# Michael Auerbach

> Michael Auerbach is a seed investor at The Parent Company backing Cannabis and Marketplace. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Parent Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-parent-company-6ef1)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msauerbach/

Michael Auerbach is a seed investor at The Parent Company in New York focused on Cannabis and Marketplace. Michael Auerbach is the Chairman at The Parent Company.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$2.5M |
| Series A | $5M–$7M |
| Series B | $40M–$43M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cannabis | 3 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 22% |
| B2B | 1 | 11% |
| SaaS | 1 | 11% |
| Sales | 1 | 11% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Series B | 2 | 22% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 22% |
| Series D | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 67% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Germany | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pure Beauty | Pure Beauty is an e-commerce platform that offers products in different categories. | $5M | Convertible Note | Jul 15, 2021 |  |
| Pure Beauty | Pure Beauty is a cannabis brand located in Los Angeles. | $5M | Convertible Note | Jul 15, 2021 |  |
| Synchron | Synchron manufactures and markets a medical device that can be delivered to the brain with a catheter to record neuron signals that might be used to control an advanced prosthetic. | $40M | Series B | Jun 03, 2021 |  |
| AtaiBeckley | ATAI is a global biotech company builder that leverages a decentralized, technology- and data-driven platform model to serve millions of people suffering from mental health disorders. The company is committed to acquiring and efficiently developing innovative treatments that address significant unmet medical needs and lead to paradigm shifts in themental health space.ATAI Life Sciences was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Bayern, Germany. | $157M | Series D | Mar 03, 2021 |  |
| Sweet Reason Beverage | Sweet Reason is a hemp and cannabis beverage company that launched with three naturally flavored, CBD-infused sparkling waters (Grapefruit, Cucumber Mint, and Strawberry Lavender) made in the USA. Each 12 oz bottle CO2-extracted CBD from Colorado organic hemp and contains no sugar, sweeteners, sodium, carbohydrates or artificial ingredients and isjust five calories. | $2.5M | Seed | Jul 02, 2019 |  |
| Duco Experts | Duco is an online marketplace that features direct messaging, single point of billing, and project management dashboard. The company focuses on policy, global affairs, international affairs, consulting, SaaS, global, and international. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in California, United States. | $1.7M | Seed | May 03, 2019 |  |
| AtaiBeckley | ATAI is a global biotech company builder that leverages a decentralized, technology- and data-driven platform model to serve millions of people suffering from mental health disorders. The company is committed to acquiring and efficiently developing innovative treatments that address significant unmet medical needs and lead to paradigm shifts in themental health space.ATAI Life Sciences was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Bayern, Germany. | $43M | Series B | Mar 01, 2019 |  |
| Roomer | With Roomer Flex cancellation protection, customers can cancel their vacation for any reason – with no questions asked. Roomer has already protected hundreds of thousands of travelers, with tens of millions of dollars’ worth of travel reservations. In a very different way from existing insurance companies - When the vacation is cancelled by thecustomer, Roomer distributes the cancelled reservation in its travel marketplace and distribution network, including Trivago (Expedia), Kayak (Priceline), Skyscanner (Ctrip) and more – and efficiently reduces the costs for travelers. | $5M | Series A | Nov 25, 2014 |  |
| Privateer Holdings | Privateer is a private equity firm shaping the future of legal cannabis. Privateer Holdings represents a group of investors from around the world seeking to end cannabis prohibition and the social harms it causes.Through a combination of acquisitions, investments and incubation, Privateer is focused on building a portfolio of global brands thatwill lead, legitimize and define the future of cannabis.The current portfolio includes: Leafly, the world's cannabis information resource; Tilray, a leading global producer of medical cannabis; and Marley Natural, the official cannabis and lifestyle brand of Bob Marley. | $7M | Series A | Jul 16, 2013 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Apeiron Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apeiron-investment-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ceres Group Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceres-group-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gron Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gron-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Infinitas Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infinitas-capital-ag) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Able Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/able-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alpha Wave Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-wave-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Parent Company

VC Fund · San Jose, United States

The Parent Company is a cannabis platform that makes shopping experience more convenient, efficient, and secure for cannabis users.

5 contacts available at The Parent Company.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dennis O'Malley | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-omalley |
| Kerry Arnold | Chief People Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kerry-arnold-26e6 |
| Michael Auerbach | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-auerbach-2 |
| Roz Lipsey | Executive Vice President of Operations & Wholesale | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roz-lipsey |
| Tiffany McBride | Managing Director, Social Equity Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiffany-mcbride-7ef3 |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Auerbach invest in?

Michael Auerbach invests primarily in Cannabis, Marketplace and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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 Michael Auerbach's check size?

Michael Auerbach typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$2.5M at Seed, $5M–$7M at Series A and $40M–$43M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Michael Auerbach participates in.

### When did Michael Auerbach last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Auerbach closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 9 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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