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PROVIDING CAPITAL TO THE WORLD’S FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRY
September 2019
Disclaimer
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Mission:
Vencanna aims to provide capital, liquidity and expertise to early
stage jurisdictionally compliant cannabis initiatives thereby
providing our investors with a high growth cannabis investment
strategy.
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Key Drivers – The Path Forward
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State Compliant
Utilize our Strong Balance Sheet
Value Add Opportunities
First Mover Advantage
Quality and Operational Excellence
Who We Are – Executive Team
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25 years of experience in the financial services and investment banking industry having participated in over
$12 billion in transactions; including private and public equity issues, debt placements, M&A advisory
services and restructuring assignments.
Held senior positions at US and Canadian financial service firms, including the CEO of Jennings Capital Inc.
and Vice Chairman of Mackie Research.
Hon’s B.Sc. (Theoretical Physics) from the University of Guelph and a M.B.A. from the DeGroote School of
Business (McMaster University).
David McGormanCEO & Director
10 years of global financial market and trading experience.
Led Venexo Capital’s cannabis efforts as Director of Healthcare, placing over 20 cannabis investments.
Previously Director of Trading at Auspice Capital, a quantitative and systematic investment fund.
Bachelor of Applied Business majoring in Finance (Hons).
Jason EwasuikVice President, Originations
Jon SharunExecutive Chairman & CFO
18 diverse years of international investment, real estate, branding and business development experience.
Founder and Managing Partner of Venexo Capital, a boutique private equity firm that has raised in excess
of $100 million in healthcare, hospitality and real estate. Venexo has been an early investor into the
medical marijuana sector having placed over 40 investments.
Currently sits on the Honorary Governor’s Council of the Vancouver Foundation, past Chairman of Hastings
Crossing BIA and is an active public speaker at events such as the World Entrepreneur Forum.
A Forty under 40 winner with a CPA and a MBA from the UBC Sauder School of Business.
Who We Are – Independent Directors
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Prior CEO of HIKU Brands and founder of Tokyo Smoke (HIKU recently sold to Canopy Growth for ~$300
million). A founding member of Google's first Global Business Strategy team and was formerly a
Management Consultant at Oliver Wyman in New York. A B. Comm graduate (Dean’s List) from the Richard
Ivey School of Business, Western University.
Alan GertnerDirector
Currently President, CEO and founder of HighArchy Cannabis Group. Former founder and EVP of Keirton Inc.
(provider of the world’s fastest and most dependable cannabis harvesting machines. Twister Trimmer™) and
a co-founder of Lift, Canada’s largest database of comprehensive medical marijuana reviews left by real
patients.
Matt ChristophersonDirector
W. Scott McGregorDirector
20-year investment banking professional. Recently served as Executive Vice President and director of
Merrco Payments, a secure payment gateway that provides a fully customizable method to regulate a
direct-to-consumer cannabis mail-order system in Canada. B.Comm from Queens University and a M.B.A.
from Rotman School of Business (University of Toronto).
J. Smoke WallinDirector
Chairman of Vertical Companies and the CEO of Vertical Wellness. He previously served as Chairman and
President of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America. Prior to joining Vertical, Smoke helped build
National Wine & Spirits (now part of RNDC) into one of the largest distributors of beer, wine, and spirits in
the U.S., with over $1 billion in beverage sales serving more than 36,000 retail accounts. He is a frequent
speaker at global cannabis and CBD conferences as well as being a guest speaker at the likes of Cornell,
Dartmouth, USC, and Vanderbilt. Mr. Wallin holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University and a BS in
Agricultural Economics from Cornell University.
Team Strengths & Expertise
Transaction
Deal Sourcing
Capital Markets
Operations
IndustryStrong track record as investor and founder of cannabis companies
Operating experience throughout the value chain; cultivation, processing, product placement, and distribution
Over 100 years of combined corporate finance, capital markets, and direct investing experience
A large and growing network throughout North America within industry, regulatory, buy side, and sell side contacts
$ Billions in equity raised, acquisitions structured, and projects financed
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Vencanna continues to
evaluate opportunities with
a focus on U.S. operations
and initiatives
Timeline to Current
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Sept 2018
Oct 2018
Jan 2019
May 2019
July 2019
September 24, Top Strike (i) raised
$7.2 million through a private
placement (ii) de-listed on the Venture
and listed on the Canadian Stock
Exchange (VENI:CSE), and (iii)
replaced the management and board
of directors
Oct 19, Top Strike closes its
second financing tranche of $2.4
million for aggregate gross
proceeds of $9.6 million
Top Strike commences business
as Vencanna Ventures (d.b.a.)
January 30, 2019 Vencanna
announces a strategic bridge loan
of $3.25 million to Ionic Brands
(formally Blacklist Holdings Inc.)
In addition, Vencanna and Ionic
Brands enter into an exclusivity
period.
Late May 2019 Vencanna is repaid $3.25
million from the loan to Ionic Brands
along with $0.286 million in interest and
2.6 million warrants at $0.55/share
Vencanna announces exclusivity period
with Ionic Brands has expired and no
further transactions between the parties
is expected
Oct+
July 22, 2019 Vencanna makes
a strategic loan to Vertical
Companies for C$4mm (90 days
with 30 day extension periods)
Smoke Wallin, Chairman of
Vertical, joins Vencanna’s BOD
Vertical Companies
• Indoor cultivation, extraction & distribution on a 29 acre campus in Needles CA
• One 40,000 sf. cultivation facility with 1,000 lights and two 20,000 sf. cultivation facilities with 625 lights each
• 6,400 sf. Extraction & processing facility with volatile & non-volatile extraction licenses
• Two 20,000 sf. cultivation facilities ready to build, city-permitted
• Five 20,000 sf. cultivation facilities for future expansion
• 4,500 sf. & 2,400 sf. warehousing and distribution facility with planned expansion
• Brand portfolio with 35+ wholly owned brands along with additional brand partnerships
• Successfully closed on $58mm Series A financing round March 31, 2019 bringing the total amount raised to $65mm since inception
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Capitalization (1)
• Listing: VENI:CSE
• Shares Outstanding(2): 186.0 million
• Warrants Outstanding(3): 117.7 million
• Options Outstanding(4): 12.5 million
• Net Working Capital: $8.4 million
(1) As of July 31, 2019
(2) Subject to change. On September 10, 2019 the Company announced it’s Normal Course
Issuer Bid, where the Company may purchase up to 5% of its issued and outstanding
common shares
(3) Average strike price of $0.074
(4) Average strike price of $0.06.
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Insiders aligned with Shareholders with 16% ownership (22% F.D.)
Market Overview
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Global Cannabis Market
➢ Cannabis continues to expand globally as countries such as Germany and Australia implement cannabis for medical purposes
➢ In 2018, cannabis companies raised US$13.8 billion and completed more than 300 M&A deals
➢ Legal global cannabis spending is projected to reach US$32 billion in 2022 from US$9.5 billion in 2017 representing CAGR of 27.5%
➢ 30+ countries have a legal cannabis program in place with support growing in more countries globally (in June 2019, Ireland signed legislation allowing medical cannabis on a pilot basis for 5 years)
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➢ In February 2019, the World Health Organization recommended to the UN’s Committee on Narcotic Drugs rescheduling cannabis for the purposes of international drug treaties and trade
➢ The US is by far the world’s most dominate cannabis country
U.S. Cannabis Market – World’s Largest
36MEDICALLYLEGAL STATES
74%OF THE U.S POPULATION NOW LIVES IN A STATE WHERE CANNABIS HAS BEEN LEGALIZED
11ADULT USE
STATES + D.C.
$75BU.S. TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT BY 2030
Sources: Arcview GroupSources: Marijuana Business Factbook 2019
➢ June 2018 – Oklahoma legalizes medical cannabis
➢ November 2018 – Utah and Missouri legalize medical cannabis
and Michigan legalizes adult-use
➢ May 2019 – Illinois legalizes adult-use
➢ Potential Rec - 2020 ballot for AZ & FL, and legislative agenda for NY, NJ, PA. and CT
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U.S. Market Developments
➢ The departure in late 2018 of Jeff and Pete Sessions, two politicians adamantly against marijuana, opens the political landscape for progressive reform
➢ The Farm Bill gets signed into law in December 2018, taking CBD off the controlled substances list
➢ Progressive attitude towards cannabis continues - 66% support recreational legalization including for the first time republican support above 50%
➢ 61 cannabis bills have been filed in the first 7 months of the 116th Congress
➢ Bipartisan support in both the House and Senate to reform federal marijuana laws
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➢ June 2019 – Congress expands the original Rohrabacher-Farr amendment (denying funds to the DOJ to prosecute medical cannabis state compliant operations) to include state compliant recreational cannabis operations.
➢ July 29, 2019 – NY decriminalizes marijuana possession and enables those with prior cannabis convictions to have their records expunged
➢ September 25, 2019 – The House of Representatives passed the SAFE Banking Act with a vote of 321 – 103
➢ October 12, 2019 – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Bill 37 allowing California cannabis businesses to deduct expenses on state income tax returns no longer subjecting them to state 280E
Global Cannabis Index – Volatility!
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1. Aug. 15, 2018 -Constellation invests $5 billion into Canopy Growth
2. MedMen bought deal repriced $120mm to $75mm
3. Aphria short seller report
4. Altria invests $2.4 billion into Cronos Group for 45%
5. Canopy Growth announces the right to acquire 100% of Acreage for $4.6 billion
6. Bruce Linton steps down as Co-CEO and Board Member of Canopy Growth
7. CannTrust receives a non-compliant report from Health Canada
8. Flowr’s $125 mm raise reduced to $43.5mm
9. 7th Vape related death, 2nd in California
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Vencanna Ventures
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PROHIBITION IS ENDING… The best opportunity to invest in U.S Cannabis is now
Exclusively positioned in the high growth and highly fragmented US Cannabis market