Steve Bastasini is a seasoned entrepreneur with three decades of executive leadership experience in high-growth tech ventures, at the forefront of the convergence between bleeding-edge Internet, Semantic Technologies, Knowledge Graphs and the rapidly evolving field, The Novel Cannabinoid Therapeutic Industry.

As Co-Founder and CEO of Kanavos, Bastasini is leading a transformative effort to develop a Semantic AI Knowledge Graph to provide cannabis patients with a unified source of truth to discover scientific evidence-based therapeutic treatments empowering personalized, timely, and actionable decisions based on Provenance. Kanavos is paving the way for a more intelligent, data-driven approach to novel cannabinoid medicine and advancements in drug delivery systems and precision medicine that will enhance the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids and improve patient outcomes.

In the cannabis industry, Bastasini co-founded and helped scale CLSICS, one of California’s premium rosin brands, The Classics and Infinity Brands. Prior to entering the Cannabis industry in 2017 Bastasini has held co-founder, executive and senior business development roles at pioneering knowledge graph and semantic technology and internet companies including vivid Studios, Monster.com, Modulant, Cerebra and Stardog Union.