Article: Berry Juice Maker Harvests $17.5M in Equity Funding

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Trendy juice maker Sambazon Inc. is looking to grow with some private equity funding.

The San Clemente-based company makes drinks from acai (pronounced "ah-sighee"), a purple berry that grows on palm trees in South America and is touted for its antioxidants.

In June, Sambazon got a $17.5 million investment, mostly from Belgian private equity firm Verlinvest SA, which is backed by a family that also owns shares in Anheuser-Busch InBev, maker of Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck's beers.

Pasadena-based private equity firm Rustic Canyon Partners invested about $6 million:

Sambazon, which was ...

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