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Venture Capital Intelligence
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Firms / M••••• C•••••• H••••••• L••
M••••• C•••••• H••••••• L••
Merida Capital Holdings is a private equity firm targeting fundamental growth drivers underpinning the rapid development of the cannabis industry. Our investment emphasis focuses on cultivation technologies, products and services associated with the evolution of cannabis.
registered adviser; venture funds are 0% of 11 private funds
Importance
33
moderate
Active deployment
30
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
69
high
Freshness
99
high
Research priority
13
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Rye, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 670 MILTON ROAD, Rye, NY, 10580adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 212-210-1890adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- H•••••••••
- SEC adviser type
- registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 28, 2024
- Private funds reported
- 11 (0 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $257Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $257Mthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 23
- business email
- info@meridacap.commeridacap.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- 212-210-1890adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
53 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- enterprise software, consumer, logistics, industrial, media
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 98%Biotechnology 2%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 53
Funds and vehicles
5 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M••••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• O••••••• | Feeder or parallel · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2021 adv first reported | Mature | $4.1M Mar 28, 2024 | 22 | $0 | Oct 14, 2020 |
| M••••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• Q• L• | Feeder or parallel · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2020 form d first sale | Mature | $91.4M Mar 28, 2024 | 216 | $77.4M of $200M | Apr 15, 2021 |
| M••••• C•••••• P••••••• I••• L• | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2019 form d first sale | Mature | $24.6M Mar 28, 2024 | 102 | $77.4M of $200M | Apr 15, 2021 |
| M••••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L• | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2018 form d first sale | Harvest | $42.0M Mar 28, 2024 | 121 | $7.4M of $75.0M | Feb 16, 2018 |
| M••••• C•••••• P•••••••• L• | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2006 form d first sale | Fundraising | $13.5M Mar 28, 2024 | 94 | $47.9M of $200M | Dec 19, 2025 |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
4 current, 2 departed
T•••••• M• M•••••
Founder or executivePresident · since Jul 1, 2019
M••••••• B•••• B•••••••••
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jul 1, 2016
F••••••• N•• K•••
Platform and operationsChief Financial Officer · since Jun 1, 2023
R•••• G••••• D••••
Platform and operationsChief Compliance Officer, General Counsel · since Aug 1, 2021
2 departed (kept with end dates)
- K•••• C•••• G•••• · Member · Jul 1, 2016 to Mar 28, 2024 Inference
- D••••• E••• L••••• · Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer · Oct 1, 2019 to Mar 28, 2024 Inference
Investments on record
53 edges, 53 companies, 0 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
9 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Entourage Effect Capital, LLC 3 shared · recurringY Combinator 1 shared · one timeAIM Master I (bvi) Ltd. 1 shared · one timeSpero Management Company, LLC 1 shared · one timeCIV Investment Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeCasa Verde 1 shared · one time25madison Ventures Management Company, LLC 1 shared · one timeNext Frontier Capital Mc, LLC 1 shared · one timeFika Ventures 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
15 dated events
- Sep 16, 2026House Puff no longer listed on Merida Capital Holdings LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceH•••• P•••Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 20261906newhighs no longer listed on Merida Capital Holdings LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInference1•••••••••Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Mar 28, 2024Daniel Eric Lipton (Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Merida Capital Holdings LLC
- Mar 28, 2024Kevin Casey Gibbs (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Merida Capital Holdings LLC
- Jun 1, 2023Florinda Nmn Koka joined Schedule A of Merida Capital Holdings LLC as Chief Financial Officer
- Aug 1, 2021Rishi Girish Desai joined Schedule A of Merida Capital Holdings LLC as Chief Compliance Officer
- Mar 19, 2021Merida Capital Partners III Offshore first reported on Form ADV by Merida Capital Holdings LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $3,806,160Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactM••••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• O•••••••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 19, 2021Merida Capital Partners III Qp LP first reported on Form ADV by Merida Capital Holdings LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $96,441,676Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactM••••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• Q• L•SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 24, 2020Merida Capital Partners III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Merida Advisor, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $36,141,863Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactM••••• C•••••• P••••••• I••• L•SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Oct 1, 2019Daniel Eric Lipton joined Schedule A of Merida Capital Holdings LLC as Chief Operating Officer
- Jul 1, 2019Therese M Mellet joined Schedule A of Merida Capital Holdings LLC as President
- Mar 23, 2018Merida Capital Partners II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Merida Advisor, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $7,410,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactM••••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L•SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Aug 22, 2017Merida Advisor, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Aug 22, 2017Merida Capital Partners, LP first reported on Form ADV by Merida Advisor, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $7,500,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactM••••• C•••••• P•••••••• L•SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jul 1, 2016Kevin Casey Gibbs joined Schedule A of Merida Advisor, LLC as Member
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%, cls-1)registered adviser; venture funds are 0% of 11 private funds
Evidence
40 observations from 2 sources