New Cannabis Ventures

What New Cannabis Ventures does

New Cannabis Ventures is a private cannabis-focused financial media company operated by NCV Media, LLC, founded in October 2015 by Alan Brochstein, CFA, and based in Houston, Texas. The platform delivers original and curated cannabis business news through a weekly newsletter published since October 2015, a website covering breaking news, earnings reports, and market analysis, and native iOS and Android mobile applications that provide real-time push notifications on cannabis industry developments. The company has built proprietary data products including the Global Cannabis Stock Index, which currently tracks 28 publicly-traded cannabis companies across MSOs, Canadian LPs, ancillaries, biotech, and THC beverages, and the Public Cannabis Company Revenue & Income Tracker, which ranks top revenue-producing cannabis operators.

The company's revenue model is built on two primary streams. The first is enterprise advertising through its Investor Dashboards, which are fact-based, data-driven displays built from regulatory filings (SEC, SEDAR), press releases, and publicly available company information, sold to publicly-traded cannabis companies on multi-year contracts. The platform has served over 60 cannabis issuers since 2016, including Aurora Cannabis, Canopy Growth, Curaleaf, Cresco Labs, Green Thumb Industries, Tilray, and Trulieve. The second revenue stream consists of affiliate referral payments from Benzinga's Cannabis Capital Conference and Seeking Alpha's 420 Investor subscription platform, both of which monetize the NCV audience within the cannabis investor community. Pricing for advertising services is disclosed on request and is gated by client eligibility criteria including minimum stock price thresholds and clean filing history.

New Cannabis Ventures operates with a small team of 1-10 employees and is structured as a single-member LLC under the founder's control. The company is geographically focused on North America (United States and Canada) and has not raised external institutional funding. Alan Brochstein, who began his Wall Street career in 1986, serves as the primary content creator and strategic lead, leveraging his reputation and 70,000 Seeking Alpha followers to maintain brand authority in the niche cannabis investment media segment.

Name

New Cannabis Ventures

Legal name

NCV Media, LLC

Website

https://newcannabisventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New Cannabis Ventures is a private, Houston-based cannabis financial media company founded in 2015 that publishes a weekly newsletter, proprietary stock indices, and a revenue tracker for cannabis investors, monetized through enterprise advertising dashboards and affiliate partnerships with publicly-traded cannabis companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising Services: New Cannabis Ventures provides advertising services to publicly-traded cannabis companies through their Investor Dashboard product. Clients receive data displays based on regulatory filings (SEC, SEDAR), press releases, and company brochures. The platform offers complimentary ad banners alongside the dashboard data. Clients cannot purchase favorable editorial coverage.
2. Affiliate Referrals: The platform receives affiliate payments through various partners including the Cannabis Capital Conference (organized by Benzinga) and the newsletter subscription service 420 Investor (hosted on Seeking Alpha).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

New Cannabis Ventures, operated by NCV Media, LLC, is a cannabis-focused media and investor information platform that publishes original business news, weekly newsletter analysis, and proprietary data products covering publicly-traded cannabis companies. It monetizes primarily through advertising (Investor Dashboards) sold to publicly-traded cannabis companies and through affiliate referrals to cannabis investment subscription services, while distributing content via website, email newsletter, and a real-time mobile app.

Product overview

New Cannabis Ventures operates a content and news platform focused exclusively on the cannabis industry, offering a portfolio of information products and tools for investors. The core offerings include the NCV Newsletter (weekly analysis), the Global Cannabis Stock Index (performance benchmark), the Public Cannabis Company Revenue & Income Tracker (company rankings), and the NCV News mobile app. Additional resources include cannabis industry events calendars and IPO tracking. The platform also offers Investor Dashboards as a premium advertising service for publicly-traded cannabis companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NCV Newsletter: The weekly newsletter published by New Cannabis Ventures since October 2015, providing unique insight and analysis on cannabis stocks and industry trends.
• Global Cannabis Stock Index
• Public Cannabis Company Revenue & Income Tracker
• 420 Investor

Products and services

• NCV Newsletter Weekly newsletter published every Thursday providing unique insight and analysis on cannabis stocks and industry trends, linking to the week's most important cannabis business news. Aimed at cannabis investors and industry professionals.
• Global Cannabis Stock Index Professionally managed stock index that monitors the performance of publicly-traded cannabis companies, tracking 28 member companies across MSOs, Canadian LPs, ancillaries, biotech, and THC beverages. Available for tracking on a daily or longer-term basis for investors.
• Public Cannabis Company Revenue & Income Tracker Tool that ranks the top revenue producing publicly-traded cannabis companies, providing investors with comparative financial performance data.
• NCV News Mobile App Free mobile application (NCV News) available on iOS App Store and Google Play, delivering real-time push notifications on breaking cannabis news and exclusives to investors and industry followers.
• Investor Dashboards (Advertising Service) Premium advertising service offering fact-based, data-driven dashboards for publicly-traded cannabis company clients. Each dashboard displays the client's regulatory filings (SEC, SEDAR), press releases, and publicly available company information, alongside a complimentary ad banner. Sold on multi-year contracts to MSOs, Canadian LPs, ancillaries, and licensed cannabis companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Weekly newsletter published continuously for over 10 years since October 2015
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Benzinga (Cannabis Capital Conference)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNew Cannabis Ventures receives affiliate payments through Benzinga's Cannabis Capital Conference partnership. This marketing partnership helps drive qualified cannabis investor traffic and provides cross-promotional opportunities within the cannabis finance community.
• Seeking Alpha (420 Investor)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNew Cannabis Ventures receives affiliate payments for newsletter subscription referrals to Seeking Alpha's 420 Investor platform, the first and largest due diligence platform focused on publicly-traded cannabis stocks. Founder Alan Brochstein founded 420 Investor and maintains an active presence on the platform.
• Google AdSenseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThird-party advertising network used to serve display advertisements on the website, utilizing DART cookies for targeted ad delivery based on user browsing history.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• MJBizDaily: Leading B2B cannabis industry news and data outlet covering publicly-traded operators, MSOs, and ancillary companies. Directly comparable to NCV in serving cannabis investors and industry professionals with proprietary data products and editorial coverage.
• Benzinga Cannabis: Cannabis-focused vertical within Benzinga that covers publicly-traded cannabis stocks, runs the Cannabis Capital Conference, and provides investor-oriented content. Directly comparable as both a media channel and a GTM partner; NCV already has an affiliate arrangement with Benzinga's conference.
• Green Market Report: Cannabis business and financial news site covering public cannabis companies, capital markets activity, and industry trends. Directly comparable as a specialized investment-focused cannabis media outlet serving an overlapping audience of investors and operators.
• Cannabis Business Times: B2B trade publication covering cannabis cultivation, retail, and regulatory developments. Comparable to NCV as a vertical cannabis media brand, though more operator-facing than investor-facing.
• Marijuana Moment: Cannabis policy and business news outlet covering federal and state reform, public companies, and industry developments. Comparable in subject matter and audience, with a stronger policy angle versus NCV's investor focus.
• Grizzle: Cannabis and frontier-tech investment research platform providing deep-dive coverage and analysis of public cannabis operators. Directly comparable as a cannabis-focused investor research outlet with a paid subscription product.
• The Dales Report: Cannabis equity research and media brand providing coverage, interviews, and analysis of publicly-traded cannabis companies. Comparable as a niche investor-focused cannabis media outlet targeting a similar retail-investor audience.

Broad incumbents

• 420 Investor: Subscription due diligence platform on Seeking Alpha focused on publicly-traded cannabis stocks, founded by the same person who founded NCV. Comparable as a cannabis investment research product, and the two share an affiliate relationship that links audience and revenue.
• Seeking Alpha: Large investment research platform hosting analyst coverage, including Alan Brochstein's 650+ cannabis-focused articles and the 420 Investor product. Comparable as a distribution channel and indirect competitor for cannabis investor mindshare.
• Leafly: Major consumer-facing cannabis media and retailer platform with editorial coverage of public companies and industry trends. Comparable as a cannabis content brand, though its primary audience skews consumer rather than institutional investors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Invest420
• Facebookfacebook.com/ncvmedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/groups/6523904

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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