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Meet The Founders is a series of interviews with our Fall 2017 class founders. Each team is working to bring a product or service to the cannabis industry through the Canopy accelerator (and in some cases, are currently operating in the space), helping to alleviate the pain points in this growing industry. Want to know more about how to launch a cannabis business? Canopy's JumpStart Conference for Entrepreneurs & Startups is on October 19th in Denver, CO. This FREE half-day conference is packed with panels on brand trends, the regulatory environment, cultivation best practices, dispensary operations and more. Space is limited - register now!

 

Team: Redfield-Proctor

Stephen Martin- CEO & Founder, Hamilton, Bermuda

Topics: Entrepreneurship

Meet The Founders is a series of interviews with our Fall 2017 class founders. Each team is working to bring a product or service to the cannabis industry through the Canopy accelerator (and in some cases, are currently operating in the space), helping to alleviate the pain points in this growing industry. Want to know more about how to launch a cannabis business? Canopy's JumpStart Conference for Entrepreneurs & Startups is on October 19th in Denver, CO. This FREE half-day conference is packed with panels on brand trends, the regulatory environment, cultivation best practices, dispensary operations and more. Space is limited - register now!

 

 

Team: Cannabis Quality Group

 

Topics: Entrepreneurship

Meet The Founders is a series of interviews with our Fall 2017 class founders. Each team is working to bring a product or service to the cannabis industry through the Canopy accelerator (and in some cases, are currently operating in the space), helping to alleviate the pain points in this growing industry. Want to know more about how to launch a cannabis business? Canopy's JumpStart Conference for Entrepreneurs & Startups is on October 19th in Denver, CO. This FREE half-day conference is packed with panels on brand trends, the regulatory environment, cultivation best practices, dispensary operations and more. Space is limited - register now!

 

Team: Virtugro

Topics: Entrepreneurship, cannabis companies, agtech

Meet The Founders is a series of interviews with our Fall 2017 class founders. Each team is working to bring a product or service to the cannabis industry through the Canopy accelerator (and in some cases, are currently operating in the space), helping to alleviate the pain points in this growing industry. Want to know more about how to launch a cannabis business? Canopy's JumpStart Conference for Entrepreneurs & Startups is on October 19th in Denver, CO. This FREE half-day conference is packed with panels on brand trends, the regulatory environment, cultivation best practices, dispensary operations and more. Space is limited - register now!

 

Matt Cooke, CEO & Founder (Ann Arbor, MI)

 

Matt Cooke is a Fall 2017 founder in Canopy's accelerator program. Matt joined Canopy for the 16-week bootcamp program to launch his review management platform, Dispensarly. Matt is obviously a big believer in data, and saw an opportunity for dispensaries to optimize their review process to gain insight they can actually use to improve retail operations.

 

What is Dispensarly?

Topics: Company Info, Entrepreneurship

Company: Serene

Founders: Ed McIlroy, Co-Founder & CEO; London Adam Bray, Co-Founder & CPO

Hometown: London, UK

 

What is Serene?

Serene is an app based community where users find and share the best spots in nature that are made better with cannabis. Federal law prohibits the consumption of cannabis in public places. Sitting at home and smoking, eating or drinking cannabis products removes the enjoyment for a lot of users. Serene is a platform that will allow users to find the best spots in nature to visit whilst under the influence of cannabis. We aim to build a community that is focused entirely on ensuring people have a safe, legal and fun experience with cannabis.

 

Topics: Entrepreneurship

Marijuana business accelerator and venture fund launches seventh cohort of cannabis tech companies

Canopy, a venture fund and business accelerator for companies developing ancillary products and services for the legal cannabis industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its Fall 2017 class in Boulder, Colorado. Eight startups are taking part in the 16-week accelerator program, with businesses including a cloud-based quality management tool for multi-state operators, an integrated agriculture technology hardware service, and an enterprise software platform that helps cannabis businesses manage and mine their online reviews. CanopyBoulder has committed $240,000 to this Fall 2017 cohort alone.

Topics: Entrepreneurship, Investing, cannabis companies