# Top 25 Cannabis Startups Founded in 2018 by Funding (2026)

> The 25 best-funded cannabis startups founded in 2018, ranked by total funding raised: $357M combined.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/top-lists/cannabis-startups-founded-2018 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

- 1 [**Ascend Wellness** Ascend Wellness is cannabis operator that owns and operates cultivation facilities to provide easy and accessible products.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascend-wellness) Ascend Wellness is cannabis operator that owns and operates cultivation facilities to provide easy and accessible products. *Founded* 2018 Boston, United States **$104M** last round Sept 2025
- 2 [**Green Growth Brands** Green Growth Brands is a lifestyle-oriented, consumer products company that celebrates health, wellness, and happiness.](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-growth-brands) Green Growth Brands is a lifestyle-oriented, consumer products company that celebrates health, wellness, and happiness. *Founded* 2018 - **$66M** last round Sept 2018
- 3 [**Integrated CBD** Integrated CBD is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based company founded in 2018, operating in the biotechnology and hemp/CBD sector.](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrated-cbd) Integrated CBD is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based company founded in 2018, operating in the biotechnology and hemp/CBD sector. *Founded* 2018 Scottsdale, United States **$50M** last round Oct 2019
- 4 [**Blühen Botanicals** Blühen Botanicals is a hemp biomass processing and extraction company that produces its own blend of boutique wellness products.](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluhen-botanicals) Blühen Botanicals is a hemp biomass processing and extraction company that produces its own blend of boutique wellness products. *Founded* 2018 United States **$31M** last round Feb 2019
- 5 [**The High Note** The High Note is a licensed recreational and medical cannabis dispensary chain based in Los Angeles, California.](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-high-note) The High Note is a licensed recreational and medical cannabis dispensary chain based in Los Angeles, California. *Founded* 2018 Los Angeles, United States **$15M** last round Nov 2018
- 6 [**Verdemed** VerdeMed is a Canadian pharmaceutical cannabis company based in Toronto, Ontario, founded in 2018 by a team of doctors and executives from Brazil and Colombia.](https://millionrounds.com/company/verdemed) VerdeMed is a Canadian pharmaceutical cannabis company based in Toronto, Ontario, founded in 2018 by a team of doctors and executives from Brazil and Colombia. *Founded* 2018 Toronto, Canada **$13M** last round Apr 2019
- 7 [**Nabis** Nabis is a leading licensed cannabis wholesale platform in the United States, founded in 2018 by Vince C.](https://millionrounds.com/company/nabis) Nabis is a leading licensed cannabis wholesale platform in the United States, founded in 2018 by Vince C. *Founded* 2018 San Francisco, United States **$10M** last round Jan 2026
- 8 [**Green Peak Innovations** Green Peak Innovations is a medical cannabis in Michigan.](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-peak-innovations) Green Peak Innovations is a medical cannabis in Michigan. *Founded* 2018 - **$10M** last round Sept 2019
- 9 [**Cannaray** Cannaray is a leading European cannabis company spanning both medical THC and CBD wellness brands.](https://millionrounds.com/company/cannaray) Cannaray is a leading European cannabis company spanning both medical THC and CBD wellness brands. *Founded* 2018 London, United Kingdom **$9.6M** last round Sept 2019
- 10 [**Feals** Feals is a wellness company based in Denver, Colorado, that specializes in premium, hemp-based CBD health supplements.](https://millionrounds.com/company/feals) Feals is a wellness company based in Denver, Colorado, that specializes in premium, hemp-based CBD health supplements. *Founded* 2018 Denver, United States **$6.8M** last round May 2021
- 11 [**Lyphe group** Lyphe group is a reliable supplier of medical cannabis care and medicine.](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyphe-group) Lyphe group is a reliable supplier of medical cannabis care and medicine. *Founded* 2018 London, United Kingdom **$6.3M** last round May 2022
- 12 [**Vertosa** Vertosa is a science-first cannabis and hemp technology company that specializes in creating advanced, shelf-stable active ingredients for infused food, beverag](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertosa) Vertosa is a science-first cannabis and hemp technology company that specializes in creating advanced, shelf-stable active ingredients for infused food, beverag *Founded* 2018 Oakland, United States **$6.0M** last round Mar 2024
- 13 [**Sera Labs** Sera Labs is the premiere CBD brand creating products that are natural and holistic, dedicated to health and wellness.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sera-labs) Sera Labs is the premiere CBD brand creating products that are natural and holistic, dedicated to health and wellness. *Founded* 2018 United States **$5.0M** last round Feb 2019
- 14 [**Dewey Scientific** Dewey Scientific LLC is an agtech company founded in 2018 by molecular plant biologists and PhD plant scientists from Washington State University.](https://millionrounds.com/company/dewey-scientific) Dewey Scientific LLC is an agtech company founded in 2018 by molecular plant biologists and PhD plant scientists from Washington State University. *Founded* 2018 Pullman, United States **$4.5M** last round Aug 2021
- 15 [**Jersey Hemp** Jersey Hemp cultivates and processes industrial hemp into raw materials and end products in Jersey.](https://millionrounds.com/company/jersey-hemp) Jersey Hemp cultivates and processes industrial hemp into raw materials and end products in Jersey. *Founded* 2018 St. Helier, Jersey **$4.2M** last round Aug 2021
- 16 [**CannVaLate** Cannvalate Pty Ltd is a leading Australian company in the medicinal cannabis sector, established in 2018 by a team of healthcare professionals.](https://millionrounds.com/company/cannvalate) Cannvalate Pty Ltd is a leading Australian company in the medicinal cannabis sector, established in 2018 by a team of healthcare professionals. *Founded* 2018 Toorak, Australia **$4.0M** last round Nov 2018
- 17 [**Avida Global** Avida Global is a UK-based medicinal cannabis company founded in 2018 and headquartered in London.](https://millionrounds.com/company/avida-global) Avida Global is a UK-based medicinal cannabis company founded in 2018 and headquartered in London. *Founded* 2018 Guildford, United Kingdom **$3.1M** last round Nov 2022
- 18 [**Remedy Review** Remedy Review provides CBD oils, CBD gummies, creams and lotions, and CBD capsules products.](https://millionrounds.com/company/remedy-review) Remedy Review provides CBD oils, CBD gummies, creams and lotions, and CBD capsules products. *Founded* 2018 United States **$2.0M** last round Oct 2018
- 19 [**Re Botanicals** RE Botanicals is a USDA certified organic hemp CBD company founded in 2018 by John W.](https://millionrounds.com/company/re-botanicals) RE Botanicals is a USDA certified organic hemp CBD company founded in 2018 by John W. *Founded* 2018 Conway, United States **$2.0M** last round Apr 2019
- 20 [**Apex Trading** Apex Trading is an Enterprise B2B Wholesale Software Company.](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex-trading) Apex Trading is an Enterprise B2B Wholesale Software Company. *Founded* 2018 Portland, United States **$1.7M** last round Apr 2021
- 21 [**Christina Lake Cannabis** Christina Lake Cannabis focuses on oil extraction that provides for more significant margin opportunities.](https://millionrounds.com/company/christina-lake-cannabis) Christina Lake Cannabis focuses on oil extraction that provides for more significant margin opportunities. *Founded* 2018 Vancouver, Canada **$1.1M** last round Oct 2025
- 22 [**Leafwire** Leafwire is a global cannabis business network.](https://millionrounds.com/company/leafwire) Leafwire is a global cannabis business network. *Founded* 2018 Denver, United States **$1.0M** last round Jul 2019
- 23 [**MAD TASTY** MAD TASTY is a hemp-infused beverage company founded in Santa Monica in 2018 by Ryan Tedder, the lead singer of OneRepublic.](https://millionrounds.com/company/mad-tasty) MAD TASTY is a hemp-infused beverage company founded in Santa Monica in 2018 by Ryan Tedder, the lead singer of OneRepublic. *Founded* 2018 Santa Monica, United States **$880K** last round Aug 2022
- 24 [**The Pass** The Pass is a locally owned cannabis company based in Sheffield, Massachusetts.](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-pass) The Pass is a locally owned cannabis company based in Sheffield, Massachusetts. *Founded* 2018 Sheffield, United States **$373K** last round May 2024
- 25 [**Ciclo** Ciclo is a cannabis technology company located in Oakland, California.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ciclo) Ciclo is a cannabis technology company located in Oakland, California. *Founded* 2018 Oakland, United States **$250K** last round Nov 2022

**Total funding** how the list is ranked

**15 November 2026** updated nightly

**Rounds we track** source: Millionrounds

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