Merida Capital

Bast Fibre Technologies (BFT), a cleantech natural fiber engineering company working with hemp, announced this week the closing of a CAD$8.5 million ($7 million) Series A equity financing round. U.S.-based private equity firm Merida Capital Holdings is a key new shareholder in this Series...

Petalfast, a sales and marketing agency for the cannabis industry, announced the closing of a $2.8 million capital raise led by Merida Capital Holdings. Petalfast plans to allocate the proceeds to expand its client portfolio and strengthen its role in helping established as well as up-and...

This week, the Benzinga Cannabis Hour presents a jam-packed show with a timely slate of finance pros. Tune in at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, for: Hypur CRO Tyler Beuerlein Merida Capital partner Daisy Mellet Measure Eight CEO Justin Ort Hypur, a fintech firm specializing in contactless...

Growing a cannabis business in any sector can be challenging. But facing the hurdles of the very competitive cannabis sector, where regulations are unclear and often conflicting, and new players are entering the space every day, is even more challenging. This is why the Minority Cannabis Business...

Danny Moses is a well-known investor who navigated the 2007-2008 financial crisis as the head trader at Steve Eisman's FrontPoint Partners. The story of how FrontPoint made a killing by betting against collateralized debt obligations has been documented in Michael Lewis’ book “The...

After a relatively stable few days, cannabis stocks returned to the red Thursday. The United States Marijuana Index, which tracks 15 of the largest marijuana stocks in the U.S., ended the week almost flat. The North American Marijuana Index, which also includes Canadian stocks, lost 5.6 percent...