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October 7, 2020

Startups are luring VCs to leave tech for cannabis

Despite a regulatory nightmare, European investors have faith in the CBD market


Mimi Billing

7 min read

The Swedish CBD startup Mantle has raised capital from Sophia Bendz and Cristina Stenbeck.

Serial Swedish entrepreneur Josefin Landgård started her new CBD-oil business Mantle last year to help promote wellness, calmness and healthy habits with a brand that really speaks to modern women.

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Josefin Landgård, cofounder of the telemedicine platform Kry and of the new CBD startup Mantle.
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Leila Zegna is the founding partner at Kindred that has invested in Daye.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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