Do August Capital and Canaan Partners invest together?

Yes — August Capital and Canaan Partners appear together in 5 tracked portfolio companies, including Beckon, eBates, Turo (RelayRides), Xirrus, Virsto Software.

How do August Capital and Canaan Partners compare on check size?

August Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $15M, while Canaan Partners writes $500K – $20M.

August Capital vs Canaan Partners

Two firms that co-invest: side by side on stage, sector, check size, and track record, from public filings and the firms' own sites.

	August Capital	Canaan Partners
Type	Venture capital	Venture capital
HQ	San Francisco Bay Area	Stamford
Founded	1995	1994
Check size	$1M – $15M	$500K – $20M
Stages	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors	AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors, Social	Biotech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Deep Tech, Digital Health, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, Medical Devices
AUM	$2B	$7B
Tracked investments	251	380
Exits (acquired/public)	30	4
Led rounds on record	—	1
Dated deals, last 24 mo	—	15

Shared portfolio · 5

Beckon eBates Turo (RelayRides)XirrusVirsto Software

Frequently asked questions

Do August Capital and Canaan Partners invest together?: Yes — August Capital and Canaan Partners appear together in 5 tracked portfolio companies, including Beckon, eBates, Turo (RelayRides), Xirrus, Virsto Software.
How do August Capital and Canaan Partners compare on check size?: August Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $15M, while Canaan Partners writes $500K – $20M.