John Nemanic BA BAS MBA CLO Venture Capital, PP's

John Nemanic, a successful serial entrepreneur and investor with an extensive business background, focusing on medical cannabis, hemp, and CBD startups. With his extensive experience of co-founding, chairing, and serving as the CEO of three prosperous internet startups, John brings a dynamic approach to business and exceptional expertise in sales, marketing, and investing. Hostopia was his first successful venture, which raised over $29.2 million in capital and was subsequently sold to Deluxe Corporation for $124 million, providing investors with a return of 10x+ in just eight years. His current interests revolve around high-quality cannabis-oriented firms, cultivation, and CBD start-ups focusing on Colombia.

John has received numerous awards and accolades throughout his career, including Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist (1998), Winner of 2 CATA awards, and consistently ranking among Fast 50/ Profit 100 Canada's fastest-growing companies.

John's educational background is stellar, studying CBD and medical applications of cannabinoids from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, where he was awarded the Accreditation Certificate for Cannabinoids in Clinical Practice in 2018 and 2019. Other educational pursuits of John include the MBA program at York University - Schulich School of Business and a bachelor's in Administrative Studies- Accounting/ Finance from York University.

Some of John's organizations and previous roles include President at The Green Mile SAS, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Province Brands Cannabis Beer, Ambassador to International Deal Gateway at International Deal Gateway, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Colombia Organica Cannabis Medellin.