Cannabis Retail · Private

Embarc

, CAgoembarc.com
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About

California cannabis dispensary chain co-founded by Lauren Carpenter, which opened its first store in South Lake Tahoe in 2020. It runs neighborhood shops across the Bay Area, Central Valley, Tahoe and Southern California, often as a city's first licensed dispensary, and reached its 15th location in 2024 with openings in Madera and Fresno. The company donates 1% of sales to the communities it serves.

DispensariesCaliforniaBay AreaCentral ValleyTahoeCommunity Giving

Leadership

Checked Oct 21, 2026
  • Chairman No chairman is publicly named for this privately held company.
  • CEO Lauren CarpenterCo-Founder & CEOcannabisbusinesstimes.com
  • CFO No CFO is publicly named.
  • COO No COO is publicly named.
  • Investor Relations Private company — no investor relations function.

Embarc on IgniteIt

At IgniteIt events

IgniteIt conference participant since 2024
3 years at IgniteIt conferences
  1. 2018: did not participate2018
  2. 2019: did not participate2019
  3. 2020: did not participate2020
  4. 2021: did not participate2021
  5. 2022: did not participate2022
  6. 2023: did not participate2023
  7. 2024: participated2024Attended
  8. 2025: participated20254 events
  9. 2026: participated20264 events

Recent events

  • Oct 2026Market Spotlight: California 2026Speaker: Lauren Carpenter
  • Jun 2026Cannabis Capital Conference 2026Speaker: Lauren Carpenter
  • Apr 2026Market Spotlight: Ohio Valley 2026Speakers: Lauren Carpenter, Dustin Moore
  • Feb 2026Market Spotlight: New Jersey 2026Speakers: Lauren Carpenter, Dustin Moore
  • Nov 2025Capital & Policy Summit – DC 2025Speakers: Lauren Carpenter, Dustin Moore
  • Nov 2025Market Spotlight: Ohio 2025Speakers: Lauren Carpenter, Dustin Moore
  • Oct 2025Market Spotlight: California 2025Speakers: Lauren Carpenter, Dustin Moore
  • Oct 2025Cannabis Capital Conference 2025Speaker: Lauren Carpenter

How we checked

Profile in progress

Still confirming: headquarters city, current store count, HQ, Chairman, CFO and COO. Last checked Oct 21, 2026.

  1. Company site: regions served, 1% giving, logo and social linksgoembarc.com
  2. Madera/Fresno openings: 15 California locations; Carpenter as CEO & co-foundercannabisbusinesstimes.com
  3. May 2024: Madera is Embarc's 15th store in the statesjvsun.com
  4. Profile: founded 2019 by Lauren Carpenter and Dustin Mooreganjapreneur.com
  5. First store South Lake Tahoe (June 2020), then Alameda and Sacramentoleafmagazines.com