▁Hold ing ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁sum . ▁N esta ▁is ▁private ▁equ ity ▁firm ▁located ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁Canada ▁working ▁with ▁partners hips ▁and ▁br ands ▁within ▁the ▁can nab is ▁community . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁by ▁Ch uck ▁R ific i , ▁co - found er ▁and ▁former ▁CE O ▁of ▁Can opy ▁G row th ▁Corporation ▁( former ly ▁Twe ed ▁Mar iju ana ▁Inc .). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Wik ile af ▁launched ▁the ▁first ▁in - fl ight ▁can nab is ▁commercial ▁to ▁Virgin ▁America . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁company ▁crack ed ▁down ▁on ▁illegal ▁disp ens aries ▁on ▁their ▁platform . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Wik ile af ▁raised ▁$ 6 . 8 ▁million ▁in ▁fund ing ▁and ▁announced ▁their ▁plans ▁to ▁open ▁satellite ▁offices ▁in ▁mark ets ▁with ▁high ▁disp ens ary ▁dens ities ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁newly ▁legal ▁states . ▁Through ▁a ▁reverse ▁take over ▁of ▁an ▁existing ▁Canadian ▁company , ▁it ▁became ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁stock ▁exchange ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Business ▁model ▁Wik ile af ▁is ▁currently ▁providing ▁disp ens aries ▁with ▁free ▁menu ▁pages ▁to ▁show case ▁their ▁products ▁and ▁prices . ▁They ▁plan ▁to ▁start ▁offering ▁companies ▁that ▁want ▁increased ▁expos ure ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁at ▁a ▁cost