# Top 50 Cannabis Angel Investors in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ralph Gygax | 5 | Switzerland | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Cannabis, Wellness, Cosmetics |
| Robert Stavis | 4 | United States, Canada, Mexico | Series C, Series B, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance |
| Werner Hoffmann | 4 | Switzerland | Seed, Series A | Cannabis, Wellness, Cosmetics |
| Maria Raga | 3 | United Kingdom, Sweden, Uruguay | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Video, Retail, Travel |
| Michael Lazerow | 3 | United States, Israel | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Advertising, Mobile |
| Jon Oringer | 3 | United States, France, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Health Care |
| Bruce Macfarlane | 3 | United States | Seed | Cannabis, Insurance |
| Jason Calacanis | 3 | United States, Australia, Canada | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, E-Commerce |
| Christian Angermayer | 3 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Blockchain |
| Roger McNamee | 2 | United States, France | Series A, Convertible Note, Seed | Software, Social Media, Video |
| Paul Buchheit | 2 | United States, Canada, India | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Health Care, E-Commerce |
| Clark Valberg | 2 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, Video |
| Kingsley Advani | 2 | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Biotechnology |
| Karan Wadhera | 2 | United States, Germany | Seed, Series A | Cannabis, Software, Health Care |
| Samara Hernandez | 2 | United States | Seed | B2B, CRM, Cannabis |
| Jack McCue | 2 | United States | Seed | Women's, Cannabis, Wellness |
| Kat Cole | 2 | United States | Seed, Series C | E-Commerce, Retail, Fashion |
| Justin Kan | 2 | United States, Nigeria, India | Seed, Series A | Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce |
| Rick Thompson | 2 | United States | Seed, Series A, Angel | Gaming, Mobile, Software |
| Patrick Carroll | 1 | United States | Series A | Cannabis, Recreation |
| Prateek Gupta | 1 | United States | Seed | SaaS, Cannabis, Analytics |
| Yoni Meyer | 1 | Germany, United States, Portugal | Seed, Series B, Series A | Cannabis, Pharmaceutical, B2B |
| Michael Heller | 1 | United States, Sweden | Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Fashion, E-Commerce |
| Rhonda Kallman | 1 | United States | Pre-Seed | Cannabis, Food and Beverage |
| Carter Comstock | 1 | United States | Series A, Series B | Sales, Fitness, Cannabis |
| Danica Patrick | 1 | United States | Series A | Health Care, Pet, Fitness |
| Ken Miyoshi | 1 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Convertible Note | FinTech, Video, Enterprise Software |
| David Lee | 1 | United States, Japan, South Korea | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, FinTech, Health Care |
| Nasir Jones | 1 | United States, Canada, Brazil | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Internet, Software |
| Mateo Freeman | 1 |  | Series A | Cannabis, Software, Information Technology |
| Sophia Bendz | 1 | Sweden, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Software, Apps |
| Patrick Spaulding Ryan Ph.D | 1 | United States, Mexico, Canada | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Information Technology, FinTech, Mobile Apps |
| Julie McDermott | 1 | United States, India, Mexico | Seed, Debt Financing, Series A | E-Commerce, Marketplace, FinTech |
| Tom Chapman | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series C | Health Care, Fashion, Financial Services |
| Rich Paul | 1 | United States | Seed, Secondary Market, Post-IPO Secondary | Art, Toys, Events |
| Kevin Liles | 1 | Canada, United States | Series A, Seed | Music, Retail, Fashion |
| Shiva Rajaraman | 1 | United States, India | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence |
| Harry Rubin | 1 | United States | Pre-Seed | Cannabis, Food and Beverage |
| Nadav Ben-Chanoch | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, France | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Health Care |
| Claire Diaz-Ortiz | 1 | United States, Brazil, Mexico | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance |
| Ethan Oren Perlstein | 1 | United States, Canada | Seed | Biotechnology, Cannabis, Biopharma |
| Bikky Khosla | 1 | India | Seed | Medical, Cannabis, Handmade |
| Augustin Paluel-Marmont | 1 | France | Angel | Cannabis |
| Brett Wilson | 1 | Canada | Series A | Cannabis, Lifestyle, Marketing |
| Kathia Cambron | 1 | Canada | Seed | Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing |
| Lorenzo Lamadrid | 1 | United States | Pre-Seed | Cannabis, Food and Beverage |
| Tomas Lestrup | 1 | Canada | Seed | Cannabis, Craft Beer, Food Processing |
| Robin Knox | 1 | United Kingdom, Canada, United States | Pre-Seed, Seed | Software, SaaS, Social Network |
| Dennis Aogo | 1 | Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed | Medical, Cannabis, Software |
| Tobias Lütke | 1 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, FinTech, Internet |

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