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Angel Investor
May 2024
Validia is a deepfake cybersecurity service that provides proactive and reactive defense to the deepfake threat enterprises increasingly face with the rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence.
Angel Investor
Mar 2024
REX is the world’s first Chief Ads Agent™ 🚀
LIVE now on StartEngine → startengine.com/REX
Built for Shopify founders to scale profitably through real ad execution (not another dashboard).
If you run a growing Shopify brand doing $10k+/month, then REX can handle your full ad playbook: strategy, creative, media buying, optimization, & reporting. All in one monthly subscription.
We started REX because digital advertising is broken. Founders can’t trust agencies, consultants, or platforms anymore – they over-charge, hide the data, and dodge accountability. REX fixes this trust gap by combining AI execution with radical transparency and one goal: profitable growth.
We’re in private beta with a limited number of brands.
Want to be first in line when we launch?
👉 Apply here → www.rexd.com
Seed Investor
Apr 2022
Launching The Next Wave of Customer Loyalty Platforms Utilizing the Groundbreaking Technology of Utility NFTs
Seed Investor
Jul 2021
KeyCaliber is a Cyber Terrain Management platform that eliminates blind spots across cloud, security and IT operations and enables organizations to reduce risk, optimize resources, and strengthen cyber resilience. It automatically and continuously provides a full asset inventory that includes the impact score, risk score, attack surface, and security tool coverage for each asset. This actionable insight and real-time visibility empowers organizations to effectively secure, manage, and transform their complex IT environments.
Seed Investor
Jul 2021
BarTrack’s mission is to increase your profits through effortlessly tracking your inventory and optimizing the quality of your draft products. This results in the best possible drinking experience for the customer! Our beverage sensor monitors draft quality, compares pours to sales, and provides you with real-time keg levels and alerts. In addition to this, we provide you with a deeper understanding of how your business is operating by generating actionable, data-driven insights that enable you to make better business decisions.
Cheers!
Seed Investor
Jul 2021
FIND WUNDER’s mission is to bring wonder to the world by creating the highest-quality, most enjoyable cannabis-infused beverages, and inspiring a movement where people choose mindful alternatives to alcohol.
Crafted with all natural ingredients and infused with a well-considered blend of 2mg of THC, 2mg of Delta-8, and 4mg of CBD, drinking WUNDER creates a gentle wave of relaxation and euphoria.
Leveraging cutting-edge technology and cannabis science to create a unique cannabinoid profile that is entirely new to the beverage scene, WUNDERs innovative use of Delta-8—a cannabinoid known for its low psychoactive effects and body relaxation—creates a brand new cannabis experience that consumers will enjoy and want to share with friends. To evoke your sense of WUNDER, visit www.findWUNDER.com or join the adventure on Instagram @findWUNDER.
Seed Investor and Advisor
Jun 2021
We're live on StartEngine: https://www.startengine.com/offering/cannecht
Imagine a platform that helps you sign a cannabis service contract in minutes, not days or even weeks.
If you’re an operator looking for a service provider, or a service provider searching for new clients that require your expertise - you can find your match with cannecht.
Sign up now for early access to our breakthrough marketplace.
https://cannecht.com/
Developed by a diverse and talented group of Oregon cannabis industry veterans, the cannecht platform is a digital cannabis marketplace built to bring cannabis industry professionals together. Unlike directory sites, cannecht leverages powerful AI to refine project criteria and perfectly match licensed cannabis businesses with their ideal cannabis service providers.
Cannecht was designed for companies like yours.
Licensed Cannabis Operators are producers, processors, wholesalers, and retailers who work directly with the plant. They use cannecht to find the service providers they need to launch, grow, or manage their business.
Service Providers are experienced professionals who understand the nuances of the cannabis industry. They are specialized in their field and offer services and solutions to licensed cannabis operators. This includes accounting and tax services, sales, marketing, PR, software, packaging, and more.
Benefits for Service Providers
• Reduce your time to contract
• Automatically respond to operator inquiries
• Minimize sales cycle repetition
• Access market trends & rich competitive analysis data
Benefits for Operators
• Reduce your time to contract
• Select from a curated list of service offerings
• Minimize service provider churn
• Easily select partners based on your parameters
• Access market trends & rich competitive analysis data
Sign up today and join the digital cannabis marketplace made for our industry. The cannecht platform is where cannabis business begins.
Seed Investor and Member of Advisory Board
Jun 2021
American Weed Company has been called the most "badass" brand in cannabis. It is the first cannabis company in the U.S. on a mission to legalize weed for every Veteran, destroy the stigma, and make buying easy. #letsroll
Investor
Jan 2021
THE PARENT COMPANY brings together global icon and entrepreneur Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, entertainment powerhouse ROC NATION, California’s most trusted cannabis brand and leading direct-to-consumer platform CALIVA, and leading cannabis and hemp manufacturer and house of brands LEFT COAST VENTURES, to form one of the most dynamic and exciting companies in the cannabis industry. We are on a mission to create the most impactful cannabis company in the world, by combining best-in-class operations with leading voices in popular culture and social impact.
Seed Investor
Jan 2021
Clocr (short for cloud locker) is an all-in-one digital legacy planning and disbursement platform” for online accounts and digital assets.
Clocr empowers you to efficiently organize your digital assets (online accounts and files), identify your heirs, and allow them to access what is needed in case of an emergency and death.
You can also provide a hierarchy of instructions on how your digital assets can be disbursed to your selected beneficiaries.
Clocr’s proprietary, patent-pending, multi-layered security protocol is built on IPFS and blockchain concepts.
We digitally shred the encrypted files, encrypt the pieces and spread them across different cloud storage locations. Even if someone hacks into a single storage location, they will not be able to view the file.
We are the only solution that offers all-inclusive legacy planning features, patent-pending security and simple user interface
1. Set up your Estate Plan for online accounts in 3-clicks.
2. Use our super secure digital vault to consolidate all important documents and information, share them with your guardians.
3. Our unique digital time capsule feature allows you to pass on your memories, messages, values to your friends and family.
Seed Investor
2021
Social Studies brings parties into the 21st century by combining digital convenience, expert event experience curation, and affordability. While the old model of party planning was fragmented, inconvenient, and overwhelming, our online and mobile platform helps you make more of life’s beautiful moments by delivering confidence at your doorstep.
Led by a world-renowned event planner, Social Studies rents professionally curated party kits, complete with everything needed to make a memorable event without the hassle. Even better, you can put together a fabulous event for a fraction of the traditional cost and none of the headaches.
With our innovative digital experience, we created a seamless experience for our customers, offering highly customizable themes for any event or special occasion. Everything arrives at your doorstep, along with tons of party throwing advice specifically for you. We can even connect you with venues and VIP hosts to take your party to the next level.
Social Studies: Everyone is Invited.
Investor
Dec 2019
Tilray Brands, Inc. (“Tilray”) (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), is a leading global lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company with operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Latin America that is leading as a transformative force at the nexus of cannabis, beverage, wellness, and entertainment, elevating lives through moments of connection. Tilray’s mission is to be a leading premium lifestyle company with a house of brands and innovative products that inspire joy, wellness and create memorable experiences. Tilray’s unprecedented platform supports over 40 brands in over 20 countries, including comprehensive cannabis offerings, hemp-based foods, and craft beverages.
Investor
Dec 2019
Docklight Brands brings the social and wellness benefits of cannabis and hemp to consumers worldwide through preferred brands.
Investor
Dec 2019
Leafly is the world’s most trusted destination to discover cannabis products and order them from legal, licensed retailers. More than 100 million people visit Leafly each year to learn more about cannabis and order online with local businesses.
Investor (Acquired by Subversive Capital January 2021)
Dec 2019
Headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, Left Coast Ventures is a diversified cannabis and hemp company specializing in cultivation, manufacturing, brand development and distribution. Left Coast Ventures and its subsidiaries are working to shape the future of the legal cannabis industry in the United States through acquisitions, investments, and incubation while building a respected portfolio of top shelf brands. Wholly owned, licensed, and distributed brands in Left Coast Venture’s portfolio include: Marley Natural™, Mind Your Head™, Headlight™, Dutchy™, and JEF™.
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2024
Angel Investor
May 2024
Validia is a deepfake cybersecurity service that provides proactive and reactive defense to the deepfake threat enterprises increasingly face with the rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence.
Angel Investor
Mar 2024
REX is the world’s first Chief Ads Agent™ 🚀
LIVE now on StartEngine → startengine.com/REX
Built for Shopify founders to scale profitably through real ad execution (not another dashboard).
If you run a growing Shopify brand doing $10k+/month, then REX can handle your full ad playbook: strategy, creative, media buying, optimization, & reporting. All in one monthly subscription.
We started REX because digital advertising is broken. Founders can’t trust agencies, consultants, or platforms anymore – they over-charge, hide the data, and dodge accountability. REX fixes this trust gap by combining AI execution with radical transparency and one goal: profitable growth.
We’re in private beta with a limited number of brands.
Want to be first in line when we launch?
👉 Apply here → www.rexd.com
2022
Seed Investor
Apr 2022
Launching The Next Wave of Customer Loyalty Platforms Utilizing the Groundbreaking Technology of Utility NFTs
2021
Seed Investor
Jul 2021
KeyCaliber is a Cyber Terrain Management platform that eliminates blind spots across cloud, security and IT operations and enables organizations to reduce risk, optimize resources, and strengthen cyber resilience. It automatically and continuously provides a full asset inventory that includes the impact score, risk score, attack surface, and security tool coverage for each asset. This actionable insight and real-time visibility empowers organizations to effectively secure, manage, and transform their complex IT environments.
Seed Investor
Jul 2021
BarTrack’s mission is to increase your profits through effortlessly tracking your inventory and optimizing the quality of your draft products. This results in the best possible drinking experience for the customer! Our beverage sensor monitors draft quality, compares pours to sales, and provides you with real-time keg levels and alerts. In addition to this, we provide you with a deeper understanding of how your business is operating by generating actionable, data-driven insights that enable you to make better business decisions.
Cheers!
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