| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.05.2021 | Boulder County accelerator cohorts learn on the fly | The business world is entering the long-anticipated “new normal” as COVID-19 restrictions ease. With Boulder County among the nation’s leaders in startups and venture capital, area accelerators and incubators are learning on the fly just wh... |
| 22.09.2019 | 5 Questions with Roy Bingham, co-founder and CEO of Boulder-based BDS Analytics | UK native Roy Bingham is a master of data analysis. His background in economics, statistics and finance have helped him see both macro and micro trends and develop successful strategies for business growth. He has been a banker, a consultan... |
| 20.06.2019 | Boulder-based Mile High Labs purchases Sandoz facility in Broomfield to manufacture CBD products | Boulder’s Mile High Labs, a leader in extracting and processing cannabidiol from hemp, including CBD isolate, is getting into the business of manufacturing private-label CBD products.
Photo courtesy of Mile High LabsBoulder-based Mile High ... |
| 11.03.2019 | Two Seattle cannabis software companies merging to build bigger stake in a growing market | Dauntless co-founder and CEO Clark Musser and Soro CEO Jerry Tindall at this year’s CannaCon. (Dauntless photo.)
Dauntless, Inc., a Seattle-area software developer providing point-of-sale and tracking software to the cannabis industry, has ... |
| 16.05.2018 | Accelerators targeting cannabis companies | They include The Sira Accelerator, CanopyBoulder, Greenhouse Ventures and Gateway Incubator
For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitions, ... |
| 21.04.2018 | Pot Pioneers Gather in Austin to Explore Texas Market Opportunities | By Laura Lorek
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| 14.02.2018 | Marijuana business accelerator CanopyBoulder invests $180,000 in cannabis startups and launches its Spring 2018 cohort | Marijuana business accelerator and seed-stage investment fund, CanopyBoulder, today announced it is investing $180,000 in cannabis startups. The company announced the launching of its ninth cohort (Spring 2018 class) of ancillary cannabis c... |
| 09.01.2018 | Why Some Cannabis Investors Welcome Trump Admin Threats, Uncertainty | A close reading of cannabis news so far in 2018 is enough to cause headline whiplash. One headline says that investors are running for the hills, while another says that stocks are soaring and legal cannabis is here to stay.
Cannabis indust... |
| 08.12.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: Munchery Board Member Takes Leave For Sexual Misconduct, Pizza Hut Delivers Beer, Organic Certification M&A, more | Global ID Acquires Bioagricert for An Undisclosed Amount
The Global ID Group, an Iowa-based company that provides testing, inspection and certification services for natural cosmetics and textiles, green energy, fair trade food and more acqu... |
| 04.08.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: Monsanto Emails, New Australian Accelerator, Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill, more | Controversial Monsanto Communications Revealed
New documents made public by The New York Times in conjunction with a lawsuit against Monsanto show various attempts to influence research and broader public opinion through questionable means,... |
| 31.07.2017 | Cannabis Industry Becoming Competitive as Canopy Selects Latest Cohort | Canopy, a cannabis industry accelerator and venture fund, was the most active investor in the cannabis space according to AgFunder data. Today Canopy has announced its fall cohort – a class of eight startups that will service the rapidly ma... |
| 23.06.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: Food & Agtech Business Competitions and Accelerators Gather Pace, more | It’s Time for the 2017 Census of Agriculture!
Hey, farmers: make sure your voice is heard and your operation counted in the USDA’s 2017 Census of Agriculture. This includes unconventional and urban farmers. Why take the time to fill out the... |
| 23.02.2017 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Front Range Bio Raises $1.5m, Yume Raises $2m for Food Waste Mitigation, SunBasket Series C | Front Range Biosciences, a startup providing industrial scale tissue culture propagation and advanced breeding for cannabis, raised $1.5 million. Intuitive Private Equity, Salveo Capital, Sand Hill Angels, Harvard Business School Angel Alum... |
| 22.02.2017 | Cannabis Startups Raise $66.3m in 2016 as Canopy Leads 2017 with $300k Accelerator | Cannabis-related technology startups raised $66.3 million in venture capital investment in 2016, according to AgFunder’s 2016 AgTech Investing Report.
Of the 27 deals captured in 2016, the vast majority were seed stage rounds. This is unsur... |
| 08.11.2016 | Wurk raises $1 million to help cannabis companies manage their people | A “pottech” company called Wurk has raised $1 million in seed funding to help cannabis businesses such as dispensaries or growers comply with all the different regulations coming into play around the burgeoning legal cannabis industry.
The ... |
| 12.10.2016 | California Accelerators Enroll Startups Targeting Cannabis Industry | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Corrected 10/13/16, 9:10 am. See below.] When California voters go to the polls on November 8, among the many issues they are expected to decide is Proposition 64. If a major... |
| 03.09.2016 | Ag Industry Brief: Deere’s Purchase of Monsanto’s Precision Planting Questioned, Caribous Biosciences Hires Vonnie Estes, more | US Antitrust Officials Move to Block Deere’s Purchase of Monsanto’s Precision Planting
The US government has hit the brakes on Deere’s purchase of Monsanto-owned Precision Planting. According to antitrust regulators, the deal would unreason... |
| 13.12.2015 | Talking Weed Business with America's First Cannabis-Focused Startup Accelerator | Product photo of Stashlogix. All images courtesy of Canopy
In the two years since Colorado began selling marijuana for recreational use, it has become the epicenter of a booming industry, one that will gross over $1 billion in sales this ye... |
| 30.11.2015 | Marijuana Marketplace Tradiv Finds a Home in Boulder | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
As marijuana becomes increasingly mainstream, the online marketplace is becoming the potrepreneur’s next frontier.
Enter Colorado’s online marijuana wholesaler, Tradiv.com. Wi... |
| 20.11.2015 | Marijuana Startup Incubator “Gateway” Fires Up | “People should be focused on the business, not hanging out and getting high” insists Carter Laren, co-founder of marijuana startup funder and incubator Gateway, which launches today in Oakland, CA. But even if you’re stoned, you should be a... |
| 05.11.2015 | Monsanto Sells Precision Planting to John Deere, HelloFresh Files IPO, African Ag Investing, more | Welcome to another weekly news roundup with AgFunderNews. One of this week’s biggest stories is machinery giant John Deere’s purchase of Precision Planting from Monsanto.
Precision Planting, which offers both hardware and software products ... |
| 24.08.2015 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. European VC firm Lakestar launches new $400M fund for local and U.S. startups
Europe’s Lakestar has announced a fresh €350 m... |
| 24.08.2015 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, up... |
| 22.08.2015 | Cannabis startup Tradiv is raising $1M to connect growers and sellers | Boulder, Colorado-based Tradiv is raising a $1 million round as it gears up to launch its B2B marketplace for cannabis cultivators, marijuana infused product companies, and dispensaries.
That’s right: The B2B pot ecosystem is unfolding righ... |
| 22.08.2015 | Cannabis startup Tradiv is raising $1M to connect growers and sellers | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Boulder, Colorado-based Tradiv is raising a $1 mi... |
| 31.07.2015 | 8 Ways Colorado is Fueling its Food & Agriculture Startup Ecosystem | Silicon Valley isn’t the only place in America fueling the next generation of startups and innovation. Last week we wrote about how the state of Oregon is supporting the ag- and biotech startup community through an investing subsidiary Oreg... |
| 27.03.2015 | CanopyBoulder Raises $1.2M to Invest in 20 Cannabis Startups | CanopyBoulder, a Boulder, CO-based seed-stage, mentorship-driven, business accelerator, raised $1.2m to invest in 20 early-stage startups providing ancillary products and services to the legal cannabis industry.
Created in partnership with ... |
| - | 6 top cannabis VCs lay out what it takes for a marijuana startup to grab their attention — and their cash | Crystal Cox/Business Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
As the cannabis industry matures, winners have begun to separate themselves from the pack and position themsel... |
