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    Entourage Effect Capital

    Dallas, Texas, United StatesFounded 2014

    Entourage Effect Capital (formerly Cresco Capital Partners) is a Dallas-based private equity investment firm founded in 2014, dedicated to investing in the cannabis industry. The firm has invested over $140 million in more than 60 cannabis companies and is currently deploying its third flagship fund.

    Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $8.0M (across 3 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Andy Sturner

    Andy Sturner

    Co-founder, Managing Partner

    Dov Szapiro

    Dov Szapiro

    Co-founder, Managing Partner

    Matthew Hawkins

    Matthew Hawkins

    Co-founder, Managing Partner

    Joe Blasetti

    Joe Blasetti

    Managing Director, Operations & Investments

    Roman Stahl

    Roman Stahl

    Managing Director, Investments

    Tiffany Liff

    Tiffany Liff

    Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

    Nick Bellamy

    Nick Bellamy

    Vice President, Portfolio Management & Operations

    Georgia Underwood

    Georgia Underwood

    Operations Manager

    John Heyde

    John Heyde

    CFO (outsourced via Baker Tilly)

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    5 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    BioLumic, Inc. logoBioLumic, Inc.Series BJun 2022
    PPhylosUnknown$7.6MFeb 2022
    Cellibre logoCellibreSeries A$11.5MOct 2021
    HHound LabsGrowthJan 2021
    HHoodie AnalyticsSeries A$5M

    Top Co-Investors

    Last updated: 9 September 2026