Privateer Holdings

Privateer Holdings
IndustryPrivate equity firm
FoundedOctober 20, 2011 (2011-10-20)
FoundersBrendan Kennedy
Michael Blue
Christian Groh
Headquarters,
Websiteprivateerholdings.com

Privateer Holdings is an American private equity company that invests in the legal cannabis industry.[1][2] It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and employs more than 350 people in seven countries.[3]

Privateer Holdings secured the first institutional investor to enter the cannabis industry, Founders Fund.[4] In 2019, Privateer Holdings was merged with Tilray.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Groups waiting to cash in on pot sales in Washington". Fox 12 KPTV. February 14, 2013. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Audacity of Dope". The Economist. February 16, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Privateer Holdings Closes $40 Million in Convertible Note Financing". www.businesswire.com. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  4. ^ Lawler, Ryan (7 April 2015). "Privateer Holdings Closes $75 Million In Funding To Create The P&G Of Pot". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Tilray, Inc. Completes Merger with Privateer Holdings, Inc" (Press release). 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ^ Iris Dorbian (December 17, 2019). "Tilray Closes Merger With Privateer". Forbes. Retrieved September 21, 2024.