Founded in 2013, Cresco Labs is a vertically-integrated multi-state cannabis operator headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It cultivates, manufactures, and distributes cannabis products under its national dispensary brand Sunnyside, with a mission to normalize and professionalize the industry.

Acre Venture Partners is a Santa Monica, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 that backs companies redefining the food system. It invests in platform businesses across the food value chain, with emphasis on agriculture, food tech, climate tech, and consumer verticals. The firm seeks disruptive ventures that address large-scale human and environmental health problems by delivering scalable, systemic improvements in food and agriculture.