# Poseidon Asset Management: portfolio, investments and team

> Poseidon Asset Management is a vc firm based in United States. 10 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/poseidon-asset-management (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Poseidon Asset Management

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet New fund $36M, Jul 2023 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Sextech Cannabis Alcohol

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **2568** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Rounds led **2 of 10** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch Poseidon Asset Management

## Poseidon Asset Management highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Led 2 rounds

## What they do

> Home of the pioneer cannabis hedge fund, focusing solely on marijuana and hemp. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Sextech Cannabis Alcohol
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2019** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Flowhub](https://millionrounds.com/company/flowhub)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$23M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[Green Flower Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-flower-media)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Confident Cannabis](https://millionrounds.com/company/confident-cannabis)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$12M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[Headset](https://millionrounds.com/company/headset)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$12M** With 1 other
- **2018** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Ascend Wellness](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascend-wellness)** US · FinSMEs **$40M** With 3 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Baker](https://millionrounds.com/company/baker)** US · TechCrunch **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Wurk](https://millionrounds.com/company/wurk)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Tradiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradiv)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Headset](https://millionrounds.com/company/headset)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Flowhub](https://millionrounds.com/company/flowhub)** Seed · US **$500K** With 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

CO **Christopher Otchy** Managing Director of Poseidon Asset Management, LLC i Filing they signed

EP **Emily Paxhia** Managing Director of Poseidon Asset Management, LLC and Poseidon Investment Management LLC. i Filing they signed

MB **Michael Boniello** Managing Director of Poseidon Capital Ventures, LLC, The General Partner i Filing they signed

MP **Morgan Paxhia** Managing Director of Poseidon Asset Management, LLC and Poseidon Investment Management LLC. i Filing they signed

We also hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

New fund on file

**$36M**

raised in Jul 2023

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque

Led 2 of 10 rounds **20%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *4*
- Series A said *4*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Series B said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2015 2019

Often in the room with

- [Anslinger Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anslinger-capital) 2
- [CanopyBoulder](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canopyboulder) 2
- [Phyto Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phyto-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Poseidon Asset Management. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Anslinger Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anslinger-capital)[**CanopyBoulder** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canopyboulder)[**Phyto Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phyto-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Poseidon Asset Management put money into.

[**Flowhub** $23M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/flowhub)[**Confident Cannabis** $12M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/confident-cannabis)[**Headset** $12M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/headset)[**Ascend Wellness** $40M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascend-wellness)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Poseidon Asset Management in their description, not their title.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 6 Sept 2021 · 45 min 298. The $61B Cannabis Market, Overcoming Compliance and Regulation, and the Declining Social Stigma Around Cannabis (Emily Paxhia) With [Emily Paxhia](https://millionrounds.com/person/emily-paxhia) Mentions [Poseidon Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/poseidon-asset-management) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Poseidon Asset Management

### What does Poseidon Asset Management invest in?

Poseidon Asset Management invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sextech, Cannabis and Alcohol.

### How active is Poseidon Asset Management?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

### What has Poseidon Asset Management invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Flowhub (Series A, Oct 2019), Green Flower Media (Series A, Jun 2019) and Confident Cannabis (Series A, May 2019).

### How big are Poseidon Asset Management's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

### Does Poseidon Asset Management lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 10 investments on record (20%).

### Where does Poseidon Asset Management invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Poseidon Asset Management investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

### Who does Poseidon Asset Management invest alongside?

Most often Anslinger Capital (2 rounds together), CanopyBoulder (2 rounds together) and Phyto Partners (2 rounds together).

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