Cy Scott, Brian Wansolich, and Scott Vickers had just sold their popular cannabis directory Leafly to Privateer Holdings. As they plotted their next endeavor, one word kept coming up in… Read More
Today’s featured stories Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis Backed by Seattle firm, Canadian pot company Tilray sees value soar to $20… Read More
Investors are seeing green when it comes to the future of the marijuana industry. Seattle-based marijuana investment firm Privateer Holdings today announced an additional $60 million investment, pushing total funding… Read More
Privateer Holdings is raising another big investment round to fuel rapid growth of its marijuana-related subsidiaries as more governments legalize the use of cannabis. The Seattle-based investment firm has reeled… Read More
It’s a big month for marijuana legalization, both in the U.S. and abroad. Privateer Holdings is getting ready. The Seattle-based investment firm today announced a $40 million round as part of a convertible… Read More
Bob Marley would have turned 71 years old this Saturday. He may be resting in peace, but his legacy still lives on. Marley Natural, an international brand that the Marley family… Read More
One of the nation’s leading marijuana investment groups is bringing on its second former federal official. Seattle-based Privateer Holdings today announced the hiring of Dante Tosetti, a former bank examiner for the Federal Reserve… Read More
After five years, the founders of marijuana strain and dispensary database Leafly are moving on to their next cannabis-related startup. Cy Scott, Brian Wansolich, and Scott Vickers — who launched Leafly… Read More
Breathalyzers. Vaporizers. Delivery services. Real estate market exchanges. Safety and product review systems. As marijuana laws undergo serious change in the U.S., new pot-related startups have sparked up all over the place. But what will separate… Read More
Could Marc Andreessen be the next major investor eyeballing the burgeoning legal marijuana market? Mayhaps. It came to our attention today that he was certainly retweeting a lot of comments about marijuana.… Read More
Founders Fund is betting big on marijuana. Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm today announced that it has made a multi-million dollar investment in Privateer Holdings, a four-year-old Seattle firm that… Read More
Throughout the past century, there are few people that publicly supported the legalization of marijuana more than the late Bob Marley. “When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself,”… Read More
Business is certainly budding for the folks at Privateer Holdings. The Seattle-based marijuana company has raised $18.6 million, which is part of a $75 million Series B round that Privateer plans to… Read More
For Brendan Kennedy, Michael Blue and Christian Groh, raising money a few years ago was a real slog. The reason was simple: Investors were wary of putting money behind a… Read More
Business is budding for Privateer Holdings Inc., a Seattle company that just reeled in $7 million in a series A round. Privateer was founded three years ago by Brendan Kennedy, Michael… Read More