L37 is a new generation, hybrid venture capital and private equity investment firm. The firm works alongside executive and founding teams leveraging frameworks and systems, capital, and talent to engineer opportunities for investors and impact at scale.

L37 Ventures

Golden Seeds is a seed-stage investment firm with a focus on women leaders. Their investment thesis rests on the extensive research that concludes that gender-diverse teams produce a better return on equity. By seeking companies where women hold leadership positions and own substantial equity, they are funding companies that are likely to have diverse perspectives that will contribute to success.

Golden Seeds

XFactor Ventures is focused on making pre-seed and seed stage investments in companies with billion dollar market opportunities that have at least one female founder.

XFactor Ventures

Bonaventure Equity operates as a cannabis venture capital firm, committed to funding the next generation of innovative cannabis companies delivering economic, societal, cultural and healthcare benefits through leading technologies, services and science.

Bonaventure Equity

Portfolia connects sophisticated investors and leaders with entrepreneurial companies. Their platform enables users to collaborate with other members and lead investors to evaluate innovative products and teams, join diligence teams, and immerse themselves in the investment process. It is an investment fund designed for women while backing innovative companies for returns and impact.

Portfolia

Newchip is a global remote startup accelerator. Newchip Accelerator, 1401 Lavaca St. PMB 40433, Austin, TX, 78701, Email: investing@newchip.com

Newchip Accelerator

Intrinsic Capital Partners is a private equity fund dedicated to investing in promising growth businesses in the emerging legal cannabis industry. Their team has years of investment, pharmaceutical, regulatory, and deal structure experience. Along with our world class network of operating partners with decades of experience building businesses and brands across healthcare and consumer industries, they are dedicated to creating value for portfolio company owners while generating superior returns for our fund investors.

Intrinsic Capital Partners

Flybridge is a seed-stage VC investing with entrepreneurs to leverage the power of the community. It prefers to invest in computer hardware, software, SaaS, and big data sectors. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Flybridge

The Sacramento Angels is a membership based organization of active angel investors who invest in early-stage Northern California companies. The group meets once a month over dinner and review presentations from candidate companies. If some members show interest in a presenting company, the group facilitates their efforts to share further due diligence. Members act on their own behalf and make individual investment decisions.  Sacramento Angels membership is open to individuals who are accredited investors with the experience and desire to invest in and work directly with emerging-technology companies. The members have a wide range of backgrounds, including CEO's, senior executives, entrepreneurs, attorneys and professional venture capitalists. They apply this considerable experience to assist their investments with business strategy and implementation, team building and fundraising.  Interested prospective members are invited to complete and submit a membership application. Entrepreneurs whose companies are in need of angel funding should review the investment criteria.

Sacramento Angels

Brown Angel Group is a network of investors that support early-stage startups and fundraising services.

Brown Angel Group

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Nalu Bio

Nalu Bio is a biotech company developing CBD (and cannabinoids) through chemistry (not plants), for companies who want pure and safe ingredients that are better for the planet. Ranked as the #1 CBD producer on the “google for ingredients.” Like plant-based meats, Nalu Bio will fundamentally disrupt CBD production with chemistry. Nalu Bio uses 700x less land, 70x less water, and 14x less energy to produce its cannabinoids while ensuring best-in-class purity and quality (0% THC, no chemicals, no pesticides) without the high capital investment costs of hemp extraction and biosynthesis.

Nalu Bio is a San Francisco-based female-founded and led biotech company established in 2019. It specializes in developing no-high, chemistry-derived cannabinoids to address global health and wellness challenges like pain, anxiety, sleep, and weight management. The company's proprietary platform produces ultra-pure minor cannabinoids like CBD, THCV, CBN, CBC, and CBG through organic chemistry. These cannabinoids maintain the plant's molecular identity while addressing drawbacks like safety, predictability, scalability, and sustainability issues. Nalu Bio offers standalone cannabinoid ingredients and AI-driven combinations with bioactives, providing effective, safe, and consistent products for food, beverage, health, wellness, personal care, and therapeutics. In February 2024, Nalu Bio partnered with AI leader PIPA to create novel cannabinoid-bioactive combinations backed by science and data. In February 2023, the company raised a USD 12 million Series A funding led by Intrinsic Capital Partners.

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Nalu Bio is a San Francisco-based female-founded and led biotech company established in 2019. It specializes in developing no-high, chemistry-derived cannabinoids to address global health and wellness challenges like pain, anxiety, sleep, and weight management. The company's proprietary platform produces ultra-pure minor cannabinoids like CBD, THCV, CBN, CBC, and CBG through organic chemistry. These cannabinoids maintain the plant's molecular identity while addressing drawbacks like safety, predictability, scalability, and sustainability issues. Nalu Bio offers standalone cannabinoid ingredients and AI-driven combinations with bioactives, providing effective, safe, and consistent products for food, beverage, health, wellness, personal care, and therapeutics. In February 2024, Nalu Bio partnered with AI leader PIPA to create novel cannabinoid-bioactive combinations backed by science and data. In February 2023, the company raised a USD 12 million Series A funding led by Intrinsic Capital Partners.
Key customers and partnerships
In February 2024, Nalu Bio announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with PIPA, an AI leader in nutrition, health, and wellness innovation. This collaboration aims to leverage predictive AI modeling to identify optimal combinations of Nalu Bio's cannabinoids with unique bioactives like vitamins, protein, fiber, antioxidants, probiotics, and superfoods for global consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies.

Cresco Labs is a vertically integrated multistate cannabis operator with a focus on delivering consistent quality products across its portfolio of branded offerings. The company cultivates, processes, and distributes a diverse range of cannabis products, including flower, vapes, concentrates, edibles, and pre-rolls. Cresco Labs operates under multiple brands, such as Cresco, FloraCal Farms, Good News, Wonder Wellness Co., Mindy's Edibles, and Remedi, catering to various consumer preferences and occasions.
Cresco's cultivation practices involve rigorous phenotype hunting and small-batch cultivation to ensure premium quality. Their products are meticulously hand-trimmed and expertly cared for throughout the process. The company's brand portfolio aims to provide consistent, reliable, and enjoyable cannabis experiences for consumers, whether they are familiar with the plant or new to it.
As of December 2023, Cresco Labs operated in numerous states across the US, with 21 production facilities and 49 dispensaries under the Sunnyside retail banner. The company has implemented operational changes to improve its environmental impact and formed partnerships, such as with Temple University, to explore the potential healing properties of cannabis.
In February 2023, Cresco Labs expanded its retail presence by opening a new Sunnyside dispensary in Daytona Beach, Florida, marking its 23rd location in the state and 58th nationwide. The company reported generating revenue of approximately USD 822 million for the full year 2021.

Cresco Labs

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 TerrAscend is a leading North American cannabis operator with vertically integrated operations in California, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, as well as retail operations in Canada. The company focuses on growing high-quality cannabis, promoting its health benefits, and offering a diverse range of products tailored to the needs of medical patients and adult-use consumers. TerrAscend utilizes advanced cultivation techniques, innovative cannabis cultivars, and strategic technology investments to produce premium cannabis products.
 
 
 
 
 In March 2022, TerrAscend completed the acquisition of Gage Growth Corp., a prominent cannabis brand and operator, in a deal valued at over USD 545 million. This strategic acquisition aimed to create a differentiated and compelling player in the North American cannabis market, combining TerrAscend's proven cultivation and manufacturing expertise with Gage's top-selling brands and exceptional retail experiences.
 
 
 
 
 As of January 2023, TerrAscend operated 32 dispensaries nationwide under its award-winning retail concepts, The Apothecarium and Gage. The company's portfolio includes several synergistic businesses and brands, such as Gage Cannabis, Ilera healthcare, Kind Tree, Prism, State Flower, Valhalla Confections, and Arise Bioscience Inc. In May 2023, TerrAscend strengthened its balance sheet by selling a facility in Canada for CADUSD 19.7 million, using the proceeds to pay down existing debt.
 
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Holistic Industries is a multistate cannabis company that specializes in cultivating, manufacturing, and distributing a diverse range of premium cannabis products. Their portfolio includes Liberty Cannabis flower strains, meticulously grown and sustainably cultivated to offer an exceptional experience across indica, sativa, and hybrid varieties. Holistic Industries also produces Strane vape cartridges, crafted with CO2-extracted cannabis oil and all-natural terpenes for a smooth and flavorful vaping experience. Additionally, they offer Strane concentrates in various forms, such as shatter, wax, and live resin, catering to consumers seeking potency and purity. The company's product line further encompasses Holistic Remedies, a collection of topicals and tinctures, as well as elixirs and edibles, including cannabis-infused sparkling waters and chocolates, providing precise dosing and delicious flavors.
Holistic Industries places a strong emphasis on quality control, subjecting their products to rigorous testing processes to ensure they are free from contaminants, pesticides, and consistently meet high standards. The company collaborates with scientists, medical professionals, and researchers to develop cutting-edge cannabis formulations and products. Furthermore, Holistic Industries prioritizes sustainable practices, demonstrating a commitment to environmental responsibility.
In December 2023, Holistic Industries launched the Garcia Hand Picked cannabis brand, a collaboration with the family of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, after years of sampling countless strains to find one worthy of his name.

Holistic Industries

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 Flower One is a Nevada-based cannabis cultivator and producer focused on the state's lucrative cannabis market. The company operates a 455,000 square-foot greenhouse and production facility, the largest in Nevada. As of June 2019, Flower One commenced continuous harvest operations, capable of producing 140,000 lbs (62,500 kg) of dry flower annually from over 100,000 plants across eight flower zones per crop cycle. Additionally, Flower One owns North Las Vegas Organics, a 25,000 square-foot indoor cultivation facility with nine grow rooms that can cultivate 4,500 plants per cycle.
 
 
 
 
 Flower One produces a diverse range of cannabis products, including flower, full-spectrum oils, distillates, pre-rolls, concentrates, edibles, and topicals for various brands. In October 2018, the company acquired NLV Organics, a Las Vegas-based cannabis cultivation business, for USD 27 million, expanding its footprint in Nevada's rapidly growing cannabis industry. As of June 2022, Flower One appointed Tim Shoemake as its new Chief Operating Officer, leveraging his over 25 years of experience in global agriculture and food and beverage manufacturing. Flower One trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the ticker symbol &quot;FONE&quot;.
 
 
 
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Flower One

Grassroots Cannabis is a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator based in Illinois. The company specializes in the cultivation, processing, and retail distribution of medical and recreational cannabis products. Grassroots operates over 20 dispensaries under brands like Herbology, Greenhouse, and Windy City Cannabis across six states, including Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
The company takes pride in its cultivation process, which involves cloning from mother plants, vegetative growth, flowering, pre-harvest flushing, harvesting, drying, and curing to ensure high-quality cannabis flower, concentrates, vapes, and edibles. Grassroots' product offerings encompass a wide range of strains, both indica and sativa, as well as hybrids. Notable strains include Bubba Diagonal, White OG, Ghost Rider, and Candyland, among others.
In July 2019, Curaleaf, a Massachusetts-based cannabis company, announced plans to acquire Grassroots for USD 875 million in stock and cash. The acquisition expanded Curaleaf's presence from 12 states to 19, adding key markets like Illinois and Pennsylvania to its portfolio. Upon completion of the deal, the combined entity would have 131 dispensary licenses, 68 operational locations, 20 cultivation sites, and 26 processing facilities.

Grassroots Cannabis

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