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Agrify gets $26M lifeline as GTI’s Kovler touts extraction business

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Cash-strapped Agrify Corp. (Nasdaq: AGFY) raised $25.9 million in a private stock sale, as Green Thumb Industries (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF) continues to scale the company lately.

The Michigan-based firm, which also typically makes vertical grow equipment and extraction systems, sold shares at $22.30 each and issued warrants to buy nearly 950,000 additional shares for $0.0001 apiece, according to a news release and regulatory filings Thursday. The fundraising comes after Agrify reported just $263,000 in cash remaining at the end of September and has accumulated $265 million in losses.

Ben Kovler, who recently became interim CEO after his company GTI took control through a $20 million convertible note deal earlier this month, purchased 10,000 shares at $38.76 to meet Nasdaq requirements.

“This funding is a strong move for Agrify,” Kovler said in a statement. “We plan to allocate this capital into opportunities within our circle of competence to benefit stockholders.”

Agrify lost $18.7 million in the third quarter and has accumulated $265 million in losses, GMR previously reported. The company plans to acquire hemp drink maker Señorita for $4.9 million in stock by year-end as it shifts away from cannabis cultivation equipment.

Investors in the private placement will receive warrants if their ownership would exceed 4.99% post-offering. Agrify must register the shares for resale within 45 days of investor demand.

The deal is expected to close Nov. 21. Blank Rome LLP provided legal counsel.

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On GTI’s November earnings call, Kovler cited the MSOs interest in Agrify’s extraction division.

“We like the extraction business with Precision. It’s done a great job,” he told analysts, noting that “the high-end dab game is a real segment in this market that has pricing power among a very, very loyal consumer base.”

“And so, if you think about scaling that business and what you would do, it might make sense to be a little smarter or closer to various pieces of it.”

When asked directly about GTI’s interest in Agrify’s technology, Kovler said the “fork in the road is extraction and cultivation,” suggesting GTI may be most interested in the extraction side. He stuck to GTI’s Buffett-inspired investment approach, saying “what is smart at one price is dumb at another,” while framing GTI as “opportunistic investors at the core.”

Asked about speculation that investments like Agrify could provide alternative paths to major exchanges, Kovler remained circumspect, saying only that GTI “gets paid for capital allocation and how those returns manifest.”



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The Daily Hit is a recap of the top financial news stories for Monday, December 16, 2024.

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