Cannabis Investor News

Canna Angels Launches Cannabis Investor Consortium

Canna Angels, LLC Announces Launch as Cannabis Legalization Expands Across the Country SAUSALITO, Calif., Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Canna Angels, LLC, an auspicious angel investment consortium focused solely...
- December 13th, 2016 at 1:02 pm

Cannabis Companies Attract Angel Investors

The cannabis industry is booming, but, for a variety of reasons, institutions are not yet able to invest in companies operating within it as long as it remains illegal...
- November 5th, 2016 at 8:54 am

Privateer Holdings Raises $40mm in $100mm Financing Round

Reuters reported that cannabis-focused private equity firm Privateer Holdings has launched a $100mm capital raise, closing on the first $40mm. The firm last raised capital in early 2015, attracting...
- November 4th, 2016 at 7:42 am

How to Invest in the Cannabis Industry

With voters weighing in on an unprecedented number of cannabis legalization ballot initiatives in just 40 days, media attention is starting to ramp up.  This year, Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts and...
- September 29th, 2016 at 6:18 pm

Shark Tank Judges Pass on Investing in Cannabis

For any of you cannabis entrepreneurs watching ABC’s Shark Tank and dreaming of pitching your cannabiz, don’t bet on it.  Entrepreneur Magazine’s Kim Lachance Shandrow interviewed five of the...
- September 28th, 2016 at 8:57 am

Cannabis Hedge Fund Pursues Triple Bottom Line

Sister and brother Emily & Morgan Paxhia launched one of the first cannabis-focused hedge funds in 2013 and now have a portfolio that includes 27 companies, including Baker and...
- September 5th, 2016 at 10:24 pm

Oregon Cannabis Business Implodes Amidst Scandal

The Oregonian has reported a story about the dramatic demise of an Oregon cannabis retailer, Cannacea, which is now being investigated for fraud. The dispensary informed the Department of...
- July 9th, 2016 at 3:33 pm

Cannabis Industry Investor Bets on Management Teams

In episode 37 of Investing in Cannabis, Brandon David interviews Anthony Davis in Seattle. Davis is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Anslinger Capital, the ironically-named firm which was formed in...
- July 2nd, 2016 at 2:34 pm

Colorado Cannabis Investment Firm Names COO

New York Fund Expertise Comes to Cannabis First Capital Ventures Hires Erin Turoff as COO and Managing Director DENVER, June 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Projected to reach revenue of more...
- June 16th, 2016 at 11:33 pm