Cannabis Unlocked

In the latest episode of Cannabis Unlocked, we interviewed the Head of Government Relations at Canopy Growth Corporation, David Culver. David has decades of experience working on Capital Hill, and has been working in the cannabis industry on behalf of Canopy for just about 3 years now. Prior to the cannabis industry, David worked for Distilled Spirits Counsel in government relations. In this episo...

In the latest episode of Cannabis Unlocked, we've assembled an all-star panel of cannabis venture capital and debt capital investors. The panel includes venture capital panelists Serge Sherman (Managing Director at Tuatara Capital) and Ross Desmarais (Principal at Intrinsic Capital Partners). Additionally, we are joined by credit fund investors Heather La Freniere (Founder at LAGO Innovation Fund)...

Jess Lukas (SVP at BDS Analytics) and Pete Karabas (Founding Partner of KEY Investment Partners) discuss trends in the US cannabis market in 2021. Lukas and Karabas dive into the dynamics of cannabis markets on a state by state basis, how the biggest brands decide where to expand next, and why new form factors have increased legal cannabis usage over the past several years.

Justin Fischer (CEO and Co-Founder RiskScout) and Jordan Youkilis (Founding Partner of KEY Investment Partners) discuss compliance solutions for the cannabis banking system. The two discuss Justin's decision to enter the cannabis industry and how he decided to develop compliance software for the sector. Justin further discusses the hurdles faced by Tier 1 (plant-touching) businesses relative to Ti...

Charlie Uchill (COO CERES Coin) and Jordan Youkilis (Founding Partner of KEY Investment Partners) discuss cryptocurrency as a payments solution for the cannabis industry. The two discuss Charlie's decision to enter the cannabis industry and how he decided to develop a payment processing solution for the sector. Charlie further discusses why he chose a cryptocurrency as the preferred solution, and...

In the latest episode of Cannabis Unlocked, we've assembled an all-star panel of cannabis specialty finance experts. The panel includes experts from equipment finance (David Kivitz - CEO of XS Financial), real estate (Kyle Shenfeld - President of Rainbow Realty Group), working capital finance (Ting Hu - Director of Finance at Nabis Capital) and venture capital (Jordan Youkilis - Founding Partner o...

In the latest episode of Cannabis Unlocked, KEY Investment Partners' Founding Partner Tiby Erdely and PI Financials Jason Zandberg  discuss the current state of the cannabis markets, the differences between the US and Canadian markets and common mistakes investors make when evaluating cannabis opportunities. 

In this the latest episode of Cannabis Unlocked, Jeff Bornstein (Managing Partner at Generation Capital Partners and Former Vice Chairman & CFO of GE) and Jordan Youkilis (Founding Partner of KEY Investment Partners) discuss Jeff’s transition from running one of the largest companies in the world into the investment world. The two discuss Jeff’s career development within GE, managing GE Capita...

In the latest episode of Cannabis Unlocked, KEY Investment Partners' Founding Partner Tiby Erdely and Rev Ventures Group Co-Founder Matt Stein discuss the current state of e-commerce and how the CBD industry is in a transitional period. The two discuss the world of affiliate marketing and the secret to success in the world of e-commerce. Matt goes into detail on the Rev Ventures Group platform and...

In the latest episode of Cannabis Unlocked, Sam Scanlan (Senior Vice President of Houlihan Lokey's Consumer, Food & Retail Group) and Jordan Youkilis (Founding Partner of KEY Investment Partners) discus the cannabis capital markets environment as of Q2'21. The two discuss Houlihan's evolving participation in the cannabis markets, the development of institutional investor interest in the sector...

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 cann...

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...

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 B...

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 e...