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Robert Mann Built a Career on the Unbankable
From free cookies in Palo Alto to compliance software for cannabis operators and community banks, the StandardC co-founder has spent a career learning how institutions decide whom to trust.
LeafLink
LeafLink is a B2B wholesale platform for the legal cannabis industry - often called 'the Salesforce of bud.' It connects thousands of cannabis brands, distributors and retailers through a single marketplace that handles ordering, payments, banking, logistics and market data. Founded in 2016, LeafLink processes roughly $5 billion in annual gross merchandise value (about $9 billion including its acquired Leaf Trade platform), representing a large share of U.S. wholesale cannabis commerce across roughly 30 markets.
StandardC
StandardC is a San Francisco fintech that builds compliance and risk-management software for banks, credit unions and other financial institutions serving high-risk, cash-intensive industries - most notably cannabis-related businesses. Its AI-assisted platform bundles onboarding (ApplyC), KYC/KYB screening and continuous monitoring (MonitorC), GPS-verified virtual site inspections (VerifyC) and examiner-ready audit logging so smaller institutions can bank regulated sectors without drowning in manual BSA/AML work.