# Turning Point Brands

> Turning Point Brands is a VC fund in Louisville backing Cannabis and Lifestyle. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Louisville, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/turning-point-brands-inc.
- Website: http://www.turningpointbrands.com/

Turning Point Brands is a VC fund in Louisville focused on Cannabis and Lifestyle. Turning Point Brands, Inc., is manufactures and markets smokeless and smoking tobacco products in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Smokeless Products; Smoking Products; and New Generation Products. The Smokeless Products segment manufactures and markets moist snuff; and contracts for and markets loose leaf chewing tobaccoproducts.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cannabis | 2 | 67% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Old Pal | Old Pal is a leading multistate cannabis lifestyle company focused on providing value to consumers with quality products and trusted consistency. Through Old Pal’s strategic relationships within the industry, the brand has secured high-quality, dependable production and distribution. With the incorporation of culture-focused design and marketing,Old Pal has defined a much-needed new space within the industry; a space curating an accessible lifestyle beyond stoner culture. | $8M | Convertible Note | Jul 22, 2021 |  |
| Docklight Brands | Docklight Brands is a CPG lifestyle company that provides cannabis and hemp to consumers. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. | $8.7M | Series A | Apr 20, 2021 |  |
| Dosist | Dosist is a developer of proprietary vaporizing dose-pens created to provide safe, targeted, and effective cannabis-based therapies. It's a health and wellness company that provides cannabis solutions—one precise dose at a time. This is used by adults 21 years of age and older only.Dosist was founded in 2016, in California. It is firstnamed "hmbldt". As they grew, they moved from the Lost Coast of Humboldt to the cultural center of Los Angeles, where they learned one immutable, immovable principle. Dosage is the justification for everything they do and every product they create.They are awarded by TIME Magazine as one of the Top 25 Inventions of 2016 Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards Finalist | $15M | Corporate Round | Oct 28, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Growcore Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fireman-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Subversive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/subversive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [West Quad Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/west-quad) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Turning Point Brands invest in?

Turning Point Brands invests primarily in Cannabis, Lifestyle and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Turning Point Brands last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Turning Point Brands closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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