Coda Signature
Coda Signature is a privately held Colorado-based manufacturer of premium cannabis-infused chocolate bars, vegan Fruit Notes gummies, topicals, and distillate cartridges, sold wholesale through 800+ dispensaries in Colorado, California, and Illinois under its own manufacturing licenses and via licensed distribution partners.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersDenver, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Coda Signature does
Coda Signature is a privately held, premium cannabis-infused products manufacturer founded in 2015 in Colorado and operating under parent company Altum Investments. The company produces a portfolio of cannabis-infused edibles, topicals, and concentrates — anchored by artisan chocolate bars (Coffee & Doughnuts, Cream & Crumble, Maple & Pecan, Toffee & Sea Salt) made with ethically sourced single-origin South American cacao, the Fruit Notes line of pectin-based vegan gummies inspired by French pate de fruit, cannabis topicals including Symphony Bath Bombs and Skin Salves, and a distillate vape cartridge line (Uplift, Balance, Calm). All SKUs are produced using in-house CO2 supercritical fluid extraction to generate clean, consistent cannabis distillate, with third-party lab testing used to verify precise dosing across multiple THC:CBD ratios and strength tiers (5mg recreational servings through 1000mg medical bars).
The company sells wholesale exclusively through licensed cannabis dispensaries under a manufacturer-pricing model where dispensary partners set final retail prices, with no direct-to-consumer e-commerce due to federal cannabis regulations. Distribution spans 600+ dispensaries in Colorado and a combined 800+ across Colorado and California (via the HERBL distribution partnership), with named retail relationships including MedMen, Harborside, Connected, Cookies, Native Roots, and Barbary Coast. Customer segments span adult-use recreational consumers (the primary segment) and medical cannabis patients requiring higher-dose formulations. The brand holds the #1 market share in Colorado adult-use cannabis-infused chocolate per BDS Analytics (Fall 2018), has earned 17+ industry awards across Emerald Cup, High Times Cannabis Cup, LeafLink, and NCIA, and has appeared in Forbes, InStyle, Leafly, the New York Times, and Oscar nominee gift bags.
Coda Signature has scaled through two funding rounds totaling $30.4M (a $24.4M Series A in June 2019 led by Granite Hall Partners and a $6M follow-on in January 2021 from existing investors), expanded from Colorado into California via a 20,000-square-foot Oakland production facility launched in July 2019, and most recently entered Illinois in 2023 through a co-manufacturing partnership with women-led Fully Baked. The leadership team combines founding culinary expertise (Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer Lauren Gockley) with CPG operating experience (current CEO Maigread Eichten; prior CEO Lisa McClung recruited from William Wrigley Jr. Company and GE Healthcare). The company operates in a highly regulated environment that constrains geographic expansion to a state-by-state licensing model, but creates significant barriers to entry for new entrants.
Coda Signature firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Coda Signature
- Legal name
- Coda Signature
- Website
- https://codasignature.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Coda Signature is a privately held Colorado-based manufacturer of premium cannabis-infused chocolate bars, vegan Fruit Notes gummies, topicals, and distillate cartridges, sold wholesale through 800+ dispensaries in Colorado, California, and Illinois under its own manufacturing licenses and via licensed distribution partners.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Coda Signature industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cannabis Edibles
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cannabis Dispensary + Ancillary Retail (Accessories, CBD/Hemp, Merchandise) (CRANAFAH)
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Where Coda Signature is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Denver
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Coda Signature business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations
Revenue model
- Cannabis-Infused Edibles (Chocolate Bars and Fruit Notes): Sale of premium cannabis-infused chocolate bars and Fruit Notes (gummies) to dispensaries and end consumers. Products are priced by dispensary partners and vary by location. Core product lines include chocolate bars (100mg THC per bar, 5mg per serving, 20 pieces) and Fruit Notes (100mg THC per package, 5mg per piece).
- Topicals and Concentrates: Sale of cannabis-infused topicals (bath bombs, salves) and CO2 extracted concentrates (vape cartridges, distillate lines). Distributed through the same dispensary channel.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Standard recreational chocolate bars — 100mg THC, 20 pieces per bar, 5mg THC per serving |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | 1:1 CBD:THC chocolate bars — 100mg THC + 100mg CBD per bar, 20 pieces per bar, 5mg each |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Medical-grade chocolate bars — 500mg or 1000mg THC per bar, 20 servings |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Fruit Notes gummies — 100mg THC per package, 5mg THC per serving, 20 servings |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Distillate vape cartridges — 500mg (half-gram) per cartridge |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Coda Signature product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Coda Signature manufactures and sells premium cannabis-infused edible products (chocolate bars, vegan Fruit Notes gummies, truffles), topicals (bath bombs, skin salves), and CO2-extracted concentrates (distillate vape cartridges, oils) for both recreational and medical cannabis use. The company produces 31 SKUs from its facilities in Colorado and California and sells wholesale to licensed dispensaries, which set final retail prices.
Product overview
Coda Signature is a premium cannabis-infused products company offering a diverse portfolio of luxury edibles and topicals. The product lineup centers on two core edible categories: artisan chocolate bars (Coffee & Doughnuts, Cream & Crumble, Maple & Pecan, Toffee & Sea Salt) crafted with ethically sourced South American cacao, and Fruit Notes—vegan pectin-based gummies inspired by French pate de fruit in multiple flavor varieties. The company also produces topical products (bath bombs, skin salves), cannabis concentrates (CO2 oil, distillate cartridges), and hand-painted truffles. Products are available in recreational and medicinal formulations with various THC:CBD ratios (1:1, 2:1, 1:2) and dosage strengths (100mg, 500mg, 1000mg THC). The company holds licenses in Colorado and California and distributes through over 800 dispensaries across North America.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Fruit Notes: Pectin-based vegan cannabis gummies inspired by French pate de fruit, featuring flavors like Passion Fruit & Guava, Watermelon & Kiwi, Strawberry & Rhubarb, Cherry Cola, Pomegranate & Hibiscus, and Pineapple & Tropical Fruits.
- Chocolate Bars
- Crescendo Collection
Products and services
- Coffee & Doughnuts Chocolate Bar
Quantifiable outcome
- #1 market share for cannabis-infused adult-use chocolate in Colorado (BDS Analytics, Fall 2018)
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Coda Signature
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Coda Signature technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Coda Signature partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Illinois Fully BakedcoreIllinois Fully Baked is a women-led, social equity, minority- and female-owned cannabis company. The partnership brought Coda Signature's chocolate bars and Fruit Notes to the Illinois market. Fully Baked custom-created a manufacturing facility dedicated to producing Coda Signature's luxury line of hand-crafted edibles. CEO Chris Visco was previously awarded licenses in six states and operated the largest chain of dispensaries in Pennsylvania.
- HERBL Distribution SolutionscoreHERBL provides distribution solutions to the California cannabis market, including innovative technology, climate-controlled facilities, high-security climate-controlled trucks, and sales/marketing professionals. Coda Signature uses HERBL for distribution across California dispensaries, which grew from dozens to over 375 stores within a year.
- Altum Investments (Parent of The Grow Foundry California / Coda Signature California)coreAltum Investments is the parent company of The Grow Foundry California, operating as Coda Signature California. Altum Investments announced the closing of the $24.4M Series A round to accelerate North American expansion of Coda Signature-branded products. Co-founded by Mark Grindeland and Elizabeth Cooke.
- República del CacaominorRepública del Cacao is Coda Signature's cacao supplier, providing ethically sourced single-origin cacao from Latin American farmers. They protect sustainable fine cacao production and preserve traditional techniques passed down from past generations. The partnership ensures the highest quality ingredients, including manually produced Andean cow milk and locally farmed panela (unrefined organic sugar) used in Coda products.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Coda Signature competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Kanha Life Sciences: Premium cannabis gummy brand emphasizing consistent dosing, all-natural ingredients, and effect-based SKUs (Sativa, Indica, Hybrid). Comparable to Coda's Fruit Notes in format, dosing philosophy, and dispensary tier.
- Wyld CBD / Wyld Edibles: Premium cannabis-infused gummies and edibles brand with pectin-based, real-fruit formulations positioned at the same premium shelf tier as Coda's Fruit Notes. Direct competitor in the gummy subcategory with similar flavor-driven, natural-ingredient positioning.
- PLUS Products: California-based cannabis gummy brand (PLUS Uplift, Sleep, Calm, etc.) competing in the same premium microdose gummy category as Coda's Fruit Notes. Compares on product format, dose consistency, and dispensary channel focus.
- Bhang Chocolate: Premium cannabis-infused chocolate brand with national distribution, focused on chocolate bars and confections at the same upscale positioning as Coda Signature. Direct head-to-head competitor on dispensary chocolate shelves.
- Wana Brands: Colorado-originated cannabis gummy and edible brand that scaled to become one of the largest edible brands in the US. Competes directly with Coda's Fruit Notes pectin gummy line on dispensary shelves across Colorado and other legal states.
- Kiva Confections: Premium California-based cannabis chocolate and edible brand, widely considered Coda's closest direct competitor in the upscale cannabis chocolate category. Both brands emphasize craft ingredients, microdosed SKUs, and award-winning positioning at the same dispensary tier.
- Kushy Punch: California cannabis edible brand offering gummies, tinctures, and vapes with strong dispensary distribution. Overlaps with Coda on multi-format cannabis product portfolio and California channel presence.
Emerging players
- Korova Edibles: California-based premium cannabis edible brand focused on high-potency chocolate and cookie products. Comparable to Coda in artisanal positioning and recreational/medical segment split, though with smaller distribution footprint.
Broad incumbents
- MedMen: Multi-state cannabis retailer that is both a Coda customer (carries its products) and an industry incumbent. Relevant as a channel partner / customer peer that demonstrates Coda's ability to secure premium dispensary distribution at scale.
- Cookies (cannabis): Founded by Berner, Cookies operates a national cannabis brand spanning flower, vapes, and edibles through proprietary dispensaries and wholesale. Comparable as a multi-state premium cannabis lifestyle brand with overlapping dispensary channel and California presence.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Coda Signature leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Coda Signature funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors4 records
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Coda Signature M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Coda Signature
What does Coda Signature do?
Coda Signature manufactures and sells premium cannabis-infused edible products (chocolate bars, vegan Fruit Notes gummies, truffles), topicals (bath bombs, skin salves), and CO2-extracted concentrates (distillate vape cartridges, oils) for both recreational and medical cannabis use. The company produces 31 SKUs from its facilities in Colorado and California and sells wholesale to licensed dispensaries, which set final retail prices.
Is Coda Signature a public or private company?
Coda Signature is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Coda Signature founded?
Coda Signature was founded in 2015. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Coda Signature based?
Coda Signature is headquartered in Denver, United States, in the North America region.
How does Coda Signature make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Cannabis-Infused Edibles (Chocolate Bars and Fruit Notes) is the primary driver. The others are topicals and Concentrates.
Who are Coda Signature's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Kanha Life Sciences, Wyld CBD / Wyld Edibles, PLUS Products, Bhang Chocolate, Wana Brands, Kiva Confections and Kushy Punch. Korova Edibles is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are MedMen and Cookies (cannabis).
Does Coda Signature have an API?
No public API is recorded for Coda Signature.
What industry is Coda Signature in?
Coda Signature's product category is Cannabis Edibles. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRANAFAH, Cannabis Dispensary + Ancillary Retail (Accessories, CBD/Hemp, Merchandise).