Zachary Venegas is Chief Executive Officer of Helix Technologies Inc., a business services provider and digital firm focused on critical infrastructure services for the regulated cannabis industry. He oversees the Company’s M&A strategy and spearheads long-term planning and growth initiatives. Prior to joining Helix Technologies, Mr. Venegas led Spruce Investment Advisors’ Strategic Advisory Group, closing a portfolio with a net asset value (NAV) of $500 million. He was the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Scimitar, a Dubai-based private equity and venture firm, where he steered deal origination, negotiations, and capital raising, along with performing analyses at the macroeconomic and geopolitical levels to lead investments across four continents and multiple industries. Mr. Venegas received his MBA in Finance and International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in Classical Arabic and Portuguese Languages from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. Prior to his business career, he served with distinction in the U.S. Army as an Infantry officer. He speaks Arabic, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and has a conversational command of Afrikaans and Swahili.