Canaan Partners
Venture capitalStamford · Pre-Seed–Series A · 37 people tracked
Also known as CANAAN MANAGEMENT, LLC · Canaan Natural Gas Management, Llc
Investment thesis
Canaan is an early-stage venture capital firm investing at the intersection of science, technology and society. It backs visionary founders building transformative companies, spanning therapeutics and patient care, consumer applications, and deep technology. The firm emphasizes supporting greatness in its many forms and over varying timelines, and prides itself on breaking conventions to help ambitious ideas come to life. Its portfolio focuses on building the future of healthcare and technology, and has produced a substantial track record of outcomes including numerous IPOs and acquisitions.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 37 people
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What they invest in
from 120 of 392 portfolio companiesBiotech ×41Fintech ×20Healthtech ×20Medical Devices ×20Enterprise Software ×17AI & Machine Learning ×16SaaS ×14Marketplaces ×10
HQs:United States×112United Kingdom×3Belgium×1Canada×1Switzerland×1Nigeria×1
Investments · 392 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCardlytics is a commerce media platform powered by financial institutions' first-party purchase data that delivers personalized cash back offers to consumers based on their spending history.
AdTechFintechMarketing TechAtlanta, US
John Klinck(Director)Mark Johnson(Director)Tony Weisman(Director)David Adams(Director)Robert Legters(Director)Kirk Somers(Executive Officer)
Board seatJohn Balen· per SEC Form D
Clinical-stage biotechnology company developing conditionally activated, masked biologics designed to be localized to the tumor microenvironment.
BiotechSouth San Francisco, US
Tim Shannon(Director)Frederick W. Gluck(Director)Elaine V. Jones(Director)Sean McCarthy(Executive Officer, Director)Neil Exter(Director)Hoyoung Huh(Director)
Board seatTim Shannon· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Jan 2015
BiotechMorrisville, US
Kevin Gordon(President and Chief Financial Officer)Stephen Bloch(Director)Raman Singh(Director)Seth A. Rudnick(Chairman)Robert Lippe(Chief Operations Officer)Jason Rushton(Director)
Board seatStephen Bloch· per SEC Form D · $22.4M raise · filed Jan 2020
BiotechCarlsbad, US
Robert More(Director)Hiroomi Tada, M.D., Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Isan Chen, M.D.(Director)Daniel Bensen(Executive Officer)Nina Kjellson(Director)Alan Fuhrman(Executive Officer)
Board seatNina Kjellson· per SEC Form D · $200M raise · filed Feb 2024
Nextcure is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing immunotherapies targeting IO pathways, with a focus on oncology applications.
BiotechBeltsville, US
Timothy Mayer(Executive Officer)Michael Richman(Executive Officer, Director)Elaine V. Jones(Director)Udayan Guha(Executive Officer)Anne Borgman(Director)Steven P. Cobourn(Executive Officer)
Board seatTim Shannon· per SEC Form D
Aeva develops FMCW-based 4D LiDAR sensors and perception systems that simultaneously detect velocity and range, including on-chip silicon photonics modules and AI-powered perception software.
HardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
SOROUSH SALEHIAN DARDASHTI(Executive Officer, Director)SHAHIN FARSHCHI(Director)MINA REZK(Executive Officer, Director)
Arvinas is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing PROTAC protein degrader therapies for oncology and neurology.
BiotechNew Haven, US
Stephen Squinto(Director)Liam Ratcliffe(Director)Andrew Levin(Director)Sean Cassidy(Executive Officer)Jonathan Soderstrom(Director)Brad Margus(Director)
Dexcom manufactures continuous glucose monitoring devices that use biosensing technology to track glucose levels, enabling people with diabetes and others to better manage their health through real-time data.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US
Richard Doubleday(Executive Officer)Eric Topol(Director)Barbara E. Kahn(Director)Steven R. Pacelli(Executive Officer)Jonathan T. Lord(Director)Jeffrey Moy(Executive Officer)
South San Francisco, US
Paul Stone(Executive Officer)Yujiro Hata(Executive Officer, Director)Timothy Shannon(Director)Terry Rosen(Director)Jeffrey Stein(Director)John Diekman(Director)
Instacart operates a marketplace connecting grocery retailers with customers who order food and household items for same-day delivery or in-store pickup, serving millions of households across North America through partnerships with over 350 retailers.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Apoorva Mehta(Founder/Chairman & Founding CEO)inBrandon Leonardo(Founder)inMax Mullen(Founder)in
BiotechMorrisville, US
Joanna Horobin(Director)Raman Singh(Director)Roger A. Jeffs(Director)Damian deGoa(Executive Officer, Director)Arthur Kirsch(Director)Michael Kaseta(Executive Officer)
Biotech
Paul F. Truex(Director)Asish K. Xavier, Ph.D.(Director)Michael Panaccio, Ph.D.(Director)Armen Shanafelt, Ph.D.(Director)Dinesh V. Patel, PhD(Executive Officer, Director)Harold E. Selick, Ph.D.(Director)
San Francisco, US
Mathias Schilling(Director)Mark Kingdon(Director)Cynthia Ringo(Director)Keval Desai(Director)Matt Gustke(Executive Officer)Julie Wainwright(Executive Officer, Director)
Arrakis Therapeutics discovers and develops RNA-targeted small-molecule drugs, a new drug modality that acts directly on RNA to treat diseases previously inaccessible to genetic medicine.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US
Colleen Cuffaro(Director)Michael Gilman(Executive Officer, Director)Carolyn Green(Director)Alan E. Walts(Director)David Neafus(Executive Officer)Raj Parekh(Director)
Board seatColleen Cuffaro· per SEC Form D
Nocion Therapeutics develops small molecule charged sodium channel blockers (nocions) designed to silence overactive sensory nerves.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesWatertown, US
VIJAY MURTHY(Director)PINI ORBACH(Director)ROSY HU(Director)MATTHEW FRANKEL(Executive Officer)PETER COUROSSI(Executive Officer)RICHARD BATYCKY(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJulie Grant· per SEC Form D
Vivace Therapeutics is an oncology-focused drug discovery and development company creating small-molecule inhibitors targeting the Hippo-YAP pathway to treat cancers including mesothelioma, meningioma, and various other tumor types.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Mateo, US
Edward Hu(Director)Jun Wu(Director)Jake Simson(Director)Chenguang Zhou(Director)Shuang Qiao(Executive Officer, Director)Sheng Ding(Executive Officer)
Board seatTim Shannon· per SEC Form D
AttoTude develops optical interconnect technology for data centers to support artificial intelligence and exascale computing applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareMenlo Park, US
David F. Welch(Co-founder)Joy Laskar(Co-founder)
BoardPeter Wagner(Director)Basil Alwan(Director)
BiotechRaleigh, US
John Fahy(Director)THOMAS MATHERS(Executive Officer, Director)James Shaffer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChristy Shaffer(Director)Rishi Gupta(Director)
Board seatTim Shannon· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Feb 2025
BiotechNew Haven, US
Barbara Fox(Executive Officer, Director)Colleen Cuffaro(Director)Nicholas J Galli(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Rakin(Director)Matthew Cohen(Director)Ranjit Bindra(Director)
Board seatColleen Cuffaro· per SEC Form D
Evidence-based teletherapy platform addressing alcohol use disorder.
HealthtechNew York, US
Miki Kapoor(Director)Lauren Wolfe(Executive Officer)Michael Laskoff(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mark Willenbring(Executive Officer)Nina Kjellson(Director)Manish Agarwal(Director)
Board seatNina Kjellson· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Oct 2016
Apex.AI provides software development kits, tools, and services for building AI and autonomous systems, including middleware, runtime management, and testing platforms designed for embedded and real-time software in safety-critical applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka(Director)Jan Becker(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatRayfe Gaspar-Asaoka· per SEC Form D
Pharmaceutical company developing medicines and vaccines for patient health and treatment.
BiotechHealthtechSan Diego, US
Jeffrey Stein(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Elms(Director)Dan Burgess(Director)Scott Rocklage(Director)Ted Schroeder(Director)Kevin Forrest(Executive Officer)
Board seatNina Kjellson· per SEC Form D · $42M raise · filed Feb 2015
Toronto
LAURA CHAU(Director)DAN PARK(Executive Officer, Director)STEPHEN SEIBEL(Executive Officer)
BoardAnshul Ruparell(Director)
Board seatLaura Chau· per SEC Form D · $40.4M raise · filed Jan 2025
Phoenix, US
STEPHEN PAPADOPOULOS(Director)JAMES RAMSEY(Director)MORRIS PANNER(Executive Officer, Director)MARTY REAUME(Director)MICHAEL PALIN(Chief Financial Officer)STEPHEN BLOCH(Director)
Board seatStephen Bloch· per SEC Form D · $7.4M raise · filed Nov 2017
BiotechSanta Clara, US
Nina Kjellson(Director)Ed Engleman(Director)Jeffrey Glenn(Director)David Cory(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatNina Kjellson· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Apr 2016
EndoGastric Solutions develops the EsophyX device for transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF), a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
BiotechMedical DevicesSan Mateo, US
Michael Carusi(Director)Scott Ward(Director)Arda Minocherhomjee(Director)Philip Macdonald(Executive Officer)Brent Ahrens(Director)Jordan Davis(Director)
Board seatBrent Ahrens· per SEC Form D
Marina Del Rey, US
Mat Ellis(Director)Matt Munson(Executive Officer, Director)Wyatt Jenkins(Director)Maha Ibrahim(Director)
Board seatMaha Ibrahim· per SEC Form D · $18M raise · filed Jun 2018
Journey provides a proactive workplace mental health program designed to identify and address employee mental health risks earlier than traditional employee assistance programs, reducing costs and preventing escalation.
HR TechMental HealthNew York, US
Stephen Sokoler(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoshua Siegel(Director)
Board seatBrendan Dickinson· per SEC Form D
BiotechAnn Arbor, US
Robert Kamen(Director)Michael Hayden(Director)Michael Steinmetz(Director)Steven Gillis(Director)Paul Sekhri(Executive Officer)Kristina Burow(Director)
Board seatNina Kjellson· per SEC Form D · filed Jun 2015
HealthtechColumbus, US
Wende Hutton(Director)Renee Albarano(Executive Officer)Fred M. Schwarzer(Director)Brent Ahrens(Director)Wayne Poll(Executive Officer, Director)Jordan Davis(Director)
Board seatWende HuttonBrent Ahrens· per SEC Form D · $14.1M raise · filed Nov 2015
BiotechHouston, US
Sean McCarthy(Director)Alice Bexon(Executive Officer)Steven Gillis(Director)Clifford J. Stocks(Director, Executive Officer)Kamal D. Puri(Executive Officer)Carol Gallagher(Director)
Board seatWende Hutton· per SEC Form D
Parsippany, US
Board seatStephen Bloch· per SEC Form D · $22.6M raise · filed Jul 2019
Portal Space Systems develops advanced spacecraft, including its flagship Supernova vehicle, designed for high delta-v maneuverability and multi-orbit operations in cislunar space.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechWashington, US
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka(Director)Ian Vorbach(Director)inPrashaanth Ravindran(Director)inJeffery Thornburg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatRayfe Gaspar-Asaoka· per SEC Form D · $72.4M raise · filed Mar 2026
BiotechDedham, US
Adrienne Graves(Director)Barbara Wirostko(Executive Officer)Wende Hutton(Director)Thurein Htoo(Executive Officer, Director)Ronald M. Hunt(Director)Andrew Danielson(Director)
Board seatWende Hutton· per SEC Form D
Tukwila, US
Bill Heston(Director)Tim Bubnack(Director)Richard Bellamy(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Petroff(Director)
Board seatJohn Balen· per SEC Form D · $7.4M raise · filed Aug 2020
San Francisco, US
Deepak Kamra(Director)Andre Haddad(Executive Officer, Director)Howard Hartenbaum(Director)Shelby Clark(Director)Anne Dorman(Executive Officer)Joe Kraus(Director)
Board seatDeepak Kamra· per SEC Form D · $35.2M raise · filed Mar 2022
Relievant offers the Intracept Procedure, a minimally invasive, FDA-cleared medical intervention designed to relieve chronic low back pain caused by vertebrogenic pain.
Medical DevicesRedwood City, US
Richard Mott(Director)Justin Klein(Director)Brent Ahrens(Director)Alex DiNello(Executive Officer, Director)Art Taylor(Director)Jason Lettman(Director)
Board seatBrent Ahrens· per SEC Form D
RenoFi is a fintech platform that enables credit unions to offer home equity loans and HELOCs based on after-renovation property values to homeowners financing renovation and construction projects.
FintechPropTechPhiladelphia, US
Justin Goldman(Co-Founder & CEO)inRobert Shedd(Executive Officer, Director)Lee Miller(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardSamanttabhiram Das(Director)
Board seatBrendan Dickinson· per SEC Form D
Lake Forest, US
John T. Kilcoyne(Executive Officer, Director)Renee Ryan(Director)Gilbert H. Kliman(Director)Wende Hutton(Director)Andy Corley(Director)Inna Martin Eitan(Director)
Board seatWende Hutton· per SEC Form D · $45M raise · filed Nov 2016
Tysons, US
JOHN LEE(Executive Officer, Director)MICHAEL GRUBBS(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatHrach Simonian· per SEC Form D
Mountain View, US
Peter Boyes(Executive Officer)Kenneth Gardner(Director)Gamiel Gran(Executive Officer)Bryan LeBlanc(Director)Clint Chao(Director)Thomas Lounibos(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJohn Balen· per SEC Form D
BiotechBoston, US
David Feltquate(Executive Officer)ANDREW LEVIN(Director)JULIE GRANT(Director)EMILY MINKOW(Director)MORGAN HALLER(Director)Maiken Keson-Brookes(Executive Officer)
Board seatJulie Grant· per SEC Form D · $298.4M raise · filed Mar 2026
BiotechSeattle, US
Steven Gillis(Executive Officer, Director)Kristine Swiderek(Executive Officer)Wende Hutton(Director)Russ Hawkinson(Executive Officer)Wendye Robbins(Director)Clifford Stocks(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatWende Hutton· per SEC Form D · $4.4M raise · filed May 2015
Menlo Park, US
Board seatWende Hutton· per SEC Form D · $29.3M raise · filed Jan 2015
BiotechSan Diego, US
Dennis Podlesak(Executive Officer, Director)Lynne R. Rollins(Executive Officer)Eckard Weber, MD(Executive Officer, Director)Eckard Weber, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Hetu, MD, MBA(Director)
Board seatBrent AhrensJohn Pacifico· per SEC Form D
Data-driven platform bringing transparency to prescription drug ecosystem for employers, retailers, and manufacturers.
New York, US
Philippe Chambon(Director)Stephen M. Bloch(Director)Brian Hirsch(Director)Michael Facendola(Executive Officer)Marcia Radosevich(Executive Officer)Leon Greene(Director)
Board seatStephen Bloch· per SEC Form D
UrbanSitter operates a marketplace platform where families book childcare, tutoring, pet sitting, housekeeping, and senior care services, while caregivers access flexible job opportunities with transparent pay and client reviews.
ConsumerFuture of WorkMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Lynn Perkins(Co-founder)Andrea Barrett(Co-founder)Vincent Caruso(Director)John Balen(Director)Jessica Steel(Executive Officer, Director)Cynthia Ringo(Director)
Board seatJohn Balen· per SEC Form D · $2.7M raise · filed May 2025
BiotechSan Francisco, US
Amy Duross(Executive Officer)Nigel Darby(Director)Jason Bowman(Executive Officer)Rowan Chapman(Director)
Board seatNina Kjellson· per SEC Form D · $33.5M raise · filed Apr 2018
Denver, US
Board seatNina Kjellson· per SEC Form D · $45M raise · filed Dec 2015
Aceiss detects unauthorized employee access to company systems and monitors user privileges across applications to prevent cyber attacks.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 9
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan XIII Healthcare Fund L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System | 2024 | — | — | 0.59x | 0.00x |
| Canaan XIII L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System | 2024 | — | — | 0.90x | 0.01x |
| Canaan Gold Coast L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System | 2023 | — | — | 1.03x | 0.00x |
| Canaan XII L.P.LPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association | 2020 | — | 3.4% | 1.10x | 0.00x |
| Canaan XI, L.P.LPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association | 2017 | — | 9.7% | 1.68x | 0.06x |
| Canaan IXLPs: The Regents of the University of California, Hawaii Employees' Retirement System | 2012 | — | 19.1% | 2.04x | 0.93x |
| Canaan VIII, L.P.LPs: The Regents of the University of California, Hawaii Employees' Retirement System | 2007 | — | 8.9% | 1.44x | 1.24x |
| Canaan Equity Partners VIILPs: The Regents of the University of California | 2005 | — | 16.0% | 2.44x | 1.50x |
| Canaan VII, L.P.LPs: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Hawaii Employees' Retirement System | 2005 | — | 14.6% | 2.53x | 2.33x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Canaan Partners invest at?
- Canaan Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Canaan Partners's typical check size?
- Canaan Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.
- What sectors does Canaan Partners focus on?
- Canaan Partners focuses on Biotech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Deep Tech, Digital Health, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Gaming, Healthtech.
- Where is Canaan Partners located?
- Canaan Partners is headquartered in Stamford, US.
- Does Canaan Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Canaan Partners leads investment rounds.
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