# Mark Opel

> Mark Opel is a pre-seed investor in Boulder backing Cannabis. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-opel/13/341/395

Mark Opel is a pre-seed investor in Boulder focused on Cannabis. Mark Opel joined American Capital in 2001 and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Opel manages American Capital’s worldwide marketing and strategic planning, directs the firm’s global market and economic research and oversees transaction origination from intermediaries, private equity sponsors and other sources oftransactions. Mr. Opel has more than 20 years of financial and operating experience with middle market companies.Prior to joining American Capital, he served as President of clean energy development company SunLight Power International and Chief Operating Officer at energy conservation services company SYCOM Corporation. In addition, he was a management consultant at Mercer Management consulting and, early in his career, was an investment banker at American Capital.Mr. Opel is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.

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## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wiz Distro | Here at Wiz Distro, we not only offer the most premium cannabis products on the market, but also have the best deals for value shoppers. Everything is fully backed by trusted lab results to confirm both product safety and quality. | $25K | Pre-Seed | Nov 29, 2024 | https://wizdistro.com |

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Opel invest in?

Mark Opel invests primarily in Cannabis startups, most often at Pre-Seed 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.

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### When did Mark Opel last invest?

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