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Jason Vigo

Co-Founder & CEO, Bevz · 2 appearances on the record.

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Jason Vego is the co-founder and CEO of Bevz, a SaaS and inventory management platform designed to help independent convenience and liquor stores digitize operations and online ordering. An MBA graduate of UCLA Anderson, he launched the company after identifying gaps in technology support for small, independent retail owners.

17statements → 10claims → 1claims resolved → 4.12/5average certainty → 1.35/5average debate potential → 6said about them ↓

1 supported 0 partly supported 0 contradicted 9 not checkable as stated how the 10 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

1 prediction · 9 assertions · 7 disclosures · every statement was checked. The prediction and assertions are the 10 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 1 is resolved, and 9 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Jason argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Vigo: Hustle Fund Completed Its Investment in Bevz
“Elizabeth invested. Hustle Fund is part of the team, and we've been working with them a little bit.”
Jason Vigo Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 21:51 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...

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Everything Jason Vigo said on the Pitch that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Disclosure
Vigo reveals he owns only 14% equity in Bevz
“So I have 14%. Our founding team together has about 70%, so it's a combo of me, my co-founder Victor, and my CTO.”
Jason Vigo Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 7:44 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
Disclosure
Bevz Founder Jason Vigo Discloses He Owns Only 14% Equity
“So I have 14%... Our founding team together has about 70%, so it's a combo of me, my co-founder Victor, and my CTO.”
Jason Vigo Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 7:23 "A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest?"
Disclosure
Vigo: Bevz Restructured Equity Tranches at $40M and $80M Valuations
“So we tied it to a company valuation. And so we did two valuations. So it's at a 40 and an eighty million valuation. I'll get two buckets of equity.”
Jason Vigo Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 20:09 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bevz has 330 stores, 21% monthly growth, and 99% monthly retention
“Today we have 330 stores using the SaaS platform. We're growing 21% every month. We have a 95% conversion from free trial to paid subscription. And we have a 99% monthly retention.”
Jason Vigo Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 2:50 "A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest?"
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Vigo: Bevz sales reps consistently acquire 20 stores monthly
“Each salesperson can get 20 convenience stores every single month consistently.”
Jason Vigo Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 6:11 "A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest?"
Disclosure
Vigo: Bevz is raising $1.6M at a $9M cap with $1.3M committed
“So we're doing a nine million post-money valuation cap another convertible note raising the 1.6, and we have one three committed already.”
Jason Vigo Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 11:48 "A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest?"
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bevz reports 330 stores, 21% monthly growth, and 99% retention
“Today we have 330 stores using the SaaS platform. We're growing 21% every month. We have a 95% conversion from free trial to paid subscription. And we have a 99% monthly retention.”
Jason Vigo Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 3:12 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
Disclosure
Bevz targets $1.6M raise to hit $3M ARR run rate
“And today we're raising 1.6 million dollars that we're going to use to acquire 2000 convenience stores, build six more product integrations, and reach a three million dollar run rate ARR before we raise our next round.”
Jason Vigo Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 3:25 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bevz generates $44K monthly from advertising partners
“Then actually right now we're doing 44,000 dollars in average monthly revenue from advertising partners.”
Jason Vigo Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 5:36 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Vigo: 7-Eleven, Circle K, Shell, and Chevron stores use Bevz
“So actually today we have Seven-elevens, Circle K, Shell, Chevrons on our platform. Very few.”
Jason Vigo Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 10:15 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
Disclosure
Vigo: Bevz is raising $1.6M at a $9M cap with $1.3M committed
“So we're doing a nine million post-money valuation cap another convertible note raising the 1.6, and we have one three committed already.”
Jason Vigo Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 12:10 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
Assertion Supported
Vigo: Hustle Fund Completed Its Investment in Bevz
“Elizabeth invested. Hustle Fund is part of the team, and we've been working with them a little bit.”
Jason Vigo Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 21:51 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Vigo: Bevz Closed $1.6M Round With 90% Wired
“I filled the rest of the round. It was a one-six round, and we have about 90% of that wired.”
Jason Vigo Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 22:27 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Bevz targets $3M ARR run rate and 2,000 stores with $1.6M raise
“Today we're raising 1.6 million dollars that we're going to use to acquire 2000 convenience stores, build six more product integrations, and reach a three million dollar run rate ARR before we raise our next round.”
Jason Vigo Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 3:02 "A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest?"
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bevz generates $44,000 monthly in brand advertising revenue
“Right now we're doing 44,000 dollars in average monthly revenue from advertising partners.”
Jason Vigo Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 5:15 "A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest?"
Disclosure
Bevz Raised $930,000 Across Friends-and-Family, Accelerator, and Pre-Seed Rounds
“Yep, so we've raised 930,000 total to date. That came in a few chunks. So we did a 300,000 dollar family and friends round in 2019. We were a very different company before this. We were an alcohol delivery marketplace, if you're familiar with Drizzly. Yeah, we…”
Jason Vigo Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 6:47 "A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest?"
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Vigo: Bevz has 7-Eleven, Circle K, Shell, and Chevron locations on platform
“So actually today we have Seven-elevens Circle K, Shell, Chevrons on our platform. Very few.”
Jason Vigo Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 9:51 "A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest?"

The other half of the tape: Jason Vigo's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 2 times in 1 episode on the Pitch. 4 statements on the record name them. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Josh Muccio 2

Statements about Jason Vigo, by other people (4)

Insight
Yin: Startup Founders Need at Least 20% Equity to Avoid Demotivation
“I think you have to be at least at 20%. A lot of things are psychological and maybe you're okay with things now, but as you go along and everybody gets diluted down, like you're gonna feel less excited about the company as things go on, right?”
Elizabeth Yin Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 16:21 "A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest?"
Disclosure
Charles Hudson would probably invest in Bevz at 20% founder equity
“I would be happier at 22, but I'd probably do it at 20.”
Charles Hudson Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 18:39 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
Disclosure
Charles Hudson would likely invest if Vigo reaches 20% equity
“I would be happier at 22, but I'd probably do it at 20.”
Charles Hudson Sep 27, 2023 ▶ 18:19 "A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest?"
Assertion Supported
Bevz closes $3.1M round after last-minute $1.3M term sheet
“At the very last minute, an investor swooped in with a new term sheet for 1.3 million, bringing Jason's total fund raise to 3.1 million dollars.”
Josh Muccio Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 25:02 #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...

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Appearances (2)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
#120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store... Mar 4, 2025 12m
"A Bold Startup Pitch! AI-Powered Retail Management Disrupts the Market – Will VCs Invest? Sep 27, 2023 8m
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