# Merida Capital Holdings

> Merida Capital Holdings is a VC fund backing Cannabis and Biotechnology. See 46 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 46
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 48%
- Fund size: $250M
- Last fund: Jun 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/merida-capital-holdings
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MeridaCap
- Website: https://www.meridacap.com/

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$2.5M |
| Series A | $2.8M–$58M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cannabis | 22 | 48% |
| Biotechnology | 7 | 15% |
| Medical | 6 | 13% |
| Software | 6 | 13% |
| Agriculture | 5 | 11% |

58 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 10 | 22% |
| Series A | 7 | 15% |
| Seed | 6 | 13% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 6 | 13% |
| Series B | 4 | 9% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 33 | 72% |
| Canada | 4 | 9% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mitch Baruchowitz | Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitchell-baruchowitz |
| Mitch Baruchowitz | Managing Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitch-baruchowitz |
| Colin Kelley | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colin-kelley-2 |
| Pamela Galassini | Senior Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pamela-galassini |
| Thomas L. Harrison | Senior Operating Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-l-harrison |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Happy Cabbage Analytics | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Brytemap is a SaaS-based provider of technology solutions for cultivation, processing, and retail operations. |  | Series A | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| Simplifya | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |

10 of 46 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Delta Emerald Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delta-emerald-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Entourage Effect Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entourage-effect-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gotham Green Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gotham-green-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JW Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jw-asset-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Navy Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/navy-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [WGD Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wgd-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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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 Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 46 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 Merida Capital Holdings's check size?

Merida Capital Holdings typically joins rounds of $1M–$2.5M at Seed and $2.8M–$58M 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 Merida Capital Holdings participates in.

### How do I contact Merida Capital Holdings?

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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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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