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Viola: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Viola primarily engages in the production and sale of premium quality cannabis products. The company aims to promote social equity by increasing minority participation in the cannabis industry. Viola was founded in 2011 by 16 year NBA veteran Al Harrington. The inspiration for starting the company came from Al’s grandmother who suffers from glaucoma and diabetes. With some convincing from Al, she reluctantly agreed to try cannabis for her pain and found immediate relief. Inspired, Al was moved to create a purposeful company in the space and named it Viola, after his grandmother.

violabrands.com LinkedIn Denver, United States 11-50 employees
Cannabis Consumer Goods Medical
Total raised
$13.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Convertible Note
Jan 2022

Viola has raised $13.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Convertible Note of $13.0M announced in Jan 2022.

That round is above the $2.3M median round size for Community and Lifestyle companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Viola Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$13.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Convertible Note
$13.0M in Jan 2022
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Denver, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jan 2022.

Viola Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Convertible Note
$13.0M

Viola Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Al Harrington
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Viola Funding Compared to Other Community and Lifestyle Startups

Segment
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Median round

Viola's latest round of $13.0M is above the median round in Community and Lifestyle. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Viola Funding FAQs

What does Viola do?

Viola primarily engages in the production and sale of premium quality cannabis products. The company aims to promote social equity by increasing minority participation in the cannabis industry. Viola was founded in 2011 by 16 year NBA veteran Al Harrington. The inspiration for starting the company came from Al’s grandmother who suffers from glaucoma and diabetes. With some convincing from Al, she reluctantly agreed to try cannabis for her pain and found immediate relief. Inspired, Al was moved to create a purposeful company in the space and named it Viola, after his grandmother.

How much funding has Viola raised?

Viola has raised $13.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Convertible Note of $13.0M announced in Jan 2022.

When did Viola last raise funding?

Viola's most recent funding round on record is a Convertible Note of $13.0M, announced in Jan 2022.

Who is the CEO of Viola?

Al Harrington is listed as CEO at Viola.

Where is Viola headquartered?

Viola is based in Denver, Colorado, United States.

How many employees does Viola have?

Viola is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Viola's funding compare to other Community and Lifestyle startups?

Viola's latest round of $13.0M is above the $2.3M median round size for Community and Lifestyle companies on FundedIQ across 1,484 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Viola Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Viola is left off this page rather than filled in.

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