# Sol Global Investments

> Sol Global Investments is a VC fund backing Health Care and Cannabis. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Calgary, Canada
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solglobal/?originalSubdomain=in
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sol_investments?lang=en
- Website: https://solglobal.com/

Sol Global Investments is a VC fund in Calgary focused on Health Care and Cannabis. SOL is an international cannabis company that offers strategic investments and partnerships. It follows a private equity strategy focusing on thematic investments in growth industries that disrupt traditional markets. Sol Global was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3M–$12M |
| Series B | $30M–$30M |
| Corporate Round | $1.2M–$120M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 4 | 29% |
| Cannabis | 3 | 21% |
| Cloud Computing | 3 | 21% |
| Fitness | 2 | 14% |
| Medical | 2 | 14% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 4 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 2 | 14% |
| Series C | 2 | 14% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 14% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 43% |
| Canada | 4 | 29% |
| Ireland | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andy DeFrancesco | Chairman & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-defrancesco-ec20 |
| Andy DeFrancesco | Chairman & CEO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-defrancesco |
| Davide Marcotti | Advisor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/davide-marcotti |
| Jonathan Gilbert | CEO & Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-gilbert-2 |
| Pad Gopal | Interim Chief Executive Officer; Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pad-gopal |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MCQ Markets | MCQ Markets is reinventing luxury asset ownership by making exotic autos more accessible with its revolutionary fractional ownership model. | $1M | Convertible Note | May 09, 2025 |  |
| MCQ Markets | MCQ Markets is reinventing luxury asset ownership by making exotic autos more accessible with its revolutionary fractional ownership model. | $1.2M | Corporate Round | Jan 27, 2025 |  |
| Semasio | The Fyllo Compliance Cloud is a suite of software and services that enable organizations to navigate today’s ever-changing regulatory landscape, streamline compliance, and scale with speed. Mainstream brands also use the Fyllo Data Marketplace to target previously inaccessible cannabis and CBD consumers.The company was founded in 2019 and isheadquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $40M | Series C | Nov 08, 2021 |  |
| Semasio (formerly Fyllo) | Semasio is on a mission to power outperformance in a privacy-first world. With access to the world's most comprehensive targeting platform available, our industry-leading advertising solutions are trusted by Fortune 500 companies and emerging brands to increase reach, boost efficiency, and maximize ROI.The company was founded in 2019 and isheadquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $40M | Series C | Nov 08, 2021 |  |
| Cityrow Go | Cityrow Go is a rowing-based fitness app for smartphones or tablets. It offers rowing classes programmed to deliver an effective, efficient, and motivating workout to the at-home user. It was founded in 2013 and is based in New York, United States. | $12M | Series A | Jul 20, 2021 |  |
| Herve Edibles | Herve Edibles produces exquisite desserts, macarons, candies, and chocolates that combine contemporary design with spectacular flavors. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. | $3M | Series A | May 25, 2021 |  |
| Semasio | The Fyllo Compliance Cloud is a suite of software and services that enable organizations to navigate today’s ever-changing regulatory landscape, streamline compliance, and scale with speed. Mainstream brands also use the Fyllo Data Marketplace to target previously inaccessible cannabis and CBD consumers.The company was founded in 2019 and isheadquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $30M | Series B | Apr 06, 2021 |  |
| Semasio (formerly Fyllo) | Semasio is on a mission to power outperformance in a privacy-first world. With access to the world's most comprehensive targeting platform available, our industry-leading advertising solutions are trusted by Fortune 500 companies and emerging brands to increase reach, boost efficiency, and maximize ROI.The company was founded in 2019 and isheadquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $30M | Series B | Apr 06, 2021 |  |
| WeSana Health | WeSana Health is a life sciences company that provides advancement of psilocybin-based medicine. The company was founded in 2020 by Daniel Carcillo and is headquartered in Homer Glen, Illinois, United States. | $12.8M | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| Damon Motors | Damon is unleashing the full potential of personal mobility for the world’s commuters. With its proprietary electric drivetrain, the company has developed the world’s safest, smartest, fully connected electric motorcycle platform employing radical innovations in battery propagation resistance, sensor fusion and AI. Designed as a platform forworldwide line extension, Damon motorcycles will ship direct to consumer on subscription plans to drive scale. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Damon is a Techstars Mobility company founded by serial entrepreneurs Jay Giraud and Dom Kwong. Damon’s investors include Round 13 Capital, Techstars, Fontinalis, Extreme Venture Partners and Pallasite Ventures. | $18.2M | Convertible Note | Mar 10, 2021 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JW Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jw-asset-management) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Ambria Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ambria-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ArrowMark Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrowpoint-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Eminence Capital LP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eminence-capital-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Phyto Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phyto-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sol Global Investments invest in?

Sol Global Investments invests primarily in Health Care, Cannabis and Cloud Computing startups, most often at Corporate Round and Series A stage. Most of the 14 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 Sol Global Investments's check size?

Sol Global Investments typically joins rounds of $3M–$12M at Series A, $30M–$30M at Series B and $1.2M–$120M at Corporate Round. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sol Global Investments participates in.

### How do I contact Sol Global Investments?

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### Who are the partners at Sol Global Investments?

The team at Sol Global Investments includes Andy DeFrancesco (Chairman & CEO), Andy DeFrancesco (Chairman & CEO) and Davide Marcotti (Advisor), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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