# Morgan Paxhia

> Morgan Paxhia is a Series A investor at Poseidon Asset Management backing Software and Cannabis. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Poseidon Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/poseidon-assetmanagement)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganpaxhia

Morgan Paxhia is a Series A investor at Poseidon Asset Management in San Francisco focused on Software and Cannabis. Morgan Paxhia is the Co-founder and Managing Director at Poseidon Asset Management

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 67% |
| Cannabis | 3 | 50% |
| SaaS | 2 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 33% |
| CRM | 1 | 17% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 83% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Distru | Supply chain software for cannabis manufacturers & distributors. | $6M | Series A | Nov 20, 2024 |  |
| Wurk | Wurk is the leader in HR, Payroll, and Payment technology servicing the fastest-growing emerging industry, cannabis! Wurk's proprietary Compliant Payment Cloud underwriters cannabis businesses enabling them to process payments for payroll, taxes, 401k, benefits, and more positioning Wurk as the largest payments processor in the industry. TheirSaaS HCM Cloud provides Modern HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Scheduling accessible on any device, including tablets and mobile. Wurk's Intralytics Cloud (integration meets analytics) connects the industries leading technology providers allowing operators to combine and analyze data to inform mission-critical decisions. Wurk is also assembling this data to provide industry benchmarks to help operators compare their KPIs to the trends of the industry. Wurk's unique platform is proving that Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, and Payment technology providers can add significant value to their customers by focusing on their vertical-specific needs.Wurk was founded in August 2015 by Keegan Peterson. And it is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $3.5M | Series A | Apr 22, 2021 |  |
| BastCore | BastCore buys hemp stalks and sells fiber products, bridging the gap between farmers growing hemp and industries demanding cost-competitive sustainably produced raw materials. It offers its customers the adoption of sustainable practices that contribute positively to society and the environment. | $2.8M | Series A | Apr 21, 2021 |  |
| Confident LIMS | Confident LIMS is a leading Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) serving high-throughput labs in regulated industries. Confident LIMS is a B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform with strong network effects among our lab customers and their testing clients. We currently serve >60% of the legal cannabis industry in the United Statesand are expanding into mainstream agriculture, food & beverage, and environmental industries. | $12M | Series A | Jan 16, 2019 |  |
| Baker Technologies | A better connection with your customers keeps them happy and loyal. We build smart products to help you create a better shopping experience, making it easy to grow your business. | $8M | Series A | Nov 21, 2017 |  |
| Baker Technologies | A better connection with your customers keeps them happy and loyal. We build smart products to help you create a better shopping experience, making it easy to grow your business. | $1.6M | Seed | Aug 05, 2016 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Base Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arcview Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arcview-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bullpen Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullpen-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Poseidon Asset Management

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Poseidon Asset Management is dedicated to providing the most curated portfolio focusing on the cannabis industry, putting capital to work funding the most promising ventures in the industry and allowing investors to grow with them.They are committed to growing with the burgeoning cannabis industry in an honest, responsible, non-exploitativeway.Poseidon pledges to work toward changing the old, outdated perceptions of cannabis as a danger to society, and to replace that idea, through education and example.Poseidon seeks to end cannabis prohibition and all the injustices and harms that prohibition inflicts.

5 contacts available at Poseidon Asset Management.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Emily Paxhia | Co-founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-paxhia |
| Morgan Paxhia | Co-founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgan-paxhia |
| Patrick Rea | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-rea |
| Christopher Otchy | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-otchy |
| Colin Ferrian | Portfolio Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colin-ferrian |

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## FAQ

### What does Morgan Paxhia invest in?

Morgan Paxhia invests primarily in Software, Cannabis and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 Morgan Paxhia last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Morgan Paxhia closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 6 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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