Salveo Capital

Salveo Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2016 and based in Northbrook, Illinois. The firm specializes in direct investments across various stages, including seed, early, mid, and late stage, as well as growth capital investments. Salveo Capital primarily focuses on the legalized cannabis industry, targeting companies involved in marijuana cultivation, dispensaries, and ancillary services such as software, financial services, and biotechnology. The firm aims to partner with entrepreneurs and management teams to develop high-growth companies within this sector. Salveo Capital typically invests between $5 million and $10 million and emphasizes sectors that support the cannabis ecosystem, including agriculture technology, genetics, and digital media.

Sean Doyle

Principal

Jeff Howard

Managing Partner

23 past transactions

Semasio

Series C in 2021
Semasio GmbH, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, specializes in user intelligence and targeting solutions for digital advertising. The company leverages statistical modeling and machine learning to provide a platform that helps marketers build detailed user profiles and identify target groups. Semasio's offerings include Audience Targeting, Contextual Targeting, and Brand Fit Targeting, utilizing Natural Language Processing to analyze website content and create comprehensive profiles for both websites and users. This enables clients, including global agency networks and advertisers, to strategically address specific audiences and optimize their advertising efforts. Additionally, Semasio's technology allows for precise control over the contextual placements of online advertising content, ensuring relevance and efficiency. With development centers in Denmark and Portugal, Semasio is dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of programmatic advertising in a privacy-conscious environment.

Wurk

Series A in 2021
Wurk is the leader in HR, Payroll, and Payment technology servicing the fastest-growing emerging industry, cannabis! Wurk's proprietary Compliant Payment Cloud underwriters cannabis businesses enabling them to process payments for payroll, taxes, 401k, benefits, and more positioning Wurk as the largest payments processor in the industry. Their SaaS HCM Cloud provides Modern HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Scheduling accessible on any device, including tablets and mobile. Wurk's Intralytics Cloud (integration meets analytics) connects the industries leading technology providers allowing operators to combine and analyze data to inform mission-critical decisions. Wurk is also assembling this data to provide industry benchmarks to help operators compare their KPIs to the trends of the industry. Wurk's unique platform is proving that Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, and Payment technology providers can add significant value to their customers by focusing on their vertical-specific needs. Wurk was founded in August 2015 by Keegan Peterson. And it is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Semasio

Series B in 2021
Semasio GmbH, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, specializes in user intelligence and targeting solutions for digital advertising. The company leverages statistical modeling and machine learning to provide a platform that helps marketers build detailed user profiles and identify target groups. Semasio's offerings include Audience Targeting, Contextual Targeting, and Brand Fit Targeting, utilizing Natural Language Processing to analyze website content and create comprehensive profiles for both websites and users. This enables clients, including global agency networks and advertisers, to strategically address specific audiences and optimize their advertising efforts. Additionally, Semasio's technology allows for precise control over the contextual placements of online advertising content, ensuring relevance and efficiency. With development centers in Denmark and Portugal, Semasio is dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of programmatic advertising in a privacy-conscious environment.

Coda Signature

Venture Round in 2021
Coda Signature is a producer of premium cannabis-infused products designed for both medicinal and adult-use purposes. The company specializes in handcrafted edibles and topicals, including chocolate truffles, edible bars, and various other formulations. Coda Signature emphasizes bold flavor combinations and rejuvenating formulas crafted from high-quality, natural ingredients. Their products aim to engage the body's endocannabinoid system, providing consumers with a unique and enjoyable experience.

Semasio

Series A in 2020
Semasio GmbH, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, specializes in user intelligence and targeting solutions for digital advertising. The company leverages statistical modeling and machine learning to provide a platform that helps marketers build detailed user profiles and identify target groups. Semasio's offerings include Audience Targeting, Contextual Targeting, and Brand Fit Targeting, utilizing Natural Language Processing to analyze website content and create comprehensive profiles for both websites and users. This enables clients, including global agency networks and advertisers, to strategically address specific audiences and optimize their advertising efforts. Additionally, Semasio's technology allows for precise control over the contextual placements of online advertising content, ensuring relevance and efficiency. With development centers in Denmark and Portugal, Semasio is dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of programmatic advertising in a privacy-conscious environment.

Front Range Biosciences

Venture Round in 2020
Front Range Biosciences, Inc. is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on the breeding and production of innovative plants and seeds in the hemp, coffee, and cannabis sectors. Founded in 2015 and based in Lafayette, Colorado, the company specializes in tissue culture propagation and the development of high-value crops at scale, improving the consistency and efficiency of clone and seed production. Front Range Biosciences features a Clean Stock program which supplies disease- and pest-free plants to farmers while offering data-driven breeding solutions aimed at enhancing commercially relevant traits. The company also provides rooted cuttings, pre-finished plants, and feminized hemp seeds, enabling cultivators to increase yields, reduce disease prevalence, and develop novel strains, ultimately contributing to modern agricultural practices in these industries. Additional offices in Wisconsin, California, and Spain support its operations and research initiatives.

PathogenDx

Series B in 2019
PathogenDx, Inc. specializes in innovative DNA-based pathogen testing solutions tailored for the botanical, food, and agricultural sectors. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with an additional office in Tucson, the company offers a range of products including nucleic acid microarray diagnostic assays, which facilitate the detection of pathogens in food and agricultural products. Its technology allows laboratories to conduct multiple tests simultaneously, significantly reducing testing time and costs compared to traditional methods. The company's offerings include the PathogenDx series of assays, the EnviroX detection solution, and the QuantX microarray for quantifying pathogen loads. PathogenDx's advanced processes streamline testing by eliminating the need for extensive sample preparation steps, thus enhancing efficiency and affordability for laboratories. With strategic partnerships, the company aims to establish new standards in microbial testing, providing real-time data that supports quality assurance for growers, processors, and consumers.

Front Range Biosciences

Series B in 2019
Front Range Biosciences, Inc. is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on the breeding and production of innovative plants and seeds in the hemp, coffee, and cannabis sectors. Founded in 2015 and based in Lafayette, Colorado, the company specializes in tissue culture propagation and the development of high-value crops at scale, improving the consistency and efficiency of clone and seed production. Front Range Biosciences features a Clean Stock program which supplies disease- and pest-free plants to farmers while offering data-driven breeding solutions aimed at enhancing commercially relevant traits. The company also provides rooted cuttings, pre-finished plants, and feminized hemp seeds, enabling cultivators to increase yields, reduce disease prevalence, and develop novel strains, ultimately contributing to modern agricultural practices in these industries. Additional offices in Wisconsin, California, and Spain support its operations and research initiatives.

Coda Signature

Series A in 2019
Coda Signature is a producer of premium cannabis-infused products designed for both medicinal and adult-use purposes. The company specializes in handcrafted edibles and topicals, including chocolate truffles, edible bars, and various other formulations. Coda Signature emphasizes bold flavor combinations and rejuvenating formulas crafted from high-quality, natural ingredients. Their products aim to engage the body's endocannabinoid system, providing consumers with a unique and enjoyable experience.

KelSie Biotech

Series A in 2019
KelSie Biotech, LLC is a biotechnology company based in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 2017. It focuses on the research and development of innovative bioavailability delivery methods for sensitive active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The company specializes in creating dry powder inhalable products utilizing their patented bubble drying process and sublingual wafer technology. These advancements enable easier administration of medications, allowing patients to take their daily dosages without difficulty. In addition to product development, KelSie Biotech provides a range of services, including formulation, testing, licensing, trial design, manufacturing, and consulting, to support the pharmaceutical industry in enhancing drug delivery methods.

Ascend Wellness Holdings

Venture Round in 2019
Ascend Wellness Holdings, LLC, established in 2018, is a vertically integrated multi-state operator in the cannabis industry. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company specializes in the cultivation, production, and distribution of cannabis products, including flowers, strains, concentrates, and vapes. Ascend operates in five states: Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Ohio, with a focus on limited license markets east of the Rockies. The company sells its products through both company-owned and third-party licensed retail stores, generating the majority of its revenue from this segment. Ascend's commitment lies in breaking down traditional barriers in the cannabis marketplace and redefining the industry.

Wurk

Series A in 2019
Wurk is the leader in HR, Payroll, and Payment technology servicing the fastest-growing emerging industry, cannabis! Wurk's proprietary Compliant Payment Cloud underwriters cannabis businesses enabling them to process payments for payroll, taxes, 401k, benefits, and more positioning Wurk as the largest payments processor in the industry. Their SaaS HCM Cloud provides Modern HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Scheduling accessible on any device, including tablets and mobile. Wurk's Intralytics Cloud (integration meets analytics) connects the industries leading technology providers allowing operators to combine and analyze data to inform mission-critical decisions. Wurk is also assembling this data to provide industry benchmarks to help operators compare their KPIs to the trends of the industry. Wurk's unique platform is proving that Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, and Payment technology providers can add significant value to their customers by focusing on their vertical-specific needs. Wurk was founded in August 2015 by Keegan Peterson. And it is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Ascend Wellness Holdings

Venture Round in 2018
Ascend Wellness Holdings, LLC, established in 2018, is a vertically integrated multi-state operator in the cannabis industry. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company specializes in the cultivation, production, and distribution of cannabis products, including flowers, strains, concentrates, and vapes. Ascend operates in five states: Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Ohio, with a focus on limited license markets east of the Rockies. The company sells its products through both company-owned and third-party licensed retail stores, generating the majority of its revenue from this segment. Ascend's commitment lies in breaking down traditional barriers in the cannabis marketplace and redefining the industry.

Front Range Biosciences

Series A in 2018
Front Range Biosciences, Inc. is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on the breeding and production of innovative plants and seeds in the hemp, coffee, and cannabis sectors. Founded in 2015 and based in Lafayette, Colorado, the company specializes in tissue culture propagation and the development of high-value crops at scale, improving the consistency and efficiency of clone and seed production. Front Range Biosciences features a Clean Stock program which supplies disease- and pest-free plants to farmers while offering data-driven breeding solutions aimed at enhancing commercially relevant traits. The company also provides rooted cuttings, pre-finished plants, and feminized hemp seeds, enabling cultivators to increase yields, reduce disease prevalence, and develop novel strains, ultimately contributing to modern agricultural practices in these industries. Additional offices in Wisconsin, California, and Spain support its operations and research initiatives.

Treez

Series A in 2018
Treez, Inc. is a company that develops an enterprise cloud commerce platform tailored for the cannabis market, focusing on retail management solutions for medical marijuana dispensaries in the United States. Established in 2016 and based in Oakland, California, Treez offers a comprehensive suite of software services designed to streamline operations across the cannabis supply chain. Its platform includes point of sale systems, dispensary inventory management, and omnichannel sales capabilities, all while ensuring regulatory compliance for every transaction. Additionally, Treez connects brands with retailers through a centralized catalog, providing real-time market insights. The platform is designed for integration with various third-party solutions, enhancing retailers' abilities to adapt to industry changes and optimize their business performance.

PathogenDx

Series A in 2018
PathogenDx, Inc. specializes in innovative DNA-based pathogen testing solutions tailored for the botanical, food, and agricultural sectors. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with an additional office in Tucson, the company offers a range of products including nucleic acid microarray diagnostic assays, which facilitate the detection of pathogens in food and agricultural products. Its technology allows laboratories to conduct multiple tests simultaneously, significantly reducing testing time and costs compared to traditional methods. The company's offerings include the PathogenDx series of assays, the EnviroX detection solution, and the QuantX microarray for quantifying pathogen loads. PathogenDx's advanced processes streamline testing by eliminating the need for extensive sample preparation steps, thus enhancing efficiency and affordability for laboratories. With strategic partnerships, the company aims to establish new standards in microbial testing, providing real-time data that supports quality assurance for growers, processors, and consumers.

Flow Cannabis

Series A in 2018
Flow Kana, Inc. is a cannabis company based in San Francisco, California, focused on providing high-quality, sun-grown cannabis products sourced from small farms in Northern California, particularly from the Emerald Triangle region. Since its founding in 2015, the company has established itself by offering a range of products, including pre-rolled joints and flowers, while also facilitating an efficient distribution platform for small farmers. This approach not only supports local agricultural communities but also ensures that consumers have access to clean and compliant cannabis that is cultivated using organic methods. Additionally, Flow Kana engages in on-demand delivery services to meet the needs of patients, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and inclusivity within the cannabis industry.

Front Range Biosciences

Venture Round in 2017
Front Range Biosciences, Inc. is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on the breeding and production of innovative plants and seeds in the hemp, coffee, and cannabis sectors. Founded in 2015 and based in Lafayette, Colorado, the company specializes in tissue culture propagation and the development of high-value crops at scale, improving the consistency and efficiency of clone and seed production. Front Range Biosciences features a Clean Stock program which supplies disease- and pest-free plants to farmers while offering data-driven breeding solutions aimed at enhancing commercially relevant traits. The company also provides rooted cuttings, pre-finished plants, and feminized hemp seeds, enabling cultivators to increase yields, reduce disease prevalence, and develop novel strains, ultimately contributing to modern agricultural practices in these industries. Additional offices in Wisconsin, California, and Spain support its operations and research initiatives.

Wurk

Seed Round in 2017
Wurk is the leader in HR, Payroll, and Payment technology servicing the fastest-growing emerging industry, cannabis! Wurk's proprietary Compliant Payment Cloud underwriters cannabis businesses enabling them to process payments for payroll, taxes, 401k, benefits, and more positioning Wurk as the largest payments processor in the industry. Their SaaS HCM Cloud provides Modern HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Scheduling accessible on any device, including tablets and mobile. Wurk's Intralytics Cloud (integration meets analytics) connects the industries leading technology providers allowing operators to combine and analyze data to inform mission-critical decisions. Wurk is also assembling this data to provide industry benchmarks to help operators compare their KPIs to the trends of the industry. Wurk's unique platform is proving that Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, and Payment technology providers can add significant value to their customers by focusing on their vertical-specific needs. Wurk was founded in August 2015 by Keegan Peterson. And it is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Front Range Biosciences

Seed Round in 2017
Front Range Biosciences, Inc. is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on the breeding and production of innovative plants and seeds in the hemp, coffee, and cannabis sectors. Founded in 2015 and based in Lafayette, Colorado, the company specializes in tissue culture propagation and the development of high-value crops at scale, improving the consistency and efficiency of clone and seed production. Front Range Biosciences features a Clean Stock program which supplies disease- and pest-free plants to farmers while offering data-driven breeding solutions aimed at enhancing commercially relevant traits. The company also provides rooted cuttings, pre-finished plants, and feminized hemp seeds, enabling cultivators to increase yields, reduce disease prevalence, and develop novel strains, ultimately contributing to modern agricultural practices in these industries. Additional offices in Wisconsin, California, and Spain support its operations and research initiatives.

Headset

Series A in 2017
Headset Inc. is a cannabis market intelligence company that operates a data-driven platform tailored for the cannabis industry. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Headset provides a range of business intelligence services aimed at producers, processors, and retailers. Its flagship product, Headset Insights Pulse, delivers real-time market insights and contextualized industry data at various category levels, enabling cannabis business owners, investors, and media professionals to track market trends over time. The platform aggregates multiple reporting sources to assist clients in monitoring product and brand positioning, assessing competitive landscapes, and identifying business opportunities. Through its comprehensive analytics, Headset supports dispensaries and retailers in inventory forecasting, sales optimization, and brand management, empowering them to make informed decisions based on actionable data.

Treez

Seed Round in 2016
Treez, Inc. is a company that develops an enterprise cloud commerce platform tailored for the cannabis market, focusing on retail management solutions for medical marijuana dispensaries in the United States. Established in 2016 and based in Oakland, California, Treez offers a comprehensive suite of software services designed to streamline operations across the cannabis supply chain. Its platform includes point of sale systems, dispensary inventory management, and omnichannel sales capabilities, all while ensuring regulatory compliance for every transaction. Additionally, Treez connects brands with retailers through a centralized catalog, providing real-time market insights. The platform is designed for integration with various third-party solutions, enhancing retailers' abilities to adapt to industry changes and optimize their business performance.
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