So you’re starting a company. Hopefully, you’ve honed your idea, done the market research and assembled the right team. You’re on your way
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Topics: Entrepreneurship, cannabis business, marijuana, startup, startups, funding
Starting a new venture is a large undertaking – after helping launch over 80 startups in the cannabis industry - we know. Not only should the founding team be researching, testing and building, but there also comes a point in some young companies’ lives where its time to start thinking about raising funds.
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Topics: Entrepreneurship, Investing, cannabis companies, cannabis business, startup, startups, investors
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Last week, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) held their 5th annual Cannabis Business Summit in San Jose, CA. It seemed like the whole industry was there but we know some of you probably couldn’t make it. So, below we’ve pulled together our top 5 takeaways from the event for those of you who missed it so you can feel like you were there, too! Always here to help…
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BOULDER, Colo. – July 10, 2018 – CanopyBoulder, a seed-stage investment fund and business accelerator for companies developing ancillary products and services for the legal cannabis industry, is pleased to announce follow-on investments totaling $575,000 into a number of leading cannabis companies. The businesses include packaging solutions, artificial intelligence, product sampling and review solutions, and blockchain technology, among others.
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Topics: Company Info, Entrepreneurship, Investing, cannabis business, cannabis investing, cannabis tech
At Canopy, our mentors are a key aspect to creating an environment of growth for our founders. Connection to the right people in the right places, especially in an industry like cannabis, really can be the key to success. So, we're always trying to find the right people to join our mentoring program.
So what do we look for? Well, its important to remember that just because someone is great at their job or industry, doesn't mean they would be a great mentor - just like not every pro athlete makes a good coach. Thanks to our friends at the Global Accelerator Network (GAN), we've been able to identify some important factors that make a great mentor. Check them out:
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Topics: Entrepreneurship, cannabis business, accelerator, startup, mentor
The cannabis industry is currently one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. Growing at a rate of 30% annually, BDS Analytics estimates it to be worth $22B by 2020, just 6 short years after the first state fully legalized.
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Topics: Entrepreneurship, cannabis companies, cannabis business, marijuana, canopy alumni, cannabis science, cannabis investing, startup, frontier markets
