Experience

Azuca

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & CEO

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  United States Azuca In Brief: Azuca is solving the biggest problem in one of the fasted growing segments of the legal cannabis market. We are commercializing our patent-pending technology that makes cannabis edibles take effect in 2-15 minutes, versus traditional edibles which take up to 90 minutes. This is an industry-changing breakthrough as many new adopters in cannabis are looking for alternatives to smoking or vaping. Azuca recently commercially launched both THC and CBD product lines. In addition… Show more Azuca In Brief: Azuca is solving the biggest problem in one of the fasted growing segments of the legal cannabis market. We are commercializing our patent-pending technology that makes cannabis edibles take effect in 2-15 minutes, versus traditional edibles which take up to 90 minutes. This is an industry-changing breakthrough as many new adopters in cannabis are looking for alternatives to smoking or vaping. Azuca recently commercially launched both THC and CBD product lines. In addition to our proprietary chemistry, Azuca has a highly capital efficient business model that is designed to scale rapidly across jurisdictional and regulatory boundaries. Analogous to a hybrid of the “Intel Inside” and “Coca-Cola” strategies, Azuca partners with other edible manufacturers who have established operations, distribution and compliance infrastructure in their respective jurisdictions. The company is led by Co-Founder Kim Rael (CEO), a seasoned entrepreneur and Founder Ron Silver (Chief Creative Officer), a renowned New York City Chef and the creator of the Azuca technology. Show less



Arrah Ventures

• Founder and Managing Director

  • 2015 - Present

  Albuquerque, New Mexico Area



Kauffman Fellows

• United States
• Community Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow

  • 2006 - Present



Flywheel Ventures

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner Emeritus

  • Oct 2013 - Present

• General Partner

  • Oct 2003 - Sep 2013



Qynergy

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cofounder, COO,CFO

  • Aug 2001 - Oct 2003



Intel Corporation

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager

  • Aug 1991 - May 1998



US Senate

• Aide

  • 1987 - 1989

  US Senator Jeff Bingaman. Foreign Affairs, Science and Technology, Veterans Affairs, Defense.