Do Canaan Partners and Y Combinator invest together?

Yes — Canaan Partners and Y Combinator appear together in 6 tracked portfolio companies, including Artie, Curtsy, Instacart, Kickpay, Players' Lounge.

How do Canaan Partners and Y Combinator compare on check size?

Canaan Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $20M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.

Canaan Partners vs Y Combinator

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

	Canaan Partners	Y Combinator
Type	Venture capital	Accelerator
HQ	Stamford	San Francisco
Founded	1994	2005
Check size	$500K – $20M	$500K
Stages	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors	Biotech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Deep Tech, Digital Health, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, Medical Devices	AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, EdTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech
AUM	$7B	—
Tracked investments	380	6,130
Exits (acquired/public)	4	839
Led rounds on record	1	21
Dated deals, last 24 mo	15	1304

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Artie Curtsy Instacart Kickpay Players' Lounge Rocketrip

Frequently asked questions

Do Canaan Partners and Y Combinator invest together?: Yes — Canaan Partners and Y Combinator appear together in 6 tracked portfolio companies, including Artie, Curtsy, Instacart, Kickpay, Players' Lounge.
How do Canaan Partners and Y Combinator compare on check size?: Canaan Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $20M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.