Shannon Soqui is part of the team at San Francisco-based Ackrell Capital, an independent investment bank focused on middle-market and emerging growth companies. Before joining Ackrell Capital, he spent 20 years...
On January 26th, MJ Freeway, the Colorado-based cannabis industry software company, announced that Tao Capital Partners had invested an undisclosed amount into the company. Matt Bigliardi, Director of Investments for...
Amanda Drury is co-anchor of CNBC’s “Power Lunch” and is also host of the popular CNBC segment “Power Pitch.” She recently moderated a panel discussion between Dooma Wendschuh of ebbu and...
Cannabis business accelerator CanopyBoulder hosted a webinar “Cannabis Investing 101” today, with about 40 attendees dialed in to learn about the industry. Partner and Managing Director Micah Tapman and Co-founder...
In a Bloomberg interview, Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, discussed his company, its mission and the opportunity he sees. Cannabis prohibition is fundamentally wrong, especially for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans...
The cannabis industry grew by 74% in 2014 and 2015 looks to continue the growth trend. Preliminary data from Colorado shows a 40% annual growth rate! Join CanopyBoulder at 10:00...
Following a powerful keynote speech by Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Ethan Nadelmann, attendees at the Cannabis Private Investment Summit, organized by Noa Kahner of Kahner Global, were treated...
The Tampa Bay Times reports that First Harvest Financial has sued Cannavoices, a media property in which it has invested and that launched this summer and then went silent....
Robin Abcarian attended the recent New West Summit in San Francisco and shared some fantastic observations on the companies in attendance. Here at the New West Summit, everyone seemed...
Ben Larson and Carter Laren, who both serve as Director and mentor at the Founder Institute, an early-stage technology startup accelerator, are entering the cannabis industry with the launch...
As CanopyBoulder prepares to conduct two programs simultaneously in early 2016, including its third class in Boulder and its inaugural one in San Francisco, the company has been actively...
On HuffPost Live today, Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani hosted several entrepreneurs and an investor in the cannabis industry: Mark Hadfield, Founder, HelloMD Alex Thiersch, Managing Principal, Salveo Capital Ethan Ruby, Founder...
Ananas is a tech startup that has spent the last three months in Boulder, Colorado, under the tutelage of the cannabis accelerator CanopyBoulder and is close to finalizing a...
The New York Times has been a great advocate to the cannabis industry ever since it called for legalization in the summer of 2014. Most of the coverage has...
On October 28th, CanopyBoulder CEO Patrick Rea addressed an audience in NYC at the High NY event, Pot, Parenting & Private Equity, which was held at Impact Hub. High NY is...
Steep Hill Announces Current Investment Round Expires On December 31, 2015 As Major Investors And Strategic Partners Commit To Invest In A Cannabis Industry Testing Leader Steep Hill is...
New York Magazine has a cover story on Willie Nelson in the November 2nd Edition discussing his concerns about corporate interests taking over the industry. The in-depth article sheds...
As if there aren’t enough challenges for entrepreneurs and investors in the cannabis industry, the Canna Law Group’s blog discusses yet another one: Investing in U.S. cannabis operations as...
Tradiv.com, the Cannabis Industry’s Online Wholesale Marketplace, Meets Fundraising Goal of $1 Million E-commerce platform launched for marijuana businesses in Colorado BOULDER, COLORADO (PRWEB) OCTOBER 29, 2015 Tradiv.com, the...
In a recent interview with David Downs, ArcView CEO Troy Dayton suggests that investors should be very cautious when it comes to cannabis-related stocks. He suggests that of...
Millionaire investor Kevin O’Leary says he sees “spectacular returns” from the legalization of marijuana, but won’t invest because his lawyers have advised him not to do so. O’Leary told...
Friendlier laws on medical marijuana use in Canada are already drawing American investment north or the border, and the trend is likely to further ignite if the federal Liberals...
One of Canada’s largest newspapers, The Globe and Mail, took a look at the rapidly evolving approaches to marketing cannabis and its ancillary products in an increasingly legal environment. While...
New Cannabis Ventures is excited about the emergence of what we call the “Marijuana Money Managers,” a group of financial organizations that aim to help bridge the gap between...
Guest post from Adam Grossman, Portfolio Analyst at Phyto Partners The Canadian people have spoken, and they chose Justin Trudeau and his Liberal party to run the country. Cannabis...
