Emily Paxhia
Co-founder and Managing Director @ Poseidon Asset Management
San Francisco, United States
Emily Paxhia is a seed investor at Poseidon Asset Management in San Francisco focused on Cannabis and Software. Emily Paxhia is the Co-founder and Managing Director at Poseidon Asset Management.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 56%
Last updated:
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Industries Emily Paxhia invests in
CannabisSoftwareE-CommerceSaaSRetail
Stages Emily Paxhia invests in
SeedSeries AFunding RoundVenture - Series Unknown
Countries Emily Paxhia invests in
United States
Investment Focus
Industry
- Cannabis 5 (56%)
- Software 2 (22%)
- E-Commerce 2 (22%)
- SaaS 1 (11%)
- Retail 1 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (22%)
- Series A 2 (22%)
- Funding Round 1 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Sunburn Cannabis
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Sunburn Cannabis is a cannabis company known for producing high-quality cannabis products. The company focuses on delivering premium, sun-grown cannabis, which is cultivated using sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. Sunburn Cannabis emphasizes the natural benefits of cannabis and aims to offer products that cater to both medicinaland recreational users.Their offerings typically include a range of cannabis strains, edibles, concentrates, and other related products, all designed to meet the needs of different consumer preferences. Sunburn Cannabis is a brand that combines traditional cultivation methods with modern processing techniques to ensure the best quality. | $1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 19, 2024 | |
Dispense
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Software that empowers dispensaries. Manage, sell, and scale your cannabis dispensary with eCommerce and management software built around you. Features Include: eCommerce Dispensary Management Pickup & Delivery CRM SEO Menu Data Control Customer Chat Analytics Integrations | $2M / Seed / Sep 21, 2021 | |
Ascend Wellness
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AWH is a U.S. multi-state operator, currently operating in five states including Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Ohio. The company focuses on limited license states east of the Rockies, with flagship locations in desirable retail corridors serving key medical and adult-use markets.AWH is committed to breaking down traditionalbarriers in the cannabis marketplace to redefine the industry from the ground up. The company owns and operates state-of-the-art cultivation facilities, grows award-winning strains and produces a curated selection of premium products.It was founded in 2018 by Abner Kurtin. | $37M / Feb 20, 2019 | |
Wurk
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Wurk is the leader in HR, Payroll, and Payment technology servicing the fastest-growing emerging industry, cannabis! Wurk's proprietary Compliant Payment Cloud underwriters cannabis businesses enabling them to process payments for payroll, taxes, 401k, benefits, and more positioning Wurk as the largest payments processor in the industry. TheirSaaS HCM Cloud provides Modern HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Scheduling accessible on any device, including tablets and mobile. Wurk's Intralytics Cloud (integration meets analytics) connects the industries leading technology providers allowing operators to combine and analyze data to inform mission-critical decisions. Wurk is also assembling this data to provide industry benchmarks to help operators compare their KPIs to the trends of the industry. Wurk's unique platform is proving that Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, and Payment technology providers can add significant value to their customers by focusing on their vertical-specific needs.Wurk was founded in August 2015 by Keegan Peterson. And it is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $17M / Series A / Feb 12, 2019 | |
Hemper
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Hemper is a cannabis accessories and lifestyle brand that designs and sells innovative products to consumers and industry partners in the smoking market. Celebrity-designed and curated editions with original artwork have become collectors' items in the company's limited-run boxes. The company also designs and manufactures its owninnovative smoking accessories, selling them through its online store and in more than 1,000 retail stores nationwide. By the end of 2019, retail distribution is expected to reach 3,000 locations.Hemper began in 2015 as a curator of monthly, limited-run cannabis accessory boxes and now has over 10,000 monthly subscribers and has shipped over 250,000 boxes to date. | $10M / Series A / Dec 11, 2018 | |
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Ascend Wellness
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AWH is a U.S. multi-state operator, currently operating in five states including Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Ohio. The company focuses on limited license states east of the Rockies, with flagship locations in desirable retail corridors serving key medical and adult-use markets.AWH is committed to breaking down traditionalbarriers in the cannabis marketplace to redefine the industry from the ground up. The company owns and operates state-of-the-art cultivation facilities, grows award-winning strains and produces a curated selection of premium products.It was founded in 2018 by Abner Kurtin. | $40M / Dec 06, 2018 | |
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Wurk
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Wurk is the leader in HR, Payroll, and Payment technology servicing the fastest-growing emerging industry, cannabis! Wurk's proprietary Compliant Payment Cloud underwriters cannabis businesses enabling them to process payments for payroll, taxes, 401k, benefits, and more positioning Wurk as the largest payments processor in the industry. TheirSaaS HCM Cloud provides Modern HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Scheduling accessible on any device, including tablets and mobile. Wurk's Intralytics Cloud (integration meets analytics) connects the industries leading technology providers allowing operators to combine and analyze data to inform mission-critical decisions. Wurk is also assembling this data to provide industry benchmarks to help operators compare their KPIs to the trends of the industry. Wurk's unique platform is proving that Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, and Payment technology providers can add significant value to their customers by focusing on their vertical-specific needs.Wurk was founded in August 2015 by Keegan Peterson. And it is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $1M / Seed / Nov 20, 2018 | |
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Wurk
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Wurk is the leader in HR, Payroll, and Payment technology servicing the fastest-growing emerging industry, cannabis! Wurk's proprietary Compliant Payment Cloud underwriters cannabis businesses enabling them to process payments for payroll, taxes, 401k, benefits, and more positioning Wurk as the largest payments processor in the industry. TheirSaaS HCM Cloud provides Modern HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Scheduling accessible on any device, including tablets and mobile. Wurk's Intralytics Cloud (integration meets analytics) connects the industries leading technology providers allowing operators to combine and analyze data to inform mission-critical decisions. Wurk is also assembling this data to provide industry benchmarks to help operators compare their KPIs to the trends of the industry. Wurk's unique platform is proving that Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, and Payment technology providers can add significant value to their customers by focusing on their vertical-specific needs.Wurk was founded in August 2015 by Keegan Peterson. And it is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $1M / Seed / Apr 11, 2017 | |
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Wurk
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Wurk is the leader in HR, Payroll, and Payment technology servicing the fastest-growing emerging industry, cannabis! Wurk's proprietary Compliant Payment Cloud underwriters cannabis businesses enabling them to process payments for payroll, taxes, 401k, benefits, and more positioning Wurk as the largest payments processor in the industry. TheirSaaS HCM Cloud provides Modern HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Scheduling accessible on any device, including tablets and mobile. Wurk's Intralytics Cloud (integration meets analytics) connects the industries leading technology providers allowing operators to combine and analyze data to inform mission-critical decisions. Wurk is also assembling this data to provide industry benchmarks to help operators compare their KPIs to the trends of the industry. Wurk's unique platform is proving that Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, and Payment technology providers can add significant value to their customers by focusing on their vertical-specific needs.Wurk was founded in August 2015 by Keegan Peterson. And it is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $1M / Seed / Nov 08, 2016 |
Co-Investors
About Poseidon Asset Management
Poseidon Asset Management is dedicated to providing the most curated portfolio focusing on the cannabis industry, putting capital to work funding the most promising ventures in the industry and allowing investors to grow with them.They are committed to growing with the burgeoning cannabis industry in an honest, responsible, non-exploitativeway.Poseidon pledges to work toward changing the old, outdated perceptions of cannabis as a danger to society, and to replace that idea, through education and example.Poseidon seeks to end cannabis prohibition and all the injustices and harms that prohibition inflicts.
Poseidon Asset Management Contacts
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Emily Paxhia
Co-founder and Managing Director
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Morgan Paxhia
Co-founder & Managing Director
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Patrick Rea
Managing Director
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Christopher Otchy
Co-Founder
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Colin Ferrian
Portfolio Manager
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FAQ
What does Emily Paxhia invest in?
Emily Paxhia invests primarily in Cannabis, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Emily Paxhia last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Emily Paxhia closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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