Investing in Vice Industries

Cannabis, alcohol, e-sports, sextech and CBD might not be the first thing you think of when you're looking for your next investment. However, Catharine Dockery of Vice Ventures is looking to change just that by removing the stigma of investing in good companies in so-called "bad" industries. Join us for this digital interview led by SELECT CEO, Carlo Cisco, as we explore investing in vice industries. Learn more about Catharine below:

Catharine Dockery is the founder of Vice Ventures, a venture fund investing in early-stage vice companies. While interviewing with traditional consumer venture firms, she continually brushed against vice clauses in investment pitches, with this friction culminating in the idea for Vice Ventures. Prior to launching the fund, Catharine was an early member of the digitally native vertical brands M&A team at Walmart, working as an analyst in the e-commerce division. Catharine was the president of her class at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she studied a self-directed major on the intersection of neuroscience and finance.