Private equity firm Privateer Holdings is looking to pioneer the future of the legal cannabis industry. The company closed a $100 Million funding round in January to further its investment in cannabis start-ups. Privateer Holdings CEO Brendan Kennedy describes how the company is planning to use this new surge in funding.
"A lot of the opportunities that we are looking at right now are outside of the United States," says Kennedy. "We'll deploy more than half of this round outside of the U.S. where we see Canada this year legalizing Cannabis for adult use."
Four companies in Privateer Holding's portfolio include Leafly, Tilray, Marley Natural, and The Goodship.
AppHarvest, the Kentucky based indoor farming startup, shipped out its first batch of tomatoes on the heels of picking a new company president in David Lee, the former Impossible Foods CFO. Lee and CEO Jonathan Webb joined Cheddar to discuss.
General Motors is teaming up with Microsoft to accelerate its rollout of electric, self-driving cars.
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Wing, an Alphabet subsidiary, found new opportunities and uses for its drone delivery service amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
David Quinalty of Waymo spoke to Cheddar about the company's hopes that the Biden Administration will continue the bipartisan work with the DOT in promoting autonomous driving technology.
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Playtika CFO Craig Abrahams joined Cheddar to discuss the mobile gaming company's public debut on the Nasdaq, likely a start to a steady flow of game devs going public in 2021.
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Adam Kovacevich, head of North America and Asia Pacific government relations at Lime, spoke to Cheddar about the e-scooter company's chances of operating in the Big Apple.
Tracy Sun, Poshmark co-founder and senior vice president of new markets, spoke to Cheddar about the online clothing reseller's successful public debut.
