What Tetragram does

Tetragram is a Baltimore-based cannabis technology company operating a free mobile application (iOS and Android) that enables cannabis and CBD consumers to document symptoms, track products consumed (strain, delivery method), rate effectiveness, and share experiences with a community of users with similar health goals. The platform is described as HIPAA-compliant and is structured to connect four stakeholder groups on a single stack: individual consumers, dispensaries and retailers, physicians and prescribers, and cannabis producers and brands. Underlying technology is a mobile app with cloud backend hosted on Microsoft Azure (evidenced by the provider portal URL), and the platform includes secure patient-to-clinician journal sharing, dispensary push notifications and targeted offers, and symptom-specific community groups.

The business model is freemium on the consumer side — the core journaling app is free — with B2B revenue derived from data-driven tools and platform access for dispensaries (sales and inventory dashboards, customer engagement), producers and brands (product development data), clinicians (patient tracking), and academic and market researchers (aggregate, anonymized data licensing). Distribution is product-led growth through the App Store and Google Play, supplemented by a "Schedule a Demo" direct sales motion for enterprise accounts and a small branded merchandise e-commerce line. The company is self-described as the only minority-owned cannabis technology company in the United States, and operates with a team of 1–10 employees out of its Baltimore, Maryland headquarters.

Name

Tetragram

Legal name

Tetragram, Inc.

Website

https://tetragramapp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tetragram is a Baltimore-based cannabis technology company that operates a free mobile app enabling cannabis and CBD consumers to journal symptoms, track products, and share experiences, while providing B2B data tools to dispensaries, clinicians, producers, and researchers on a HIPAA-compliant platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cannabis Technology Platform

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) & Digital Rehabilitation Platforms (HLALABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Remote Monitoring (HLACAFAD)

Keywords

• Cannabis tracking app
• Cannabis data analytics
• HIPAA-compliant journaling
• Dispensary marketing tools
• Cannabis research platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Bowie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Free Consumer App with B2B Professional Services: The core Tetragram app is free for individual cannabis consumers. Revenue is generated by providing data-driven tools and platform access to B2B professional segments — dispensaries (marketing and inventory insights), producers/brands (product development data), clinicians/prescribers (patient tracking), and academic/market researchers (aggregate data licensing). The 'Schedule a Demo' CTA for providers indicates a sales-driven enterprise engagement model. Brand partnerships and merchandise sales provide supplementary revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tetragram operates a free, HIPAA-compliant mobile application (iOS and Android) that enables cannabis and CBD consumers to document symptoms, track cannabis products, rate their effectiveness, and share experiences within a community. The company monetizes through a B2B platform that provides data-driven dashboards, marketing tools, and aggregated research data to dispensaries, physicians/prescribers, producers/brands, and academic researchers.

Product overview

Tetragram operates as a cannabis technology SaaS platform based in Baltimore, MD, offering a consumer-facing mobile application along with business solutions. The core product is the Tetragram App—a free cannabis journal that enables users to Document symptoms, Decode their usage patterns, and Discover optimal products through community insights. The platform includes a Provider Portal for dispensaries, physicians, and producers with data-driven dashboards and customer engagement tools, plus a Data & Research platform providing anonymized aggregate product data to research partners. The company positions itself as the only minority-owned cannabis technology company in the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tetragram App A free, private, and secure mobile app (iOS and Android) that enables cannabis and CBD consumers to track the products they purchase, document symptoms and health goals, rate the effectiveness of products, and share their reviews with a cannabis community. Includes a built-in cannabis journal, product tracking, symptom recording, community groups, and dispensary notifications.
• Tetragram Provider Portal Business-facing portal for dispensaries, physicians/prescribers, and producers/brands. Provides personalized dashboards with sales insights, hyper-focused data on product trends, targeted marketing capabilities, inventory streamlining, and tools for clinicians to track product effects and make data-driven recommendations to patients.
• Tetragram Data & Research Platform Aggregated, anonymized product data service for research partners and academic institutions. Collects user-driven research data including symptom tracking, product usage, and effectiveness outcomes. Enables cannabis research by providing detailed product data without identifying individual users.
• Tetragram Branded Merchandise Apparel line including unisex hoodies, t-shirts, and snapback hats featuring strain-themed names (Gelato, Haze, Northern Lights, Sour Diesel, OG Kush, Southern Lights) and the Tetragram logo/icon. Sold through the company's e-commerce shop.

Quantifiable outcome

• 235 veterans participated in the iCount Veterans Cannabis Research Study using the Tetragram app, demonstrating the platform's ability to collect research-grade data at scale.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cannabis Education and Research Institute (CERI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2022Tetragram partnered with CERI (a non-profit based in Pennington, New Jersey) to conduct wide-ranging research surveys into cannabis strains, specific products, and medicinal uses. The research relied on an anonymous survey asking cannabis users about their product experiences. CERI's goal is advancing accessibility of medicinal cannabis through unbiased, evidence-based research.
• Cannabis Center of Excellence (CCOE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTetragram partnered with the Cannabis Center of Excellence in Massachusetts to facilitate the iCount Veterans Cannabis Research Study. 235 veterans used the Tetragram app to record their cannabis usage and health outcomes, providing research-grade data on PTSD, chronic pain, and anxiety. CCOE leads comprehensive cannabis research spanning public health, education, and clinical outcomes.
• MedWell Health and Wellness Centers (Massachusetts)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedWell Health and Wellness Centers collaborated on the iCount Veterans Cannabis Research Study, where Tetragram facilitated fast and accessible data collection from veterans. MedWell served as a healthcare provider referral partner for veteran participants.
• Patriots Helping VetsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatriots Helping Vets was a partner organization in the iCount for Veterans program, providing veteran support services and helping recruit participants for the cannabis research study.
• University of Massachusetts DartmouthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMass Dartmouth collaborated on the iCount Veterans study, with the survey and veteran communication approved by the UMass Dartmouth Institutional Review Board (IRB). The university provided research oversight and academic credibility.
• New Frontier DatacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTetragram partnered with New Frontier Data, one of the leading data, analytics, and technology firms in the cannabis industry. New Frontier Data brings large patient population data and analytics capabilities, with Chief Knowledge Officer Amanda Reiman viewing Tetragram as guiding patients through making optimal cannabis choices.
• The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSandy Gibson, PhD, MSW, a researcher and professor at The College of New Jersey, served as the principal investigator of the CERI research partnership, providing academic research oversight for the cannabis survey study.
• CuraleafminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCuraleaf, one of the largest cannabis operators in the US, is listed as a brand partner. Partnership likely involves co-marketing, product integration within Curaleaf dispensaries, or brand collaboration.
• Green Thumb Industries (GTIGrows)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerGreen Thumb Industries (GTIGrows), a major US cannabis consumer packaged goods company and operator of Rise dispensaries, is listed as a brand partner.
• Vireo HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVireo Health, a multi-state cannabis company, is listed as a brand partner, likely involving co-marketing or dispensary integration.
• 40 TonsminorGTM or Marketing Partner40 Tons, a black women-owned premium cannabis brand founded on restorative justice, is a brand partner. 40 Tons was the first brand on the Tetragram platform with all products available for review. Collaboration includes merchandise (merch collab launching soon) and advocacy content.
• Leaf411minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeaf411, a cannabis education and support organization, is listed as a research partner on the Data & Research page, collaborating on cannabis research and education initiatives.
• Frontier DataminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrontier Data (listed as 'Frontier Data_clear' in logo) is a cannabis data and analytics company listed as a research partner on Tetragram's Data page, collaborating on research and data sharing initiatives.
• Scheduling ReformminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScheduling Reform, a cannabis policy reform organization, is listed as a research partner on the Data page, collaborating on research that advances cannabis policy and accessibility.
• TCNJ (The College of New Jersey)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe College of New Jersey is listed as a research partner on the Data page, collaborating on cannabis research initiatives alongside CERI partnership.
• Americans for Safe AccessminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmericans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to safe and legal access to cannabis for medical use, is listed as a brand partner.
• Minorities 4 Medical Marijuana (M4MM)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerM4MM, an organization advocating for minority representation in the medical cannabis industry, is listed as a brand partner, aligning with Tetragram's minority-owned status.
• Medical Marijuana 411 (MM411)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedical Marijuana 411, a cannabis education platform, is listed as a brand partner, providing cannabis education content and resources.
• CalmminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCalm (calmbetterdays.co), a cannabis/wellness brand, is listed as a brand partner on the About page.
• Canna-Wise MedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCanna-Wise Med, a cannabis education and wellness organization, is listed as a brand partner with affiliate marketing referral link noted.
• Fells Point Cannabis DocsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFells Point Cannabis Docs, a cannabis healthcare practice, is listed as a brand partner.
• The Amazing FlowerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Amazing Flower, a cannabis brand, is listed as a brand partner.
• BennabixminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBennabix, a cannabis payment/financial services company, is listed as a brand partner.
• Boston Bud Factory, Gibby's Garden, The Vault, South Shore Buds, SeagrassminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive Massachusetts dispensaries supplied medical cannabis products for the iCount for Veterans research study. These represent research collaboration partners providing products for study participants.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Leafly: Leafly is the largest cannabis strain information, review, and discovery platform in the US — overlapping with Tetragram's product rating/review and community features at significantly greater scale and brand recognition.
• Flowhub: Flowhub is a cannabis dispensary POS, inventory, and compliance platform serving retailers — adjacent to Tetragram's dispensary portal and competing for the same retail technology budget.
• Weedmaps: Weedmaps is a major cannabis marketplace connecting consumers with dispensaries and brands — broader incumbent that overlaps with Tetragram's consumer-discovery and dispensary-engagement use cases.
• Dutchie: Dutchie is a leading cannabis e-commerce and POS platform serving dispensaries across the US — a broader incumbent that touches Tetragram's dispensary and producer customer base with a much wider product portfolio.

Emerging players

• Headset: Headset is a cannabis retail data and analytics platform serving producers and retailers with market intelligence — overlapping with Tetragram's producer/brand analytics offering and competing for the same B2B data budget.

Direct peers

• Springbig: Springbig is a CRM, loyalty, and marketing automation platform for cannabis dispensaries — directly competing with Tetragram's dispensary-side B2B portal (push notifications, targeted offers, customer engagement, sales insights).
• Baker: Baker provides a cannabis CRM and consumer engagement platform for dispensaries, including loyalty, messaging, and customer data — competing directly with Tetragram's dispensary notification, offer, and personalization features.
• Strainprint: Strainprint is a cannabis tracking and outcomes app focused on patient-reported efficacy data and research partnerships — closely comparable to Tetragram's journaling + research data layer, including academic collaborations and clinician-facing outputs.
• Releaf App: Releaf App is a direct competitor offering cannabis patient journaling and symptom tracking with product effectiveness ratings — overlapping almost entirely with Tetragram's core consumer feature set and target user (medical cannabis patients).

Others

• New Frontier Data: New Frontier Data is a cannabis data, analytics, and intelligence firm — listed as a Tetragram partner, and comparable as a data-licensing destination competing for the same research and enterprise data customer segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AppTetragram

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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