10 decks below, from companies that actually closed the round. They raised between $1.4M and $162M, with a median of $6.5M. The decks span 2016 to 2022.
Most are Seed decks (3 of 9), 4 on an E-commerce model, 4 selling B2C. Each entry carries the round, the investor and the year, so a deck can be read against what it was asking for.
1906.0
1906 creates high-quality cannabis edibles and other higher-end consumables for medical needs.
Details of the startup:
Business model: E-commerce
Customer: B2C
Year: 2019
Round: $18M
Amount raised: $18M
Investor: VC
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B Great
B Great offers a range of hemp-based topicals for consumers who value transparency.
Details of the startup:
Business model: E-commerce
Customer: B2C
Year: 2020
Round: $2.5M
Amount raised: $2.5M
Investor: Undisclosed
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Baker Technologies
Blackbird (previously Baker Technologies) is a technology company that powers transportation and logistics for the cannabis industry.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2B
Year: 2016
Round: $1.6M
Amount raised: $1.6M
Investor: VC, Corporate, Angel Investors
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Barn and Willow
Barn & Willow is an e-Commerce for window coverings, such as drapes, curtains and shades.
Details of the startup:
Business model: E-commerce
Customer: B2C
Year: 2017
Round: $1.4M
Amount raised: $1.4M
Investor: Undisclosed
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Canndescent
Canndescent is one of the leading flower brands in California, providing high quality cannabis products.
Details of the startup:
Business model: E-commerce
Customer: B2C
Year: 2016
Round: $6.5M
Amount raised: $6.5M
Investor: VC, Angel Investors
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Dutchie
Dutchie provides the most comprehensive and secure technology platform for dispensaries to effectively run and manage their business.
Details of the startup:
Business model: E-commerce
Customer: B2C
Year: 2019
Round: $35M
Amount raised: $35M
Investor: VC
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Eaze
Eaze provides legal access to cannabis through fast and convenient online delivery.
Details of the startup:
Business model: Marketplace
Customer: C2C, B2B2C
Year: 2020
Round: $20M
Amount raised: $20M
Investor: VC
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Leafly
Leafly is a leading online cannabis destination and marketplace.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2B
Year: 2021
Round: $162M
Amount raised: $162M
Investor: SPAC
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Trym
Trym is a software company that help manage cannabis farms.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2B
Year: 2020
Round: $3.1M
Amount raised: $3.1M
Investor: VC
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Vangst
Vangst is a Denver-based company that connects short-term and full-time workers with job opportunities at cannabis businesses across the country.
Details of the startup:
Business model: SaaS
Customer: B2B
Year: 2022
Round: $19M
Amount raised: $19M
Investor: VC
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How to use these
Read them against your own raise rather than as templates. Match the deck whose round size and stage are closest to yours, then look at what it chose to prove first — the order of the argument matters more than the design.
The spread is the part worth noticing: the largest raise here is 116x the smallest. Decks are not interchangeable across that range. A deck asking $1.4M is proving it can start; one asking $162M is proving it can scale, and the slides carry different weight.
The full library holds 492 decks filterable by sector, stage, round size, business model and customer type: browse the library. To get a read on your own deck, the analyzer returns the verdict five investors would give it.
