19 Cannabis Investors Based in San Francisco

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help San Francisco-based founders connect with cannabis-based investors that write checks into Cannabis companies. Here are 19 investors that match that criteria.

1) Ali Rohde

Fund: Outset Capital
Title: GP & Co-founder
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Cannabis, Internet of Things, Agriculture Tech, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Enterprise, Consumer, Sales Tech, Robotics, Marketplaces, Logistics, Recruiting, Transportation, Internet of Things

2) Alice Kim

Fund: PowerPlant Partners
Title: Associate
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Cosmetics, Cannabis, Fashion, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Consumer, Food Services, Social Impact

3) Amit Bhatti

Fund: 500 Startups
Title: Principal
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Art, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Electronics, Fintech, eSports, Hospitality, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Travel, Transportation

4) Arno Niazi

Fund: GoingVC
Title: Co-Founder, CEO
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

5) Bernardt Vogel

Fund: VU Venture Partners
Title: Senior Associate
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Web3, Fintech, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Proptech

6) Claire Councill

Fund: Tacora Capital
Title: Managing Director
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, AI, Cannabis, Fashion, Communications, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Transportation

7) Daniel Tarockoff

Fund: Vine Ventures
Title: General Partner
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Internet of Things, Cannabis, Digital Health and Wellness, Other, Consumer, Other Tech

8) Eliza Becker

Fund: VMG Partners
Title: Vice President
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Art, Cosmetics, Cannabis, Fashion, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Consumer, Parenting, Food Services, Sex

9) J. Skyler Fernandes

Fund: VU Venture Partners
Title: Founder & General Partner
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

10) Jonathan Jou

Fund: Passport Capital
Title: Analyst
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Cannabis, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Other, Consumer, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Space, Transportation, Travel

11) Karthik Sagar

Fund: Chamaeleon
Title: Investor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Marketing, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

12) Kate Seledets

Fund: OneValley Ventures
Title: Investment Team
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

13) Kip Stringfellow

Fund: VU Venture Partners
Title: Venture Partner
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Food Services, Robotics, Sex, Space, Transportation, Travel

14) Miles Bird

Fund: T-Bird Capital
Title: Advisor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Other, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

15) Pranavi Cheemakurti

Fund: Forum Ventures
Title: Investor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Travel

16) Rachel Yee

Fund: Polimorphic
Title: Head Of Operations
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

17) Ram Ben Ishay

Fund: J-Ventures
Title: Associate
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

18) Rishi Narahari

Fund: VU Venture Partners
Title: Venture Capital Fellow
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Web3, Fintech, eSports, Internet of Things, Chemicals, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

19) Taylor Hughes

Fund: Sydecar
Title: Operations Associate
Location: San Francisco, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC