HALLEY Venture Partners

Halley Venture Partners, L.P. is a venture capital firm established in 2017 and based in Lafayette, California. The firm specializes in early-stage investments primarily within the legal cannabis industry, focusing on cannabis-related technology and agricultural companies. Halley Venture Partners aims to support ancillary cannabis technology businesses that enhance sales, facilitate product development, reduce operational costs, ensure regulatory compliance, and explore the medical benefits of cannabis and hemp. The firm is composed of a diverse team of professionals, including financial experts, engineers, scientists, and legal advisors, who work collaboratively to identify and nurture promising companies and visionary founders in the cannabis sector.

Steve Schuman

Founder and Managing Director

Aaron Taffet

Investment Partner and Investment Committee Member

14 past transactions

Willow Industries

Series A in 2022
Willow Industries, LLC is a Denver-based company specializing in technology for the decontamination of cannabis and hemp. Founded in 2016, the company provides innovative solutions to reduce harmful contaminants such as yeast, mold, bacteria, and various pathogens, including Aspergillus and Salmonella. Its flagship product, the WillowPure machine, employs ozone-based oxidation to effectively cleanse and purify cannabis flower and trim without compromising their medicinal properties, aroma, or potency. In addition to its decontamination technology, Willow Industries offers consulting services related to post-harvest procedures, compliance, regulations, and evaluations of dry and cure rooms, ensuring that businesses adhere to industry standards while maintaining product quality.

Lucid Green

Venture Round in 2021
Lucid Green Inc. is a technology company that provides a cannabis supply chain platform aimed at enhancing transparency and safety within the industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Lucid Green enables brands to connect directly with consumers and budtenders through its marketing channel. The platform incentivizes brands and suppliers to deliver accurate and timely product information by utilizing LUCID ID scanning. Additionally, Lucid Green employs blockchain technology to ensure that all data interactions are managed through an immutable ledger, fostering trust and compliance in the evolving legal cannabis landscape. This innovative approach allows stakeholders to verify product authenticity and quality assurance while navigating the complexities of the cannabis market.

springbig

Series B in 2020
Springbig provides loyalty, digital communications, and CRM technology solutions to retailers in the cannabis industry. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. After years of experience in big-box retail, their founders saw tremendous opportunity in the underserved cannabis industry and decided to bring advanced loyalty programs, an essential marketing tool in such a competitive industry, to cannabis dispensaries and brands.

RICOVR Healthcare

Seed Round in 2020
RICOVR Healthcare Inc. is a medical device company based in Princeton, New Jersey, that specializes in the development and marketing of point-of-care testing devices for oral diagnostics. Founded in 2018, the company leverages advanced biosensor technology to create non-invasive, portable testing solutions that deliver real-time screening and diagnostic results. Its innovative devices utilize a small sample of saliva to quantitatively detect disease biomarkers, even in low concentrations, providing results in approximately five minutes. RICOVR Healthcare's products cater to a diverse clientele, including individuals, businesses, law enforcement, and the medical community. The company is currently focused on developing testing devices for THC, COVID-19, and has the potential to expand its platform to include testing for alcohol, other drugs of abuse, and various infectious diseases.

Zassy | By Creators. For Creators.

Convertible Note in 2020
Tuli Technologies, Inc. is a Newport Beach, California-based company that specializes in social commerce. Established in 2018, Tuli is developing an online retail application designed to create a unique shopping community for merchants, influencers, and consumers globally. The platform allows users to discover, recommend, and shop from thousands of merchants across various categories, including food, fashion, health, pets, interior design, and art. Tuli aims to enhance the shopping experience by providing a streamlined digital interface that fosters engagement among users and their preferred brands, while also encouraging connections with fellow shoppers.

Front Range Biosciences

Venture Round in 2020
Front Range Biosciences, Inc. is an agricultural biotech company specializing in the breeding and production of new plant varieties and seeds within the hemp, coffee, and cannabis sectors. Founded in 2015 and based in Lafayette, Colorado, with additional offices in Wisconsin, California, and Spain, the company employs tissue culture propagation techniques to enhance the efficiency and consistency of clone and seed production. Their Clean Stock program ensures a supply of disease- and pest-free plants, providing farmers with data-driven solutions to develop new cultivars with commercially relevant traits. Front Range Biosciences aims to modernize agriculture for cannabis and hemp, offering services that support cultivators in improving yields, minimizing disease risks, and creating innovative plant strains.

PathogenDx

Series B in 2019
PathogenDx, Inc. specializes in innovative testing solutions for the botanical, food, and agricultural sectors. The company offers a range of nucleic acid microarray diagnostic assays that can test for multiple pathogens simultaneously, providing results in less than a day and significantly reducing costs compared to traditional testing methods. Its technologies include PathogenDx for pathogen detection, QuantX for quantifying key indicator organisms, and DetectX, a DNA-based platform for comprehensive pathogen testing. By streamlining the testing process, PathogenDx allows laboratories to bypass extensive sample preparation steps, enhancing efficiency and affordability. The company's solutions deliver real-time data on product quality, helping growers, processors, and producers maintain safety standards. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, PathogenDx also operates an office in Tucson and collaborates with partners such as Icon Farms and Nationwide Laboratory Services, Inc.

Front Range Biosciences

Series B in 2019
Front Range Biosciences, Inc. is an agricultural biotech company specializing in the breeding and production of new plant varieties and seeds within the hemp, coffee, and cannabis sectors. Founded in 2015 and based in Lafayette, Colorado, with additional offices in Wisconsin, California, and Spain, the company employs tissue culture propagation techniques to enhance the efficiency and consistency of clone and seed production. Their Clean Stock program ensures a supply of disease- and pest-free plants, providing farmers with data-driven solutions to develop new cultivars with commercially relevant traits. Front Range Biosciences aims to modernize agriculture for cannabis and hemp, offering services that support cultivators in improving yields, minimizing disease risks, and creating innovative plant strains.

Willow Industries

Venture Round in 2019
Willow Industries, LLC is a Denver-based company specializing in technology for the decontamination of cannabis and hemp. Founded in 2016, the company provides innovative solutions to reduce harmful contaminants such as yeast, mold, bacteria, and various pathogens, including Aspergillus and Salmonella. Its flagship product, the WillowPure machine, employs ozone-based oxidation to effectively cleanse and purify cannabis flower and trim without compromising their medicinal properties, aroma, or potency. In addition to its decontamination technology, Willow Industries offers consulting services related to post-harvest procedures, compliance, regulations, and evaluations of dry and cure rooms, ensuring that businesses adhere to industry standards while maintaining product quality.

Bloom Automation

Seed Round in 2019
Bloom Automation, Inc. is a manufacturer of robotics specifically designed for the commercial cannabis industry. Established in 2016 and based in Woburn, Massachusetts, the company specializes in developing technology that automates the trimming and processing of cannabis plants after harvest. By utilizing advanced computer vision systems, Bloom Automation collaborates with growers, equipment manufacturers, and facility managers to enhance production efficiency. The company's solutions aim to streamline complex, labor-intensive tasks, allowing cultivators to reduce labor costs while improving the quality of their cannabis products. Through its innovative approach, Bloom Automation seeks to create significant value for its customers by transforming operational challenges into efficient, mechanized processes.

PathogenDx

Seed Round in 2018
PathogenDx, Inc. specializes in innovative testing solutions for the botanical, food, and agricultural sectors. The company offers a range of nucleic acid microarray diagnostic assays that can test for multiple pathogens simultaneously, providing results in less than a day and significantly reducing costs compared to traditional testing methods. Its technologies include PathogenDx for pathogen detection, QuantX for quantifying key indicator organisms, and DetectX, a DNA-based platform for comprehensive pathogen testing. By streamlining the testing process, PathogenDx allows laboratories to bypass extensive sample preparation steps, enhancing efficiency and affordability. The company's solutions deliver real-time data on product quality, helping growers, processors, and producers maintain safety standards. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, PathogenDx also operates an office in Tucson and collaborates with partners such as Icon Farms and Nationwide Laboratory Services, Inc.

Bloom Automation

Seed Round in 2018
Bloom Automation, Inc. is a manufacturer of robotics specifically designed for the commercial cannabis industry. Established in 2016 and based in Woburn, Massachusetts, the company specializes in developing technology that automates the trimming and processing of cannabis plants after harvest. By utilizing advanced computer vision systems, Bloom Automation collaborates with growers, equipment manufacturers, and facility managers to enhance production efficiency. The company's solutions aim to streamline complex, labor-intensive tasks, allowing cultivators to reduce labor costs while improving the quality of their cannabis products. Through its innovative approach, Bloom Automation seeks to create significant value for its customers by transforming operational challenges into efficient, mechanized processes.

springbig

Venture Round in 2017
Springbig provides loyalty, digital communications, and CRM technology solutions to retailers in the cannabis industry. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. After years of experience in big-box retail, their founders saw tremendous opportunity in the underserved cannabis industry and decided to bring advanced loyalty programs, an essential marketing tool in such a competitive industry, to cannabis dispensaries and brands.

Front Range Biosciences

Venture Round in 2017
Front Range Biosciences, Inc. is an agricultural biotech company specializing in the breeding and production of new plant varieties and seeds within the hemp, coffee, and cannabis sectors. Founded in 2015 and based in Lafayette, Colorado, with additional offices in Wisconsin, California, and Spain, the company employs tissue culture propagation techniques to enhance the efficiency and consistency of clone and seed production. Their Clean Stock program ensures a supply of disease- and pest-free plants, providing farmers with data-driven solutions to develop new cultivars with commercially relevant traits. Front Range Biosciences aims to modernize agriculture for cannabis and hemp, offering services that support cultivators in improving yields, minimizing disease risks, and creating innovative plant strains.
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