Treez Inc.
Treez sells cloud-based retail software for cannabis businesses, including point-of-sale systems, analytics, and payment tools. The company has raised $79M, most recently in a Series C round in April 2022, and employs 160 people.
The growth story
Treez Inc. grew from 101 to 160 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $79M along the way, most recently a Series C in April 2022.
About
Treez provides a cloud commerce platform tailored for cannabis retailers, offering point-of-sale software, retail analytics, and cashless payment solutions. Its open API integrates with ecommerce, delivery, CRM, and ERP systems, supported by a dedicated client success team and 24/7 customer service.
The company has raised $79M, including a Series C round in April 2022, and employs 160 people. Its platform targets high-volume cannabis retailers in major state markets, focusing on streamlining operations and improving ROI.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Treez, with 26 employees. The company is led by a team with backgrounds in software development and cannabis retail technology.
The Treez Inc. org chart
John Yang (CEO) leads 42 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 43 (-7% YoY), Operations 24 (+14% YoY), Business Development 13 (-7% YoY), Sales 13 (0% YoY), Customer Success and Support 12 (0% YoY), Information Technology 10 (-29% YoY).
Talent flow
Treez hires talent from companies like Amazon, Accenture, and Dutchie, with notable alumni moving to FleetPanda, Sweed, and Dutchie. Employees have a median tenure of 3 years.
Most common previous employers of Treez Inc. staff: Amazon (4), Pay Swifter | YCW20 (Acquired by Treez) (4), Accenture (3), Dutchie (3), Slalom (2), COMPAS (2). Former Treez Inc. employees most often moved to FleetPanda - Petroleum Logistics Software (5), Sweed (5), Dutchie (5), Fanatics (3), Land id® (3), Salesforce (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Treez Inc. mafia
Treez alumni have founded 14 companies, including Lendware, Definable, and GROWIFAI, with Lendware employing 25 staff.
14Josh Glantz, was Chief Revenue Officer until 2022Anandesh Sharma, was Software Developer until 2022Andrew Lowitz, was Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) until 2019J Alexandria Hunt-Garcia, was Business Development Representative until 2022Elling Hofland, was Director of Product Management until 2025Randy Chung, was Chief Architect until 2021
Marne Semick, was Business Development Executive until 2019
Jared Barrett, was Senior Product Marketing Manager (Fintech) until 2025
Joey Sterling, was VP of Products until 2026
Christina Peterson, aPHR, was People Operations Coordinator until 2022
Matthew Shevach, was Head Of Marketing (Contract) until 2019
Dave Rocha, was Director of Customer Success until 2024
Alexandra Conklin, was Implementation Manager and Data Specialist until 2024Web traffic
Traffic mix: 87% direct, 5% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Treez Inc.: JavaScript (37), Microsoft Office (36), Customer Service (34), SQL (34), Microsoft Excel (32), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (30), Leadership (28), Project Management (27).
Where the team actually sits
Treez Inc. people are concentrated in California, United States (17), Kerala, India (9), San Francisco Bay Area (5), Karnataka, India (4). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Treez Inc. attracts about 2,304 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $8K a month if bought through ads. It gained 503 ranking keywords and lost 484 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Treez Inc. has 160 employees as of September 2026.
Treez Inc. has raised $79M in total, most recently a Series C round in April 2022.
Treez Inc. was founded in 2016 by Shareef El-Sissi.
John Yang (CEO) sits at the top of Treez Inc.'s reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Treez Inc. staff are Amazon (4 people), Pay Swifter | YCW20 (Acquired by Treez) (4 people), Accenture (3 people).
Former Treez Inc. employees most often move to FleetPanda - Petroleum Logistics Software (5), Sweed (5), Dutchie (5).
At least 14 companies have a founder who previously worked at Treez Inc., including Lendware, Definable, GROWIFAI.
Treez Inc. attracts about 2,304 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $8K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Treez Inc. staff are JavaScript, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, SQL, Microsoft Excel.
Treez Inc. staff are concentrated in California, United States (17), Kerala, India (9), San Francisco Bay Area (5).
Treez Inc. has about 43 people in Engineering, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Treez Inc. has about 24 people in Operations, up 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 82 current and 235 former Treez Inc. profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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