# Leaf funding: rounds and investors > Leaf has raised $35M across 6 rounds since 2012. Investors include CJV Capital, Techstars and National Science Foundation. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/leaf (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Leaf* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 9 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Cannabis Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$35M** raised across 6 rounds since 2012, from 6 sources **$6.0M** Seed **$20M** Venture **$20K** Round **$2.0M** Seed **$5.7M** Round **$855K** Grant - **Latest round:** Grant, $855K Jan 2022 - **Biggest round:** $20M Venture · Sept 2013 - **Investors:** 9 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 **$6.0M** Seed **$20M** Venture **$20K** Round **$2.0M** Seed **$5.7M** Round **$855K** Grant - **First round:** Seed, $6.0M - **Biggest round:** $20M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 18 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2022** Grant **$855K** *5 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Small Business Innovation Research](https://millionrounds.com/fund/small-business-innovation-research) [Catalyst Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-fund-2) [Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colorado-office-of-economic-development-and-international-tr) Source recorded SEC filing: $5.1M sold, first sale Dec 2021 - **Jul 2021** Round **$5.7M** *1 new* [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) Source recorded - **Aug 2016** Seed **$2.0M** *1 new* CJV Capital Lead Reported by TechCrunch - **Apr 2015** Round **$20K** *1 new* [CanopyBoulder](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canopyboulder) From a historical funding record - **Sept 2013** Venture **$20M** *1 new* [Heartland Payment Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heartland-payment-systems) Reported by finsmes.com - **Jan 2012** Seed **$6.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by allthingsd.com ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2012 **Venture** 2013 **Round** 2015 **Seed** 2016 **Round** 2021 **Grant** 2022 CJV Capital L [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) [Small Business Innovation Research](https://millionrounds.com/fund/small-business-innovation-research) [Catalyst Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-fund-2) [Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colorado-office-of-economic-development-and-international-tr) [CanopyBoulder](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canopyboulder) [Heartland Payment Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heartland-payment-systems) ## Everyone who backed them CJV Capital no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) VC firm **1** round [Small Business Innovation Research](https://millionrounds.com/fund/small-business-innovation-research) Government **1** round [Catalyst Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-fund-2) Growth equity **1** round [Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colorado-office-of-economic-development-and-international-tr) Government **1** round [CanopyBoulder](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canopyboulder) Accelerator **1** round [Heartland Payment Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heartland-payment-systems) Family office **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=leaf). ## Also claim to have backed them These 5 firms list Leaf as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Hyde Park Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-angels) Angel network Per its own site [Artemis Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artemis-growth-partners) Private equity Per its own site [HPA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hpa) VC firm Per its own site [Whysol Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/whysol-investments) Private equity Per its own site ## Quick answers about Leaf ### Who invested in Leaf? Leaf's investors include CJV Capital, Techstars, National Science Foundation, Seedinvest and Small Business Innovation Research, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Leaf raised? Leaf has raised $35M across 6 rounds since 2012. ### When did Leaf last raise? Leaf's most recent round was a Grant of $855K in Jan 2022. ### What was Leaf's biggest round? Leaf's largest round on record is $20M (Venture), in Sept 2013. ### Who backed Leaf first? Leaf's first round on record, in Sept 2013, was backed by Heartland Payment Systems. ### What stage is Leaf at? Leaf's latest named round is a Grant, in Jan 2022. ### Where is Leaf based? Leaf is based in the United States. ### Who led Leaf's rounds? CJV Capital led the Seed in 2016. ## Companies like Leaf In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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