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About
Dan Sutton founded Tantalus Labs in 2012 and built SUNLAB in Maple Ridge, BC, which he described on the TechVancouver stage as North America's first cannabis-tailored industrial greenhouse, taking roughly two and a half years to design and eighteen months to build. The greenhouse approach cut energy demand per square foot sharply against indoor growers, and the company sold direct to patients as a vertically integrated brand. It grew to about 150 staff before entering insolvency proceedings in June 2023 and laying off more than 50 workers. Atlantic Cultivation acquired the brand and remaining inventory in August 2023, so the name now belongs to another company.
Backers
Ownership of the brand passed to Atlantic Cultivation in August 2023 following insolvency proceedings. Earlier funding history could not be sourced
Quick answers
What was SUNLAB?
Tantalus Labs' purpose-built cannabis greenhouse in Maple Ridge, BC, which Dan Sutton described on stage as 120,000 sq ft and North America's first cannabis-tailored industrial greenhouse. It took about two and a half years to design and eighteen months to build.
What happened to Tantalus Labs?
It entered insolvency proceedings in June 2023 and laid off more than 50 workers at Maple Ridge. Atlantic Cultivation acquired the brand and remaining inventory in August 2023.
Who founded Tantalus Labs?
Dan Sutton, in 2012. He is now co-founder and CEO of Syntholene Energy, a synthetic aviation fuel company.