At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 65 Cannabis companies in San Francisco, California. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Cannabis Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
Flow Cannabis Co.
Flow Cannabis Co. offers a wide range of California’s top-selling cannabis CPG brands and a series of services
Founder(s): Adam Steinberg, Diego Zimet, Michael Steinmetz, Nigel Carr
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Agriculture, Cannabis, Farming
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Canix
Canix builds ERP software for cannabis companies
Founder(s): Artem Pasyechnyk, Stacey Hronowski
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Compliance, Mobile, SaaS
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Kiva Confections
Kiva Confections develops innovative ways for people to consume cannabis which nurture, enhance, and improve lives.
Founder(s): Kristi Knoblich, Scott Palmer
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Food and Beverage, Medical
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Pistil Data
Pistil Data is the leading market intelligence company in the cannabis industry.
Founder(s): Jeffrey Graham, Taylor Jones
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Market Research, SaaS, Software
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Meadow
Meadow builds connected cannabis retail, delivery, eCommerce, CRM, and marketing software for California’s legal cannabis industry.
Founder(s): David Hua, Harrison Lee, Rick Harrison, Scott Garman
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Compliance, Delivery, Mobile, Point of Sale, Retail Technology, SaaS, Software
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Nabis
Nabis is a licensed cannabis wholesale marketplace that distributes cannabis products to retailers.
Founder(s): Jun S. Lee, Vincent Ning
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Logistics, Marketplace
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PAX Labs
PAX Labs designs, develops, and sells premium cannabis vaporization technologies and devices.
Founder(s): Adam Bowen, James Monsees
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Consumer Electronics, Manufacturing, Product Design
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HelloMD
HelloMD is a digital healthcare platform for medical cannabis doctor consultations.
Founder(s): Mark Hadfield, Pamela Hadfield
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Video
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Happy Cabbage Analytics
Happy Cabbage Analytics provides a data analytics and insights platform for the cannabis industry.
Founder(s): Andrew Watson, Bobby Fatemi, Ryan Herron
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Cannabis, Information Technology, Software
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Sava
Sava is the leading E-commerce brand for premium Cannabis consumers.
Founder(s): Amanda Denz, Andrea Brooks
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, E-Commerce, Marketplace, Sales
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bud.com
A California benefit corporation delivering recreational cannabis.
Founder(s): Dean Arbit, Justin Hall
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Customer Service, Delivery, Marketing
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California Dreamin
California Dreamin is a food and beverage start up that manufactures all natural cannabis infused sodas for a light social high.
Founder(s): Amy Ludlum, Peter Bishop
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits
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AMNESIA Media
AMNESIA Media is an influencer marketing platform dedicated to cannabis.
Founder(s): Courtney Wu, Ray Ting, Shuo Yang
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Cannabis, Marketing
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Constance Therapeutics
Constance Therapeutics produces whole plant cannabis extracts as part of an integrative approach to treatment.
Founder(s): Constance Finley
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Alternative Medicine, Cannabis, Health Care, Medical, Therapeutics
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Potli
Potli is the premium purveyor for the modern, cannabinoid enhanced kitchen pantry.
Founder(s): Christine Yi, Felicity Chen
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care, Organic Food
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The Apothecarium
The Apothecarium is a dispensary which sells legal medicinal cannabis to its clients.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care, Medical
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UpToke
Load, Grind, and Vape – Anywhere and Everywhere
Founder(s): Jason Levin
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Consumer Electronics, Product Design, Retail
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Somatik inc.
Premium low-dose cannabis infused beverages and artisanal edibles.
Founder(s): Christopher Schroeder
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Coffee, Consumer, Food and Beverage
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Cannformatics
Biotechnology
Founder(s): Ken Epstein
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Cannabis, Health Care, Wellness
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Murmmr
Murmmr makes products that promote positive conversations about cannabis.
Founder(s): Ericka Olson, Greg Long
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Consumer Goods
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Quil
Quil is an online platform that delivers on-demand quality medical marijuana products to patients in San Francisco, C.A.
Founder(s): Steve Medina
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Communities, Medical
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Backbone Software
Highly Productive Cannabis and Hemp Operations Within Your Reach
Founder(s): Rajesh Chandran, Vic Patil
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Information Technology, SaaS, Software
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Mellows
Mellows is a producer of cannabis-infused marshmallows intended to offer safe and unique confectionery alternatives for adults.
Founder(s): Stephanie Hua
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Confectionery, Food and Beverage
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James Henry SF
James Henry SF focus on a responsible cannabis lifestyle for medical reasons, therapeutic assistance and all consumer situations.
Founder(s): J Henry Alston Jr
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis
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Printabowl
Printabowl is redefining the smoking accessory space using industrial design, 3D printing and customization.
Founder(s): Al Jacobs, Saul Jacobs
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: 3D Printing, Cannabis, Consumer, Creative Agency
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Gram Research
Gram Research is a health and wellness company in the cannabis industry.
Founder(s): Alex Fiore, Mike Klodnicki
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Fitness, Health Care
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Cookies
Cookies is a cannabis brand.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis
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Posh Green Collective
Posh Green Collective is the first Equity Retail Cannabis Dispensary in San Francisco.
Founder(s): Reese Benton
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Alternative Medicine, Cannabis
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Nouera
Nouera is a conscious entertainment company that curates premium experiences and pairs it with cannabis.
Founder(s): Cynthia Boedihardjo, Jessica Sharp
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Media and Entertainment
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Weed Messenger
Weed Messenger leverages power of AI and the knowledge of experienced Cannabis experts to enhance customer’s online shopping experience
Founder(s): Kristian Andreassen, Syed Khan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Customer Service, Digital Media, Direct Sales, E-Commerce, Education, Software
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Quim
Quim is a plant-based intimate self-care line for vaginal health.
Founder(s): Cyo Ray Nystrom, Rachel Washtien
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care, Personal Health, Women’s
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WOVN Distribution
WOVN Distribution is a fully-licensed cannabis distributor based in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Logistics
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KeyIn
No longer in service.
Founder(s): Jacqueline Morck, Lance Baily, Matt McLaughlin, Sebastian Tory-Pratt, Sviat Chumakov
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: B2B, Cannabis, Health Care, Medical
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Bloom Farms
Bloom Farms is a cannabis company on a mission to change the social stigma by supporting and promoting a positive and healthy lifestyle.
Founder(s): Michael Ray
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Alternative Medicine, Cannabis, Health Care
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Space Coyote
Space Coyote is a community-driven company that produces infused joints rolled.
Founder(s): Libby Cooper, Scott Sundvor
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Consumer Goods, Retail
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KanaVape
KanaVape is the leading hemp vaporizer.
Founder(s): Valentin Squirelo
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Biotechnology, Cannabis, Electronics, Health Care
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FGW Haight
FGW Haight is a California corporation which has the conditional use approval necessary to operate a cannabis dispensary.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis
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Seed Edibles
Seed Edibles builds a proven solution that addresses the inconsistency found in most CBD/cannabis edibles on the market.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Market Research, Medical
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Blessings Ministries
Welcome to the blessings Ministries of weed church based meditation center which offers more than the best San Francisco dispensary.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care
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Cannected
Cannected is technology platform for indoor cannabis cultivators that streamlines operations and processes through automation
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: AgTech, Cannabis, SaaS, Software
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Harvst
Harvst is a vertically-integrated on-demand medical cannabis delivery service built to scale.
Founder(s): Daniel Williams, Jeff Chu, Michael Ottavi-Brannon
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, E-Commerce, Medical, Medical Device
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PrestoDoctor
The #1 rated telehealth company online. Specializing in medical marijuana evaluations.
Founder(s): Kyle Powers, Robert Tankson
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care, Mobile
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Constance Pure Botanical Extracts
Constance Pure Botanical Extracts is a California Proposition 215 compliant medical cannabis collective that produce.
Founder(s): Constance Finley
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Urban Oasis
Urban Oasis provides wellness and therapeutic massage classes and supplies products like hemp CBD oils.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Retail, Therapeutics, Wellness
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CannaVerse Solutions
Cannaverse Solutions is a cannabis marketing agency that offers branding, web design, public relations, licensing, and consulting services.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Marketing, SEO
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California NORML
California NORML is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to reforming California’s marijuana laws.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Non Profit
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Budly Software
Budly Software is a software company that has developed a smartphone-enabled sales and distribution system connecting medicinal cannabis.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Software
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Marvina
Improving the way we buy marijuana. Starting with premium monthly subscription boxes.
Founder(s): Dane Pieri, Derek Dahmer
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Agriculture, Cannabis, Health Care, Retail
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Lola Lola
Lola Lola is cannabis brand and manufacturer of the Pre-Roll, including CBD, THC and hash infusions.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Alternative Medicine, Cannabis, Manufacturing
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Eaze
Eaze is an online marketplace and technology platform that helps provide legal access to cannabis through safe and convenient delivery.
Founder(s): Keith McCarty, Roie Edery
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Consumer, E-Commerce, Health Care, Marketplace
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Cannaport
Saas
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, B2B, Cannabis, Marketplace, SaaS, Software
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Ingrid Marketing
Award-winning public relations and marketing agency for cannabis companies.
Founder(s): Erin Lumley, Heidi Groshelle, Leslie Stern
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Marketing, Messaging, Public Relations, Social Media
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Potbox
A premium cannabis subscription club.
Founder(s): Austin Heap, EVRETT KRAMER, Ian Buczkowski
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Customer Service, Subscription Service
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GrowRoom
The crowdfunding platform for legal cannabis ideas and social activism
Founder(s): Kurt Dahlstrom
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Crowdfunding, Financial Services, Legal
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OnPoint Applications, LLC
SaaS delivery platform for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Founder(s): Adam Russell, Peter Mboh
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Medical, SaaS, Software
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MMJRecs
The platform that enables California medical-cannabis patients to obtain doctor recommendations via their mobile devices or online
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care
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Barbary Coast Dispensary
Barbary Coast Dispensary is a a medical cannabis dispensary.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Recreation, Restaurants
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Mission Organic
Mission Organic is a premier cannabis dispensary that offers recreational and medical cannabis collection and delivery services.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care, Organic
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Bloom Room
Bloom Room offers the best selection of cannabis flowers, vape cartridges, extracts, edibles, topicals and tinctures for medical purposes.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Alternative Medicine, Cannabis, Medical, Wholesale
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Ajoya Brands
Ajoya Brands provides advisory services for the cannabis industry and other CPGs.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advice, Analytics, Cannabis
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The Green Cross
The Green Cross provides safe and affordable access to qualified patients in California by dedicated professionals!
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care, Non Profit
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Rootery
Premium cannabis delivery
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, E-Commerce, Internet
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THCyou
Medical marijuana delivered at a touch of a phone.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Delivery, Health Care, Information Technology, Mobile
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iNeedTreez
The Simplest Way To Discover Cannabis Businesses
Founder(s): Jim Thompson, Marcell Scarlett
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: B2B, Cannabis, E-Commerce
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Dutchman’s Flat Cannabis Dispensary
Dutchman’s Flat Cannabis Dispensary is a healthcare based firm that sells cannabis medicinal products to cure diseases.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Health Care, Medical, Sales
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