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Public · NASDAQ:GWPHFor profitPharmaceuticalsCambridge, United Kingdom

GW Pharmaceuticals

GW Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel therapeutics.

Founded
1998
28 years ago
Staff
51-100
231 on LinkedIn
Followers
27k
on LinkedIn
Funding
$1.2B
as listed, USD

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Set against six million companies

Size

1-1011-5051-100101-250251-500501-10001k-5k5k-10k10k+

51-100 people: larger than 75% of companies with a size listed. 231 people list it on LinkedIn.

Age

199819002026

28 years old.

Reach

No web traffic ranking listed. 26,911 followers on LinkedIn.

What it does

BiotechnologyCannabisHealth CarePharmaceuticalTherapeutics

Funding, as listed

$1.2B raised in total

  • Rounds6
  • LatestPost ipo equity, Oct 2018
  • Latest amountUSD 345,230,000
  • Investors1

What the source datasets report. We have not watched these rounds ourselves, and do not hold this company in the startups database.

FoundersBrian Whittle, Geoffrey Guy

Funding filed with regulators

GW Pharmaceuticals filed one raise. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. May 2021Amount not statedUK share allotment

Every detail we hold

Everything the source datasets list about GW Pharmaceuticals, field by field. Contact details are held but never shown.

The company

Name
GW Pharmaceuticals
Type
For profit
Status
Public · NASDAQ:GWPH
Founded
1998
Founders
Brian Whittle, Geoffrey Guy
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Categories
Biotechnology, Cannabis, Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Therapeutics

Where

City
Cambridge
Country
United Kingdom
Markets
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

Size and reach

Staff band
51-100
People on LinkedIn
231
LinkedIn followers
26,911

Funding, as listed

Total
$1,220,530,000 USD
Rounds
6
Latest round
Post ipo equity
Latest round date
Oct 2018
Latest amount
345,230,000 USD
Investors
1
Stock listing
NASDAQ:GWPH
Listing status
public

About this record

Sources
Crunchbase, LinkedIn
Last imported
Sept 2026

Growth, as the source summarises it

GW Pharmaceuticals may be growing as indicated by its inclusion in a global analysis report that forecasts the cannabis capsule market, in which GW Pharmaceuticals operates, to reach $79.2 billion by 2028. This suggests a positive outlook for the company within a growing industry. Additionally, the company is mentioned in the context of the European medical marijuana market, which is experiencing a notable compound annual growth rate of 19.0% through 2028, further implying a favorable environment for GW Pharmaceuticals' growth. The company's presence in these reports indicates its relevance in key markets that are expanding.

Summaries written by the source dataset, not by us, and not checked.

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