Zach Pelka

Entrepreneur · Investor · Founder

Co-Founder & Chairman of Une Femme Wines, the #1 canned wine brand in America - $25M+ raised, 80% YoY growth, and 270,000+ cases sold annually. Co-Founder of CLINQ Labs, building the AI-native operating system for the wine industry: agentic pipelines over depletion, inventory, and financial data. Venture Partner at Litquidity Ventures. Active angel investor across 20+ companies spanning defense tech, AI, and fintech. Wharton '17. HBS Executive Education.

Active Roles

Une Femme Wines - Chairman & Co-Founder

The #1 canned wine brand in America. $25M+ raised, 80% YoY growth. Partners include Delta Airlines, Blue Origin, Target, Ritz Carlton, and Virgin Voyages.

CLINQ Labs - Co-Founder

The AI-native operating system for the wine industry. Agentic pipelines over depletion, inventory, and financial data - real-time demand forecasting, automated M&A diligence with line-item readiness scoring, and dynamic scenario modeling. Built and battle-tested inside Une Femme, now shipping to the category in private beta.

Litquidity Ventures - Venture Partner

Sourcing, leading diligence, and syndicating capital into category-leading AI, defense, and dual-use companies including Paradromics, Valarian, Blitzy, and Forterra.

Angel Investments

25+ angel investments across AI, defense tech, consumer, fintech, and more.

Experience

Education

Press

Featured in Fortune, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, NPR, CBS, Imbibe Magazine, Wine Enthusiast, Sunset Magazine, VinePair, and Delta News Hub.

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