Growth of the number of cannabis companies backed by venture capital deals in the U.S. and Canada has slowed since the explosion of the industry in 2012. The highest growth rate was in 2014, with 176 percent more companies with VC deals than the previous year.
Year-over-year growth of cannabis companies backed by venture capital (VC) deals in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2019*
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MGO, & ELLO. (June 10, 2019). Year-over-year growth of cannabis companies backed by venture capital (VC) deals in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037712/us-canada-vc-backed-cannabis-company-growth/
MGO, und ELLO. "Year-over-year growth of cannabis companies backed by venture capital (VC) deals in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2019*." Chart. June 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037712/us-canada-vc-backed-cannabis-company-growth/
MGO, ELLO. (2019). Year-over-year growth of cannabis companies backed by venture capital (VC) deals in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037712/us-canada-vc-backed-cannabis-company-growth/
MGO, and ELLO. "Year-over-year Growth of Cannabis Companies Backed by Venture Capital (Vc) Deals in The United States and Canada from 2013 to 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037712/us-canada-vc-backed-cannabis-company-growth/
MGO & ELLO, Year-over-year growth of cannabis companies backed by venture capital (VC) deals in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037712/us-canada-vc-backed-cannabis-company-growth/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Year-over-year growth of cannabis companies backed by venture capital (VC) deals in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2019* [Graph], MGO, & ELLO, June 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037712/us-canada-vc-backed-cannabis-company-growth/