Growcore Investments
VC Fund
Boston, United States
Growcore Investments is a VC fund in Boston focused on Cannabis and Consumer Goods. Growcore™ invests in building scalable platforms within growing consumer verticals. Growcore provide long-term capital - debt and equity - and extensive experience working with founders to grow unique brands. Growcore believe in developing strong partnerships with experienced and proven management teams. Our reputation of respect, integrity andforward-thinking comes directly from our founders, the Fireman family, and extends to our network of loyal investors and entrepreneur advisors. Growcore, formerly Fireman Capital Partners, has a proven track record developed over 39 transactions and over $400m invested across a wide range of consumer categories.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Growcore Investments invests in
Stages Growcore Investments invests in
Countries Growcore Investments invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $8.7M–$44M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Cannabis 6 (50%)
- Consumer Goods 3 (25%)
- Marketing 2 (17%)
- E-Commerce 2 (17%)
- Health Care 2 (17%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (50%)
- Series A 2 (17%)
- Series C 1 (8%)
- Series D 1 (8%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 11 (92%)
- Canada 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Akelman
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dan Fireman
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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Co-Founder and Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Devon Howard
Vice President
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Vice President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
PAUL FIREMAN
Chairman of the Board
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Chairman of the Board | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Russell Kazorek
Vice President & Controller
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Vice President & Controller | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
The Parent Company
|
The Parent Company is a cannabis platform that makes shopping experience more convenient, efficient, and secure for cannabis users. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2023 | |
Tumalo Industries
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Tumalo Industries is a cannabis company that offers products including indoor-grown cannabis. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2023 | |
Dutchie
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Dutchie is an all-in-one technology platform that powers dispensary operations, provides consumers with safe and easy access, and supports the wave of positive societal change that cannabis is bringing to the world. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon. | $350M / Series D / Oct 14, 2021 | |
Docklight Brands
|
Docklight Brands is a CPG lifestyle company that provides cannabis and hemp to consumers. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. | $8.7M / Series A / Apr 20, 2021 | |
Left Coast Ventures
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Left Coast Ventures is a company specializing in cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and brand-building. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2021 | |
Subversive Capital
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Subversive Capital is dedicated to investing in radical companies whose core missions subvert the status quo and require sophisticated government and regulatory strategies for success. | Private Equity / Nov 30, 2020 | |
Leafly
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Leafly is the world’s leading cannabis marketplace and resource. As the most visited and reliable cannabis site in the country with over 120 million visitors annually, Leafly’s mission is to help people find the right cannabis experience for them. Offering industry-leading B2B and B2C services and software, more than 6000 retailers trust Leafly asan essential channel for acquiring new customers and offering ordering services. | $15.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 04, 2020 | |
Garden Remedies
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At Garden Remedies, their reason for being is to alleviate and (when possible) eliminate suffering from chronic pain. When you walk through their doors, you’ll be meeting people who are dedicated to serving you—and the community in general—by providing compassionate relief through the use of medical marijuana.Their mission is to take theexcruciating test of endurance a patient may be forced to go through every day, and change it to a life of comfort that is hopefully pain-and-symptom-free. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 06, 2019 | |
Dunn's River Brands
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Dunn's River Brands provides unique access to the beverage industry’s best distributors, suppliers, advisors and strategic partners. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2019 | |
Tilray
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Tilray is a cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company that offers cannabis, hemp-based foods, and craft beverages. Tilray provides pharmaceutical-grade cannabis products to patients, researchers, pharmacies, and governments, they cultivate and deliver the benefits of medical cannabis safely and reliably. Healthcare practitioners andpatients expect and deserve only the best service and products. | $43.9M / Series A / Feb 07, 2018 | |
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FAQ
What does Growcore Investments invest in?
Growcore Investments invests primarily in Cannabis, Consumer Goods and Marketing startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Growcore Investments's check size?
Growcore Investments typically joins rounds of $8.7M–$44M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Growcore Investments participates in.
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Who are the partners at Growcore Investments?
The team at Growcore Investments includes Christopher Akelman (Partner), Dan Fireman (Co-Founder and Managing Partner) and Devon Howard (Vice President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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