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Best Tobacco Products Companies in California, United States

The 130 best Tobacco Products companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: STIIIZY.

130companies tracked
$219.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised

Ranked: Best Tobacco Products companies in California

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1STIIIZY
Provider of cannabis products
$170M48 mo agoSeries DJames Kim
Founder
2017Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+38—1 job opening · 1 expansion
2Henrys Original
Brand of cannabis smoking products
$11M82 mo agoSeries BJamie Warm
CEO
2016Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18——
3Claybourne
Provider of cannabis, pre-rolls and products
$10M56 mo agoSeries AJonathan Griffith
Co-Founder
2018Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceSentry+23——
4Jetty
Manufacturer of cannabis based products
$7M82 mo agoAcquiredMatt Lee
Co-Founder
2013WordPressMySQLPHP+37——
5Philter
Brand of vapour cigarettes
$7M36 mo agoSeedJohn Grimm
Co-Founder
2018PageFlyHypervisual Page BuilderCart Functionality+4044 patents
Personal air‑purification and exhalant filtration for vaping and smoking devices
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6Vape Holdings
DLM is now PeoplePlan
$6M121 mo agoPublic—2009—12 patents
Design and integration of portable vaporizer hardware components and accessories
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7Glas
Brand of vapour products
$6M87 mo agoSeries ASean Greenbaum
Founder & President
2014—61 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
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8Loto Labs
Manufacturer of vapes & related products
$2M107 mo agoDeadpooledNeeraj Bhardwaj
Founder & President
2014—61 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
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9Stone Road
Brand of cannabis products
$525K62 mo agoSeed—2016styled-componentsReactGatsby+7——

Top 11 Tobacco Products companies in California

#1
Seed · Encinitas, California · founded 2018 · 6 employees
$6.7Mraised
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Brand of vapour cigarettes

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Seed$670K
  • Dec 2020Seed$2M
  • Apr 2020Seed$1M
  • Jul 2019Seed$3M
Founders & team
John GrimmCo-FounderChristos NicolaidisCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Bravos Capital, Explorer Equity Group, Atayf Investments, Btomorrow Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag Manager
#2
Series D · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017 · 74 employees
$170Mraised
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Provider of cannabis products

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 47k LinkedIn followers — 74.9% of this cohort's audience · 76 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Territory Sales Manager
Activity: 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Series D$170M
Founders & team
James KimFounder
Investors
Silver Spike
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAosApple Icloud MailBasis Technologies
#3
Series A · Perris, California · founded 2018 · 84 employees
$10Mraised
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Provider of cannabis, pre-rolls and products

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 5.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Conventional Debt$7.5M
  • Oct 2021Series A$10M
Founders & team
Jonathan GriffithCo-Founder
Investors
Green Acre Capital, Bespoke Financial
Tech stack
AngularCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsEqualwebGodaddy
#4
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2009 · 2 employees
$6.4Mraised
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In order to improve efficiencies and better react to exceptional production circumstances managers are fighting the battle for workforce flexibility on two fronts; trying to improve skills flexibility within the existing workforce and at the same time increase labour elasticity through the implementation of flexible working practices. Sadly, due to disparate data and the limited visibility of operative skills and working patterns, few companies are in a position to fully exploit the considerable efficiency gains that can be made. Inexpensive, easy to implement and easy to own, DLM has the answer. Deploying modern labour planning and scheduling technology can transform companys operations and deliver significant and repeatable ROI, as well as provide data that improves core strategic initiatives like training, flexible working and performance management. DLM is uniquely positioned to offer organisation proven software, developed specifically for the manufacturing and distribution industries and delivered through a cost effective, easy to implement, easy to own software as a service model.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2016Post IPO$357.5K
  • Dec 2015Post IPO$190K
  • Aug 2015Post IPO$622K
  • Jul 2015Post IPO$67.5K
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpResponsive Lightbox & GalleryModernizrLightbox
#5
Series B · Mendocino, California · founded 2016 · 40 employees
$11Mraised
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Brand of cannabis smoking products

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019Series B$11M
Founders & team
Jamie WarmCEO
Investors
Merida Capital Partners, Big Rock Partners, Delta Emerald Ventures, JW Asset Management
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsCrypto-JsGoogle Analytics
#6
Acquired · Oakland, California · founded 2013 · 65 employees
$7Mraised
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Manufacturer of cannabis based products

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 16.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2019Post IPO$3.5M
  • Jul 2019Post IPO$3.6M
  • Series A—
Founders & team
Matt LeeCo-FounderRon GershoniCo-Founder
Investors
Bengal Capital
Tech stack
AccessibeActivecampaignAstraCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2014 · 22 employees
$6Mraised
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Founded in 2014 in Los Angeles, California by Sean Glas, Glas is now one of the premier hardware and e-liquid companies in the world--Sold in 50+ Countries & 7,500+ Stores. From our ISO and GMP certified facility to our Glas-exclusive, industry first custom molded bottles, our relentless pursuit of perfection ensures an exhilarating experience of perfection & quality. Our mission at Glas is to enhance people's lives, their self-esteem, and their confidence by creating highly innovative, top quality products (nicotine & non-nicotine products), with a concierge experience. Keys to Glas-Branded Success – Our Philosophy A-List Players & Fierce Company Culture • We hire for talent and train f

Founders & team
Sean GreenbaumFounder & President
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityShopifyScrollrevealHstsCloudflareOpen Graph
#8
Seed · Nevada City, California · founded 2016 · 4 employees
$525Kraised
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Brand of cannabis products

#9
Deadpooled · Redwood City, California · founded 2014
$1.8Mraised
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Manufacturer of vapes & related products

Founders & team
Neeraj BhardwajFounder & President
Investors
Ambridge Capital
#10
Public · California · founded 2016
—raised
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ikänik Farms is an online store selling riders and cannabis inspired accessories. Products sold are t-shirts, caps, and sweatshirts.

Founders & team
Brian BacaFounder & CEO
Investors
Somosvisualiza, European Equity Partners
#11
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2018 · 21 employees
—raised
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Provider of vapor smoking products

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Bloomwell) announced in 12 mo
Investors
TA Ventures, Tresscapital
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAosBootstrap

Funding & investor landscape

$219.4Mtotal disclosed funding
9companies funded
22disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Merida Capital Partners2 rounds
Ambridge Capital1 rounds
Atayf Investments1 rounds
Bengal Capital1 rounds
Bespoke Financial1 rounds
Big Rock Partners1 rounds
Bloom81 rounds
Boma Investments1 rounds
Bravos Capital1 rounds
Btomorrow Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

John Grimm
Co-Founder · Philter
Christos Nicolaidis
Co-Founder & CEO · Philter
James Kim
Founder · STIIIZY
Jonathan Griffith
Co-Founder · Claybourne
Jamie Warm
CEO · Henrys Original
Matt Lee
Co-Founder · Jetty
Ron Gershoni
Co-Founder · Jetty
Sean Greenbaum
Founder & President · Glas
Neeraj Bhardwaj
Founder & President · Loto Labs
Brian Baca
Founder & CEO · Ikänik Farms
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 12,142,206 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Tobacco Products coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Tobacco Products companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 130 indexable Tobacco Products companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Tobacco Products companies in California, United States?
The Tobacco Products companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $219.4M in disclosed equity funding across 9 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Tobacco Products company in California, United States?
STIIIZY is the highest-funded Tobacco Products company in California, United States, with $170M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Tobacco Products companies in California, United States are funded?
9 of the 130 Tobacco Products companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Tobacco Products unicorns are there in California, United States?
None of the Tobacco Products companies in California, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Tobacco Products companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Tobacco Products companies on this list include Merida Capital Partners, Ambridge Capital, Atayf Investments, Bengal Capital, Bespoke Financial.
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