine: Callmewine is an Italian online wine retailer offering a broad Italian and international wine catalog for home delivery. A regional peer to VINHOOD given shared Italian market and online wine retail focus.
• Tannico: Tannico is Italy's leading online wine retailer with a curated catalog, subscription features, and home delivery. Highly comparable to VINHOOD as a domestic Italian online wine retailer operating in the same geography and customer segment.

Emerging players

• Firstleaf: Firstleaf is a wine subscription club using a taste quiz to personalize shipments. Comparable to VINHOOD as an emerging subscription-driven personalization play in the wine category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vinhood

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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