Cannabis Unlocked

In the latest episode of Cannabis Unlocked, Cato Felan (Managing Partner of La Hoja Capital) and Jordan Youkilis (Founding Partner of KEY Investment Partners) discus fund-of-funds investing in cannabis. The two discuss Cato's background, the benefits of investing through fund-of-fund structures, overheated & undervalued sectors within cannabis, and how to improve diverse representation in cannabis investment management.

In the latest episode of Cannabis Unlocked, KEY Investment Partners' Founding Partner Jordan Youkilis and Squire Patton Boggs Senior Policy Advisor Mara Sheldon discuss the current state of cannabis regulations. The two discuss Mara's involvement with the Colorado cannabis & hemp industries, the likelihood of federal cannabis reform in 2021, and the latest expectations for FDA guidance on CBD ingestibles.

In the latest episode of Cannabis Unlocked, KEY Investment Partners' Founding Partner Jordan Youkilis and Enlighten Co-Founder Colby McKenzie discuss the evolution of cannabis technology. The two discuss Colby's decision to enter the cannabis industry in 2016, how the tech landscape has evolved over the past five years, and the outlook for venture capital financing for cannabis software businesses.

KEY Investment Partners and executives from Front Range Biosciences and BDSA, two of KEY's portfolio companies, have a roundtable discussion on the current state of the legal cannabis industry. BDSA offers industry-leading retail sales tracking data, cutting-edge cannabis consumer measurement and analytics, and an unrivaled source of cannabis industry financial and economic analyses. Front Range Biosciences is a market leading agricultural biotechnology firm that specializes in the breeding and production of new plant varieties in the hemp, coffee, and regulated cannabis industries. In this roundtable, we will discuss the current landscape of the industry, opportunities for growth and investment, and how to identify and establish a symbiotic relationship between private equity, entrepreneurs, and visionaries.

On the series premiere of KEY Investment Partner's podcast, Gondola Capital Co-Founder Mike Lee interviews Jordan Youkilis, one of the three founding members of KEY Investment Partners. KEY is an institutional investment manager focused on growth equity investments for early stage-cannabis companies. Our discussion covered the following topics:

· History of cannabis prohibition going back to the early 1900’s

· The Nixon Era “War on Drugs”

· Rapid acceleration of legalized cannabis in the United States

· 2020 Elections and Georgia runoffs

· Current legislation under consideration

· Investment opportunities in the space and areas to avoid

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