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Viridian Capital Advisors
Cannabis capital markets, M&A advisory, and market intelligence firm.
- Focus
- Capital raising, M&A, and strategic advisory.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Advisory
Investment Bank / AdvisoryWebsite
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Cannabis Capital Sources
A starter directory of cannabis-focused investors, lenders, capital markets advisors, social equity resources, and funding partners.
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Bespoke Financial
Cannabis-focused financing provider for invoice, inventory, and working capital needs.
- Focus
- Receivables financing, inventory financing, and short-term capital.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Program-dependent
Lender / Working CapitalWebsite
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FundCanna
Working-capital and lending platform for cannabis businesses.
- Focus
- Receivables, inventory, and operating capital.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Program-dependent
Lender / Working CapitalWebsite
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Altmore Capital
Private credit lender focused on niche, underfunded, and uncorrelated opportunities including cannabis.
- Focus
- Senior secured debt and structured credit for U.S. cannabis operators.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Institutional credit
Private CreditWebsite
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Aquinnah Capital Partners
Private investment firm providing flexible institutional-grade capital to U.S. cannabis operators.
- Focus
- Flexible financing and structured capital for limited-license cannabis operators.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Institutional credit
Private CreditWebsite
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California Cannabis Equity Grants Program
State-administered equity grant resources for local jurisdictions and eligible cannabis entrepreneurs.
- Focus
- Technical assistance, loans, grants, and local equity support.
- Geography / check size
- California / Program-dependent
Social Equity / GrantsWebsite
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Casa Verde Capital
Cannabis and hemp venture platform focused on scalable ancillary businesses.
- Focus
- Technology, financial services, brands, and supply chain.
- Geography / check size
- North America / Seed to growth
Venture CapitalWebsite
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Poseidon Investment Management
Cannabis-focused investment manager backing operators and ancillary companies.
- Focus
- Cannabis operators, brands, infrastructure, and ancillary technology.
- Geography / check size
- North America / Varies by fund and stage
Venture CapitalWebsite
Green Life Business Group
Cannabis business brokerage and advisory platform with California transaction coverage.
- Focus
- Licensed business sales, acquisitions, and valuation.
- Geography / check size
- California and United States / Advisory
Broker / AdvisoryWebsite
Chicago Atlantic
Private market credit platform active in cannabis lending and specialty finance.
- Focus
- Senior secured credit and structured finance.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Institutional credit
Credit / Private MarketsWebsite
CTrust
Cannabis credit scoring, risk intelligence, and capital readiness platform.
- Focus
- Credit assessment and lender/operator intelligence.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Intelligence platform
Credit / Risk IntelligenceWebsite
MBO Ventures
ESOP advisory and investment-banking platform with cannabis ownership-transition expertise.
- Focus
- ESOP transitions, succession planning, liquidity events, and tax-efficient ownership structures.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Advisory
ESOP / Capital AdvisoryWebsite
Skyvest Partners
Cannabis-focused single-family-office investment platform referenced in industry conference programming.
- Focus
- Venture, private equity, acquisitions, and strategic cannabis investments.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Family office
Family Office / Private Investment
Sharp Capital Advisors
Cannabis-focused transaction advisory firm for M&A, debt, equity, and special situations.
- Focus
- M&A advisory, debt and equity financing, and strategic transaction support.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Advisory
Investment Bank / AdvisoryWebsite
Bengal Capital
Cannabis-focused investment firm active across public and private market opportunities.
- Focus
- Cannabis special situations, private companies, and public-market opportunities.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Fund-dependent
Investment FundWebsite
Panther Opportunity Fund
Investment fund focused on cannabis-related private market opportunities.
- Focus
- Cannabis operators, real estate, and ancillary companies.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Varies by opportunity
Investment FundWebsite
Navy Capital
Investment manager with cannabis and consumer exposure across public and private markets.
- Focus
- Public equities, private growth, and cannabis-related opportunities.
- Geography / check size
- North America / Varies by strategy
Investment ManagerWebsite
Upwise Capital
Business financing marketplace with cannabis, CBD, and hemp loan products.
- Focus
- Working capital, equipment, inventory, hiring, overhead, build-outs, and real estate financing.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Program-dependent
Lender / Working CapitalWebsite
Tuatara Capital
Private equity firm focused on legal cannabis and adjacent consumer opportunities.
- Focus
- Brands, operators, services, and supply chain.
- Geography / check size
- North America / Growth-stage
Private EquityWebsite
Merida Capital Holdings
Cannabis-focused private equity platform investing across the legal cannabis supply chain.
- Focus
- Growth-stage cannabis operators and ancillary companies.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Growth-stage
Private Equity / Venture CapitalWebsite
AFC Gamma
Commercial real estate finance platform serving cannabis and other sectors.
- Focus
- Senior secured lending and real estate credit.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Institutional credit
Real Estate / CreditWebsite
Pelorus Capital Group
Real estate lender with cannabis facility and commercial property financing experience.
- Focus
- Real estate-backed loans and cannabis facilities.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Property-dependent
Real Estate / CreditWebsite
Innovative Industrial Properties
NYSE-listed real estate company serving regulated cannabis operators through property capital.
- Focus
- Industrial cannabis real estate and leaseback structures.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Property-dependent
Real Estate CapitalWebsite
NewLake Capital Partners
Cannabis real estate capital provider focused on sale-leaseback and real estate solutions.
- Focus
- Retail and cultivation real estate.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Property-dependent
Real Estate CapitalWebsite
Clover Ventures
Cannabis retail acquisition and operating platform focused on building an integrated dispensary network.
- Focus
- Licensed dispensary acquisitions, retail operating systems, and market consolidation.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Acquisition-dependent
Strategic Operator / Acquisition CapitalWebsite
Arcview Ventures
Cannabis venture platform connected to the Arcview investor network.
- Focus
- Seed, early-stage, and opportunistic high-growth cannabis companies.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Seed to early stage
Venture CapitalWebsite
Blue Dream Capital
Private investment firm backing cannabis, health-and-wellness, and emerging-industry opportunities.
- Focus
- Early-stage and growth investments in cannabis and adjacent sectors.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Early to growth stage
Venture CapitalWebsite
Entourage Effect Capital
Cannabis investment firm backing operators and enabling infrastructure.
- Focus
- Plant-touching and ancillary cannabis businesses.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Seed to growth
Venture CapitalWebsite
KEY Investment Partners
Cannabis venture capital firm investing in scalable cannabis and hemp businesses.
- Focus
- Early and growth-stage cannabis, hemp, and ancillary companies.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Seed to growth
Venture CapitalWebsite
Salveo Capital
Cannabis venture capital firm backing innovative technologies, products, and services.
- Focus
- Cannabis technology, services, products, and industry infrastructure.
- Geography / check size
- United States / Seed to growth
Venture CapitalWebsite
WGD Capital
Investment platform focused on legal cannabis, technology, and health-and-wellness opportunities.
- Focus
- Early and expansion-stage cannabis and cannabis-adjacent technology companies.
- Geography / check size
- North America and Israel / Early to expansion stage
Venture CapitalWebsite