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 7 Cannabis companies in Berkeley, 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 (Berkeley, California)
Steep Hill, Inc
Steep Hill Labs opened the first commercial cannabis lab in the United States in 2007.
Founder(s): Addison DeMoura, David Lampach, Steve DeAngelo
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Biotechnology, Cannabis, Medical, Recreation
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inkbrite
Inkbrite is a technology startup that develops compliant cannabis packaging.
Founder(s): Laurie Peterson, Marya Gomez
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Alternative Medicine, Cannabis, Packaging Services
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Paragon
Paragon raises the quality of human capital entering the cannabis industry.
Founder(s): Alexander (A.J.) Horne, Sam Zartoshty
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Business Development, Cannabis, Retail
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Cannibis Reports
Improving Our Relationship with Cannabis.
Founder(s):
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Information Technology
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GD Analytics
Marketing & analytics SaaS provider for cannabis dispensaries.
Founder(s): Benjamin Daniel, Prateek Gupta
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Cannabis, Marketing, SaaS
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Atlas Edibles
Atlas Edibles is a Berkeley-based company devoted to a healthier alternative to many of the edible cannabis products.
Founder(s): Ezra Malmuth
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Health Care, Medical
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Taxnexus
We are the TubroTax of Cannabis
Founder(s): Bill De Zenzo, Jasmine Davaloo, Vernon Keenan
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Accounting, Cannabis, Compliance, Developer APIs, Financial Services
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