Brian Sheng

Yammer, Inc. operates online enterprise application for employee communication. It engages in enterprise social networking, providing a secure way for employees to communicate, collaborate, and share information. The company was founded by Adam Pisoni, David Oliver Sacks and George Ishii in 2008 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Wayv, Inc. operates as an an automated, e-commerce platform serving California’s cannabis industry. It offers topical, accessories, drops, sprays and capsules. The company was founded by Keith McCarty, Jr. in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Poseidon Asset Manament LLC/Venture Capital/ (Poseidon Asset) is a venture capital arm of Poseidon Asset Management LLC founded in 2013 by Emily Louise Paxhia and Morgan C. Paxhia. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Birchmount Network, Inc. is a gift card and marketing services company that collaborates with partners to acquire new consumers, build loyalty, and increase incremental revenue. The company is based in Oakland, CA. The company is the market-leading gift card platform for the cannabis industry, leveraging over 20 years of experience with retailers. Birchmount provides a turnkey, end-to-end solution, including seamless POS integration, easy setup and training, insightful analytics, convenient digital ecard solutions, and support for end-to-end program management, including accounting and compliance. Birchmount Network was founded by Alex Barseghian and Alex Davidkhanian, and Alex Barseghian has been the CEO since incorporation.

JKL2, Inc. engages in cannabis cultivation. The company is based in Sheridan, WY.

Adaviv, Inc. is a company that aims to improve consistency and drive yields in farming by using early detection and intervention software. Adaviv is based in Boston, MA. The company's software is designed to help farmers achieve consistency in yields and quality, with a focus on high-value crops such as cannabis. Adaviv plans to scale quickly beyond their beachhead market and lead the innovation of sustainable agriculture with a transparent plant intelligence platform. The company was incubated at MIT and co-founded by Ian Seiferling, Ph.D., Moe Vazifeh, Ph.D., and Julian Ortiz MBA.

Dispense, Inc. is an ecommerce software company that specializes in providing customizable solutions for dispensaries. The company is based in Boston, MA. The company's technology simplifies complex businesses and empowers retailers to sell cannabis online. Dispense offers SEO-optimized cannabis ecommerce and dispensary management software that allows dispensaries to list and sell products on their own website, leverage their menus and data to drive SEO traffic, build direct relationships with their customers, and scale their businesses. The company also provides cannabis ecommerce solutions for multi-state operators, allowing them to easily control and standardize dispensary management operations across all of their stores and ensure all state-level compliance is met. Dispense's cannabis CRM is customer engagement software for managing sales, marketing, and contacts in a single system for cannabis retailers.

Best In Grow LLC engages in providing information on cannabis for making purchases. The company was founded on January 10, 2018 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

JMWW, Inc. engages in the provision of wholesale of cannabis products. It offers online portal for customers to buy, sell and trade legal cannabis products. The company was founded by John Manlove in 2018 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Greenbroz, Inc. manufactures harvest systems. The private company is based in Las Vegas, NV. The company was founded in 2012 by Cullen Raichart. Cullen Raichart has been the CEO since 2012.

Penton Media GmbH organizes fairs, conferences, and seminars related to the telecommunications and Internet markets. The private company is based in Munich, Germany.

Magma Partners SpA (Magma) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is headquartered in Providencia, Chile with additional offices in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and the United States.

Part of Green Check Verified, Inc., Komplyd, Inc. is a compliance-as-a-service platform designed for business applications targeting the cannabis industry. Komplyd is based in San Jose, CA, and it was acquired by Green Check Verified, Inc. on June 06, 2023. The platform is architected for scalability, availability, performance, and security, and it enables developers to integrate multi-jurisdiction regulatory compliance features into their applications through a single integration, making it easy and cost-efficient for companies to establish and maintain cannabis compliance in multiple jurisdictions. The company was founded in 2020 by Rosemarie Elliott and Audrey Fernandez-Elliott, and Rosemarie Elliott has been the CEO since then.

Entourage Effect Capital LLC (Entourage Effect Capital) a venture capital firm founded by Matthew Hawkins, Andy Sturner & Dov Szapiro in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Irving, Dallas.

Contrarian Thinking LLC is a media company that teaches people to think critically and cashflow unconventionally with boring businesses. The private company is based in Austin, TX. The company was founded by Codie A. Sanchez. Codie A. Sanchez has been the CEO since incorporation.

AVD (Advanced Vapor Devices) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality cannabis oil vaporizers, vape pens, batteries, and related accessories. AVD is based in Seattle, WA, and was founded in 2018 by Alex Kwon, who has been the CEO since then. The private company offers innovative automated loading, capping, and filling technology that helps cannabis oil brands increase their margins. AVD's cutting-edge no-burn technology ensures that users enjoy unprecedented terpene flavors without sacrificing on the big hit. The company also partner with local farmers to uses discarded hemp stalks to create hemp plastic cannabis oil vape mouthpieces.

Latin American Financial Publications, Inc. is a company that provides high-value information to an international readership of companies, governments, financiers, and investors through its English-language publications. The company is based in Miami, FL. It also hosts networking forums focused on the dynamics of the markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company was launched in 1988 and has a network of correspondents across the region. Its flagship magazine, LatinFinance, explores the issues impacting finance and investment across the region daily online and quarterly. The CEO of the company is Ahmad Taimur.

Luxury Brand Partners LLC manufactures beauty products. Its brands include Pulpriot, Oribe, Smith and Cult, V76, and IGK. The company was founded by Deva Finger and Tevya Finger on February 9, 2012 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Weller LLC provides business services. The private company is based in Seattle, WA.

Poseidon Holdings LLC provides real estate services.

MyHeritage (USA) Inc. engages in the operation of genealogy and social networking website. It manages an online community of casual and expert genealogists working together to create a single world family tree. The company was founded by George Ishii in 2006 and is headquartered in Lehi, UT.

Haight & Ashbury Corp. is a technology service provider. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

Zinc, Inc. develops mobile tools to help people communicate and collaborate at work. Its services and solutions include HIPAA compliance, replace walkie talkies, whatsApp for business, and customer mobile alerts. The company was founded by James Patterson and Zack Parker in May 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

FlightCar, Inc. operates a marketplace that allows vehicle owners parking at the airport to rent out cars to other travelers. The company was founded by Shri Ganeshram, Kevin Petrovic and Rujul Zaparde in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of RedAwning.com, Inc., Awning, Inc. is a company that provides Airbnb insurance for hosts to protect guests, hosts, and property. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company also offers tools and services for traditional and vacation rental investors, including assistance with finding, analyzing, buying, furnishing, and managing properties. Awning is an investor-focused brokerage built by real estate investors. The company offers a complete Airbnb and vacation rental furnishing and design solution, from competitive analysis to delivery and installation. The company was founded by Danaus Chang and Shri Ganeshram, and the CEO is Shri Ganeshram. Awning was acquired by RedAwning.com, Inc. on April 24, 2024.

GreenScreens AI, Inc. provides pricing infrastructure for the truckload spot rate market. It delivers buy and sell-side market intelligence and business insights to help to grow and protect margins. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

VB Brands, Inc. is a branding agency that operates to provide branding services to its clients. The company is based in Woodland Hills, CA. The company was founded in 2019 by Aleksey Klempner, Omri Casspi, Roie Edery. The CEO is Luke Stanton.

CanopyCentral LLC (CanopyCentral) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Patrick Rea and Mark Nottoli. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

CB4 LLC engages in the development of artificial intelligence tools that helps retailers to fix the costliest execution problems in stores. The company is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

CB5 LLC provides information technology services. The company is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Health Business Partners LLC provides investment banking and financial advisory services. The private company is based in Warwick, RI. The company was founded by Patrick Rea.

Jage Media, Inc. produces distinctive events and focuses on content that accelerate the growth and profitability of cannabis brands and retailers. The company was founded by George Jage and Kimberly Jage in September 2019 and is headquartered in Bainbridge Islands, WA.

Grownetics, Inc. develops automated farming, data collection and analysis platforms. Its tools empower growers, farmers, and botanists to cultivate better food products and medicines. The firm products and services include 3D crop sensor array and nutrient sensor array. The company was founded by Eli Duffy, Vincent Harkiewicz and Nick Busey and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Stepladder Holdings LLC (Stepladder Holdings) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.