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Delta Emerald Ventures
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Investment thesis
The firm seeks to serve as a central information hub for the cannabis industry, facilitating access to market data, talent networks, and institutional capital as the sector matures. The investment strategy focuses on identifying durable, problem-solving businesses that address genuine market needs within this emerging sector.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 22, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 16 of 18 portfolio companiesConsumer ×7Direct to Consumer ×6SaaS ×5AgTech ×4FoodTech ×4Wellness & Fitness ×4Biotech ×3E-commerce ×3
HQs:United States×11
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ×3Langley High School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×2Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
Rosetta ×2
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12022 · 12021 · 22019 · 15 dated
BRC Inc., doing business as Black Rifle Coffee Company, roasts and sells packaged premium coffee, ready-to-drink coffee and energy beverages, apparel, and outdoor gear through wholesale retailers, direct-to-consumer subscriptions, and company-operated and franchised coffee shops; the company also produces digital media content targeting active-duty military, veterans, and first responders.
Salt Lake City, US
Evan Hafer(Executive Officer, Director)Mat Best(Executive Officer)Greg Iverson(Executive Officer)Toby Johnson(Executive Officer)Tom Davin(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Mondzelewski(President and CEO, Director)
Co-investorsAchari VenturesAFI Capital PartnersArgonautic Ventures
Adaviv provides AI tools for specialty-crop agriculture that turn field observations into real-time recommendations, helping farm teams optimize labor, inputs, and treatments while reducing waste, crop losses, and rejections.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Ian Seiferling(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Emerging VenturesNew Stack VenturesREMUS CapitalAiSprouts VC
BLAZE is an AI-powered, all-in-one retail platform for cannabis dispensaries and delivery services, combining point-of-sale, e-commerce, inventory management, delivery logistics, loyalty, and compliance reporting.
AI & Machine LearningFintechRetail TechSaaS
Chris Violas(Co-founder & CEO)inManh Do(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAct One Ventures
BRC Therapeutics develops and manufactures botanically-derived pharmaceutical products, with expertise spanning drug development and manufacturing for pharmaceutical applications.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
George Hodgin(Founder and CEO)inCharles Schumacher
Vangst is a staffing platform that provides workforce solutions, including temporary staffing services, to the cannabis industry.
HR Tech
Co-investorsCasa Verde CapitalColle Capital PartnersFairhaven Capital Partners
Cellibre engineers biological manufacturing by programming cells to produce industrial products through fermentation rather than traditional chemical synthesis.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechFoodTechHealthtechSan Diego, US
Ben Chiarelli(CEO)Scott Zingheim(COO + CFO)inSpiros Kambourakis(CTO)inNicky Caiazza(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesDellin InvestmentsJourneyOne VenturesMerida Capital HoldingsFlatiron Venture PartnersNew Form Capital
Flyers produces hemp-derived THC-infused cocktails for direct-to-consumer delivery, available in 5mg and 10mg formulations designed for social relaxation and evening wind-down.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Trail Magic produces cannabis-infused beverages containing delta-9 THC derived from hemp, marketed for social consumption with emphasis on taste and lack of hangover effects.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechWellness & FitnessMinneapolis, US
Find Wunder manufactures THC-infused beverages designed to promote calm and introspection rather than intoxication, marketed to consumers seeking a mindful alternative to alcohol.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
ChristianAlexi
Co-investorsJourneyOne Ventures
Happy Cabbage provides SMS marketing and customer targeting tools that enable businesses to reach customers through personalized text messaging based on behavior, location, and preferences.
Marketing TechSaaS
AndrewBobbyAmanda
Co-investorsMerida Capital Holdings
Henry's Original is a farmer-owned cannabis brand that cultivates sun-grown, Clean Green Certified and ECCO Certified flower in small batches using sustainable, organic-based methods.
AgTechConsumerDirect to ConsumerMendocino County, US
Co-investorsMerida Capital Holdings
Santa Cruz, US
Socrates Rosenfeld(Executive Officer, Director)inAbraham Rosenfeld(Director)Nicholas Deans(Director)Ly Tran(Director)
Co-investorsArtemis Growth PartnersMoore Venture PartnersSilverleaf Venture Partners, LLCThird Point VenturesWorldQuant VenturesGotham Green Partners+3 more
Leafly operates an online marketplace and information resource for cannabis, letting consumers research strains and products and order from licensed retailers, while offering customer-acquisition tools to cannabis brands and retailers.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSeattle, US
Yoko Miyashita(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Lee(CEO)Suresh Krishnaswamy(Chief Financial Officer)Martin Samuel(Executive Officer)
BoardChristian Groh(Director)Michael Blue(Director)
Co-investorsMerida Capital Holdings
Nabis is a cannabis wholesale platform that supplies branded products to dispensaries across California, New York, and Nevada.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vince Ning(CEO, Co-Founder)inJun S. Lee(Co-CEO and Co-Founder)inVince C. Ning(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundArtemis Growth PartnersBabel VenturesEmles Venture PartnersJourneyOne VenturesOutbound Ventures+4 more
Trym provides team management, task and workflow automation software for commercial cannabis cultivation operations.
AgTechFuture of WorkIoTSaaS
Co-investors7thirtyCerity Partners Ventures
Uncle Arnie's produces THC-infused beverages marketed as an affordable alternative to premium cannabis drinks, positioning itself around cannabis authenticity and social connection.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Direct to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Vertosa develops water-dispersible emulsion technology and active ingredients that infused product makers, such as beverage and edibles producers, use to formulate stable, homogeneous, and bioavailable products.
BiotechFoodTechNew MaterialsOakland, US
Ben Larson(Founder)inChunxiao Harold Han(Executive Officer, Director)Chi-Chien Hou(Director)
Co-investorsGoat Rodeo CapitalAFI Capital PartnersRallyCry Ventures
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1BRCNYSE: BRCC
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Delta Emerald Ventures made?
- Delta Emerald Ventures has 18 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What sectors does Delta Emerald Ventures focus on?
- Delta Emerald Ventures focuses on Consumer.
- Who does Delta Emerald Ventures co-invest with?
- Delta Emerald Ventures most often shares deals with Merida Capital Holdings, JourneyOne Ventures, Artemis Growth Partners, among 26 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamThe Cannabis Business Coach Episode 62: Ian Dominguez, Delta Emerald Ventures
Hi Mike Z · Ian Dominguez
Delta Emerald's Views on Hemp Beverages by Ian Dominguez of Delta Emerald Ventures
CannaDataCon · Ian Dominguez
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