Acli-Mate

What Acli-Mate does

Acli-Mate Formulations, LLC is a privately held, founder-owned specialty beverage company headquartered in Gunnison, Colorado, that manufactures, sells, and packages a single product line — Acli-Mate® Mountain Sport Drink — a natural powdered drink mix formulated specifically for high-altitude acclimatization and athletic performance. The formula, developed by founder Dr. Roanne Rouse Houck, N.D., combines electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium), vitamins (B-complex, Vitamin C), minerals, CoQ10, and a proprietary blend of adaptogenic herbs (Rhodiola, Schizandra, Ginkgo) in a Stevia-sweetened base of real fruit powders, with no artificial ingredients and no caffeine. The product is sold in three flavors (Elevation Orange, Cran-Raspberry, Mountain Grape) across two packaging formats — a 30-serving tub at $32.99 and a 20-serving carton at $35.99 — plus individual serving packets for events and travel.

The company operates a hybrid direct-to-consumer and retail distribution model: it sells through its own e-commerce storefront at acli-mate.com while simultaneously distributing through more than 375 third-party retail locations, including Amazon, Whole Foods, Kroger (City Market, King Soopers), Sportsman Warehouse, Christy Sports, Backcountry.com, and Drugstore.com. Marketing is built on content-driven altitude-health education, organic social media (Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram), email newsletters, earned media in outdoor publications, and sponsorship of regional athletic races and professional mountain athletes. Customer segments span mountain travelers, high-altitude athletes, and destination event planners; primary use cases are altitude-sickness prevention, hydration, energy support without caffeine, and post-exertion recovery.

Commercially, Acli-Mate is a bootstrapped LLC with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and ownership concentrated between the founder and Co-Owner/VP Mark Pike (joined 2009). Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The business model is straightforward unit-pricing on physical goods with pay-as-you-go billing cadence across all SKUs, supplemented by minor B2B channels such as hospitality partnerships (Lumière Hotel in Telluride).

Name

Acli-Mate

Legal name

Acli-Mate Formulations, LLC

Website

https://acli-mate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Acli-Mate Formulations, LLC is a Gunnison, Colorado-based specialty CPG company that manufactures and sells Acli-Mate® Mountain Sport Drink — a doctor-formulated natural powdered mix of electrolytes, vitamins, and adaptogenic herbs targeting altitude acclimatization and high-altitude athletic performance, distributed via DTC e-commerce and 375+ retail doors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Functional Sport Nutrition Beverages

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRADAHAK

Sports Drinks & Hydration Beverages

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Non-Alcoholic Beverages (Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks, Water)

SECONDARYAFAFABAF

Sports Drink Production (Isotonic/Hypotonic)

Agriculture & Food Production/Beverage Production/Non-Alcoholic Beverage Production (Soft Drinks, Juice, RTD)

SECONDARYAFAFAFAF

Botanical/Herbal & Adaptogen Functional Beverage Production

Agriculture & Food Production/Beverage Production/Functional & Nutritional Beverage Production (Energy, Sports, Fortified)

SECONDARYAFAFAGAG

Sports/Energy/Functional Concentrate Premixes (electrolyte, caffeine, vitamin bases)

Agriculture & Food Production/Beverage Production/Concentrates, Syrups & Flavor Bases Manufacturing

Keywords

• Altitude sport drink
• Powdered hydration mix
• Altitude acclimatization formula
• Natural electrolyte supplement
• Mountain energy drink

Headquarters

HQ city

Gunnison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: Sale of Acli-Mate Mountain Sport Drink products through e-commerce and retail distribution channels. Products sold as powdered drink mixes in tub and carton formats, with prices ranging from $32.99 to $35.99 per unit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Acli-Mate manufactures, packages, and sells a natural powdered sport drink mix — the Acli-Mate Mountain Sport Drink — formulated with electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, and adaptogenic herbal extracts (Rhodiola, Schizandra, Ginkgo) and intended to support acclimatization, hydration, energy, and recovery for mountain visitors and athletes at high altitude. The product is sold in three flavors (Elevation Orange, Cran-Raspberry, Mountain Grape) and two formats (30-serving tub and 20-serving carton), distributed through acli-mate.com and 375+ third-party retail channels.

Product overview

Acli-Mate is a single-product beverage company offering the Acli-Mate Mountain Sport Drink line - a natural powdered drink mix formulated in Colorado to combat altitude sickness and support athletic performance at elevation. The product contains electrolytes, vitamins (B-vitamins, Vitamin C), minerals (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium), and herbal extracts (Rhodiola, Schizandra, Ginkgo). Available in three flavors (Elevation Orange, Cran-Raspberry, Mountain Grape) and two packaging formats (tub and carton). The product is caffeine-free, uses natural sweeteners including Stevia, and contains 35 calories per serving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acli-Mate Mountain Sport Drink Natural powdered sport drink mix formulated for acclimatization, hydration, energy support, and recovery at high altitude. Available in three flavors (Elevation Orange, Cran-Raspberry, Mountain Grape) and two packaging formats (30-serving tub at $32.99 and 20-serving carton at $35.99). Contains electrolytes, B-vitamins, Vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, CoQ10, and adaptogenic herbal extracts (Rhodiola, Schizandra, Ginkgo); sweetened with Stevia; ~35 calories per serving; caffeine-free; no artificial ingredients. Targeted at mountain travelers, skiers, hikers, trail runners, ski-mountaineers, climbers, and destination-event guests.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Local and Regional Athletic Races and TeamsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAcli-Mate supports local and regional athletic races, teams, fundraising events, and community events through product sponsorship. Interested groups, races, or events can contact the company for sponsorship opportunities.
• Lumière Hotel (Telluride)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Lumière Hotel in Telluride provides Acli-Mate packets to guests to help them acclimate to higher altitudes, demonstrating product use in hospitality settings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tailwind Nutrition: Powdered endurance fuel and hydration mix targeted at ultra-runners, cyclists, and adventure athletes. Directly comparable on format, channel mix (specialty outdoor and DTC), and athlete-driven brand building.
• Skratch Labs: Sport hydration drink mixes formulated for endurance athletes, sold in outdoor specialty retail and via DTC. Comparable on product format (powdered drink mix), target consumer (endurance/outdoor athletes), and premium natural-ingredient positioning.
• LMNT: Electrolyte drink mix brand selling premium powder stick packs through DTC and retail. Comparable as a direct competitor in the powdered electrolyte/functional hydration category with strong athlete endorsement and direct-to-consumer emphasis.
• Nuun Hydration: Tablet-based electrolyte drink mix sold in outdoor, fitness, and travel channels. Direct comparable as a powdered/tablet functional hydration brand serving similar athlete and active-consumer segments across similar retail doors including REI and Whole Foods.

Broad incumbents

• Liquid IV: Leading functional hydration powder mix brand, now owned by Unilever, with nationwide retail and significant marketing spend. Overlaps in format, ingredient philosophy (electrolytes + vitamins), and consumer base, but at vastly greater scale.
• Gatorade (PepsiCo): Dominant incumbent sports drink brand with extensive powder, RTD, and Gatorade Endurance lines. Sets the benchmark in the broader sports hydration category against which Acli-Mate competes for general athletic hydration occasions.
• BODYARMOR: Premium sports drink and powder brand (owned by Coca-Cola) positioned on natural ingredients, electrolytes, and vitamins. Comparable in natural-ingredient premium sports beverage positioning, with substantially greater distribution and marketing resources.

Emerging players

• Hydrant: DTC-focused electrolyte drink mix brand with rapid subscription-led growth. Comparable on powdered functional hydration format, DTC-led GTM motion, and influencer/athlete-driven brand building.
• Cure Hydration: Plant-based electrolyte hydration powder brand targeting health-conscious consumers via DTC and retail. Comparable on format, premium natural positioning, and target buyer overlap, though Cure focuses on everyday hydration rather than altitude.
• Nooma: Organic, low-sugar sports drink brand sold in RTD and powder formats across grocery, club, and DTC. Comparable in the natural functional sports beverage category with similar health-oriented positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Acli_Mate
• Facebookfacebook.com/aclimate
• Instagraminstagram.com/acli_mate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acli-mate-formulations-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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