Merida Capital Holdings
VC Fund
New York, United States
Merida Capital Holdings is a VC fund in New York focused on Cannabis and Biotechnology. Merida Capital Partners is a private equity fund targeting fundamental growth drivers underpinning the rapid development of the cannabis industry. Our investment emphasis focuses on cultivation technologies, products and services associated with the evolution of cannabis as an agricultural product, a natural plant-based medicine, a constituent inpharmaceutical formulations, and a recreational consumer product.
- Total investments:
- 50
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 48%
- Fund size:
- $250M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Merida Capital Holdings invests in
Stages Merida Capital Holdings invests in
Countries Merida Capital Holdings invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$2.5M
- Series A
- $2.8M–$58M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Cannabis 22 (44%)
- Biotechnology 7 (14%)
- Medical 6 (12%)
- Software 6 (12%)
- Agriculture 5 (10%)
Stage
- Series A 7 (14%)
- Funding Round 7 (14%)
- Seed 6 (12%)
- Post-IPO Equity 6 (12%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (12%)
Country
- United States 33 (66%)
- Canada 4 (8%)
- Italy 1 (2%)
- United Kingdom 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mitch Baruchowitz
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Mitch Baruchowitz
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
Colin Kelley
Operating Partner
|
Operating Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Pamela Galassini
Senior Operating Partner
|
Senior Operating Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Thomas L. Harrison
Senior Operating Partner
|
Senior Operating Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Cabbage Analytics provides a data analytics and insights platform for the cannabis industry. It focuses on bridging the gap between data and action via the integration of analytics, pricing, and marketing into a single automated platform. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 14, 2022 | ||
| Phylos is an agricultural genomics company using modern molecular genetics and computational biology to power the next generation of hemp and cannabis. Phylos provides breeding and R&D services to global partners and offers a suite of genetic services and testing solutions. We remain committed to a sustainable cannabis industry and to thepreservation of genetic diversity through the Phylos Galaxy and publicly accessible data, like the Open Cannabis Project.We are a new generation of plant scientists, transforming the hemp and cannabis industries with unparalleled data, technology, and expertise. Phylos is strategically positioned to provide cultivators with the tools to understand the breadth of genetics in their catalog, evaluate the development of additional varieties, and drive business growth. | $7.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 01, 2022 | ||
| Pilgrim Soul is a mission-driven cannabis brand focused on optimizing human creative performance to gain a competitive edge. | $2M / Seed / Jan 11, 2022 | ||
| Cellibre is a cellular agriculture company that turns cells into specialized, sustainable factories for the manufacture of globally significant products at scale. | $11.5M / Series A / Oct 13, 2021 | ||
| MainStem is a technology-based ancillary product distribution company in the regulated cannabis industry, is the leading comprehensive marketplace in the industry, with over 10,000 products for cannabis businesses to select. The company integrates its platform into popular industry software to maximize its customer reach and simplify theprocurement process. | $5M / Series C / Aug 30, 2021 | ||
| SLANG Worldwide is a consumer-packaged-goods company that owns, licenses, and markets cannabis brands, serving the flower, concentrates, edibles, and beverage categories. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Ontario. | $12.4M / Post-IPO Equity / Aug 25, 2021 | ||
| Brytemap is a SaaS-based provider of technology solutions for cultivation, processing, and retail operations. | Series A / Jul 01, 2021 | ||
| Simplifya develops a cloud-based Software-as-a-service application for Web, mobile, and tablet use to help ensure the cannabis business is legally compliant. Its application enables users to verify and monitor licensee operations for compliance with state and local regulations; monitor their business’s compliance health; and add multiple users,locations, and licenses as their business grows. The company assists cannabis businesses, law firms, consultants, financial institutions, and regulatory agencies with monitoring licensee operations for compliance with state and local regulations | $6M / Series B / Jun 18, 2021 | ||
| Bast Fibre Technologies operates as a fiber engineering firm that develops IP protected enhancements for hemp, flax, and other bast fibers destined for high-value consumer product markets. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Search Results Victoria, British Columbia. | $7M / Series A / May 20, 2021 | ||
| Petalfast is a sales and marketing agency for the cannabis industry. Their sales accelerator consists of 6 components that can be activated separately or together for exponential growth. Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Irvine, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom. | $2.8M / Series A / May 19, 2021 | ||
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FAQ
What does Merida Capital Holdings invest in?
Merida Capital Holdings invests primarily in Cannabis, Biotechnology and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 50 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Merida Capital Holdings invest in?
Merida Capital Holdings typically joins rounds of $1M–$2.5M at Seed and $2.8M–$58M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Merida Capital Holdings's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Merida Capital Holdings took part in.
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Who are the partners at Merida Capital Holdings?
The team at Merida Capital Holdings includes Mitch Baruchowitz (Managing Partner), Mitch Baruchowitz (Managing Partner) and Colin Kelley (Operating Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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