‘Despite being one of the world’s largest industries, alcohol distribution is stuck in the dark ages,’ CEO Eoin Bara said. Dublin-based Tipple has raised $4m in a seed-funding round to modernise the alcohol industry’s distribution process. The seed funding will support the company’s international expansion and deepen its technical integrations as it targets 20pc of alcohol transactions globally. Bara said that the alcohol industry still relies on emails, phone calls and spreadsheets. “Despite being one of the world’s largest industries, alcohol distribution is stuck in the dark ages.”The alcohol market spans production, distribution and retail across more than 190 countries.