Dan Roda

For a small, rural state, Arkansas continues to punch above its weight class in many areas of industry. And technology is an area in which Arkansas has made its mark. From startup ecosystems centered around Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas…

Dan Roda, CEO and Co-FounderAbaca, North Little Rock Educated at Tulane University and Villanova Law School, Dan Roda followed his wife (Elizabeth Michael) to Arkansas and promptly entered the professional world as a corporate attorney, gaining 10-plus years of hands-on experience…

Abaca CEO Dan Roda has been appointed to serve on the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Hemp Committee. Founded in 2010, NCIA aims to “promote the growth of a responsible and legitimate cannabis industry” in the United States, according to its…

Cannabis fintech Abaca is partnering with a debit payment company to provide safe, contactless payment options for dispensaries in multiple states. The Little Rock-based company is joining forces with CanPay, a Colorado-based company that has developed electronic payment solutions for…

All over the state, businesses are altering their practices and adapting their services to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Many institutions are following CDC guidelines and taking necessary precautions, including things like proactively temperature screening employees, encouraging sick ones…

Cannabis financial technology company Abaca has named Brian Bauer as its chief strategy and revenue officer. Abaca was founded in 2017 by CEO Dan Roda, John Foley, Greg Ellis and Bauer, who is now assuming a full-time role. The company is…

by Dwain Hebda There’s nothing that meets the eye that gives away Dan Roda as a leading figure in the state’s cannabis industry, except maybe his signature long beard. But even that’s a stretch. The Philadelphia-born, Villanova University-educated lawyer and…