# John Kaden

> John Kaden is a post-ipo equity investor at Navy Capital backing Cannabis and Biotechnology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Navy Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/navy-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-kaden-29917b9/

John Kaden is a post-ipo equity investor at Navy Capital in New York focused on Cannabis and Biotechnology. 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 macro thematic hedge fund. Prior to founding Cynthion Partners, Mr. Kaden workedin 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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cannabis | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CLS Holdings USA | 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 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Navy Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

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.

3 contacts available at Navy Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chetan Gulati | Partner and Head of Research | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chetan-gulati |
| John Kaden | Managing Partner & CIO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-kaden |
| Sean Stiefel | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-stiefel |

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## FAQ

### What does John Kaden invest in?

John Kaden invests primarily in Cannabis and Biotechnology startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 1 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 John Kaden last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Kaden closed in Aug 2018. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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