Nico Richardson

CEO Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation

📍 Seattle, Washington, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 10 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021
VC🌍 United States
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Board Observer
2021
SweetFlower is California's leading independent cannabis retailer. We believe in creating a cannabis culture that is approachable and inclusive to all
mid stageRetail
Board Member
2021
Texas Original is the leading licensed medical marijuana producer in Texas, working alongside physicians to provide the highest quality cannabis medicine to patients and families seeking relief across the state. As fellow Texans, we are dedicated to representing the integrity of this great state with our commitment to quality, consistency and purity in every product we produce. We remain committed to advancing safe, legal access to this powerful medicine. Texas Original is headquartered in Austin, with delivery and pick up locations throughout the entire state. For more information, visit www.texasoriginal.com.
Board Observer
2020
Grassdoor is a cannabis delivery technology company that has developed a software application to help State law compliant retailers efficiently manage and deliver orders for cannabis products to their customers and patients.
Board Observer
Dec 2019
Vertosa creates industry-leading active ingredients for infused product makers. Our patent pending nano- and micro-emulsions are carefully designed for the specific needs of each of our customers. Our pre-suspended aqueous solutions empower you to create incredibly homogenous and stable products while maximizing bioavailability, clarity, and taste. We work closely with you and our lab partners throughout the manufacturing process to achieve target potency and accelerate your products to market.
early stageWholesale
Board Member
2019
Established in 2014, Groundworks Industries is made up of the most scientifically-rigorous and elevated brands in cannabis. The vertically integrated company has raised the bar with state-of-the-art production and processing facilities, wholesale distribution and retail spaces designed with unparalleled consideration.
Board Observer
2019
Abaca is a financial and regulatory technology company that facilitates electronic payment processing, banking, lending and other financial services for the cannabis industry.
Board Observer
2019
Willow Industries provides cutting edge technology for post-harvest microbial decontamination in cannabis. Based in Denver, CO, we provide state-of-the-art technology to clean and purify flower & trim. Our patented technology, WillowPure, uses ozone-based oxidation to reduce mold, yeast, mildew, Aspergillus, Salmonella, E. Coli and other potential pathogens. All while protecting the medicinal properties, aroma, potency and visual appearance of the flower. We help cultivations pass mandatory microbial testing which increases their profits and streamlines revenue. Most importantly, we deliver a finished product that is safe for consumers. 26 states served. 200+ cultivators nationally. 1M+ pounds cleaned. www.willowindustries.com
mid stageBiotechnology
Board Member
2018
The worlds largest cannabis data platform. Providing data driven insights for Producers, Processors, Investors and Retailers
Board Member
2018
Mirth Provisions® wants to bring you joy with our specialty cannabis-infused edibles and drinkables, crafted with the best local ingredients and the highest quality cannabis. Mirth Provisions is executing a national brand expansion, closes 90% of the retail store accounts it calls on, and is operating in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington State where the company is the #1 selling brand in the cannabis carbonated beverage category. Mirth has gained national recognition for its success and has been featured in CNN, Time, The New York Times, Bloomberg Business, and Fox Business TV to name a few. The company licenses to partners in each state to handle manufacturing, sales, and distribution.
Board Observer
2018
Plant growers are hamstrung by three major problems: expense, risk and safety, and a lack of innovation. The scientific tools of modern agriculture developed in the last 40 years have increased the profit, safety, and rate of innovation for the crops consumed daily worldwide. These tools include tissue culturing, genetic assays, and marker assisted breeding. Front Range Biosciences enables a grower to reduce crop loss due to pathogens, quickly sex a plant, and develop new strains of plants that have the most valuable commercial properties. We increase a grower's profit, reduce its risk, and give it new products. We have the right team of PhD bioscientists, MIT MBAs, DuPont plant experts, and seasoned biotechnology entrepreneurs. We have the right market, little professional competition, and the right product-market fit. Front Range Biosciences is a vertically integrated biotech company with a strong IP portfolio and licensing strategy. We are excited to usher a new era in modern plant breeding and growing.
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2021
Board Observer
2021
SweetFlower is California's leading independent cannabis retailer. We believe in creating a cannabis culture that is approachable and inclusive to all
mid stageRetail
Board Member
2021
Texas Original is the leading licensed medical marijuana producer in Texas, working alongside physicians to provide the highest quality cannabis medicine to patients and families seeking relief across the state. As fellow Texans, we are dedicated to representing the integrity of this great state with our commitment to quality, consistency and purity in every product we produce. We remain committed to advancing safe, legal access to this powerful medicine. Texas Original is headquartered in Austin, with delivery and pick up locations throughout the entire state. For more information, visit www.texasoriginal.com.
2020
Board Observer
2020
Grassdoor is a cannabis delivery technology company that has developed a software application to help State law compliant retailers efficiently manage and deliver orders for cannabis products to their customers and patients.
2019
Board Observer
Dec 2019
Vertosa creates industry-leading active ingredients for infused product makers. Our patent pending nano- and micro-emulsions are carefully designed for the specific needs of each of our customers. Our pre-suspended aqueous solutions empower you to create incredibly homogenous and stable products while maximizing bioavailability, clarity, and taste. We work closely with you and our lab partners throughout the manufacturing process to achieve target potency and accelerate your products to market.
early stageWholesale
Board Member
2019
Established in 2014, Groundworks Industries is made up of the most scientifically-rigorous and elevated brands in cannabis. The vertically integrated company has raised the bar with state-of-the-art production and processing facilities, wholesale distribution and retail spaces designed with unparalleled consideration.
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