John Kaden
Managing Partner and Executive Chairman @ Navy Capital
New York, United States
John Kaden is a post-ipo equity investor at Navy Capital in New York focused on Cannabis and Biotechnology. John Kaden is the Managing Partner and Executive Chairman at Navy Capital. John Kaden was co-Manager and Chief Investment Officer for Northwoods Capital Management Partners, a TMT-focused global long/short hedge fund. Prior to joining Northwoods, Mr. Kaden founded and managed Cynthion Partners from 2006 through the end of 2013, a global macrothematic hedge fund. Prior to founding Cynthion Partners, Mr. Kaden worked in the Strategic Division of Blackrock where he was instrumental in formulating and implementing the firm’s growth initiatives, including the transformative acquisition of State Street Research and the merger with Merrill Lynch Asset Management. Mr. Kaden began his career as a macro strategist for The G7 Group, a global consulting firm that advises its clients on macroeconomic and political developments that affect financial markets. Mr. Kaden graduated Magna Cum Laude with an A.B. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries John Kaden invests in
Stages John Kaden invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Cannabis 2 (100%)
- Biotechnology 1 (50%)
Stage
- Post-IPO Equity 1 (50%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (50%)
Investments
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| F/ELD is a Los Angeles-based cannabis brand focused on the "ultra premium" portion of the cannabis market. With the recent explosive growth in consumer facing brands for the cannabis industry, there have been a plethora of companies coming to market with products targeted towards the "mainstream" recreational consumer.F/ELD focuses on the upper echelon - customers who are focused on quality above all else. Led by a team with a combined 30+ years of experience in the cannabis industry, F/ELD is primed to be a market leader in the multi billion dollar cannabis industry. | $6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 20, 2018 | ||
| CLS focuses on the extraction and conversion of cannabinoids in the United States. The company extracts various cannabinoids from the marijuana plant and converts into concentrates, such as oils, waxes, edibles, and shatters. Its concentrates are used for electronic cigarettes vaporization, and pharmaceutical and other purposes. The company alsooffers consulting services to cannabis-related businesses comprising growers, dispensaries, and laboratories. | $3M / Post-IPO Equity / Aug 07, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Navy Capital
Navy Capital’s research-oriented, fundamentally-driven investment process focuses on identifying attractive opportunities within the legal cannabis space. Navy Capital seeks to find the best in class businesses within key verticals of the global cannabis industry. Those verticals include Consumer, Healthcare, Technology, Industrials, andAgriculture.
Navy Capital Contacts
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Chetan Gulati
Partner and Head of Research
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John Kaden
Managing Partner and Executive Chairman
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Sean Stiefel
Founder and CEO
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What does John Kaden invest in?
John Kaden invests primarily in Cannabis and Biotechnology startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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