Canaan Partners — 2025 Investments

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

Shuang Qiao(Executive Officer, Director)Sheng Ding(Executive Officer)Sofie Qiao(Founder)

BoardEdward Hu(Director)JWJun Wu(Director)JSJake Simson(Director)in

Board seatTSTimothy Shannon· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsRARA CapitalCECenova CapitalMIMission Biocapital

Draig develops neuropsychiatric therapies targeting glutamate and GABA pathways through AMPA and GABAA receptor modulators, serving patients with neuropsychiatric disorders.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCardiff, GB

John Atack(Head of Biology & Founder)inSWSimon Ward(Chief Scientific Officer & Founder)in

Co-investorsACAccess BiotechnologySASanofi VenturesSVSV Health InvestorsSRSR One Capital ManagementBRBritish Business BankCACanaan Healthcare+1 more

ThirtyFiveBio is a drug discovery company developing GPR35 antagonists to treat gastrointestinal diseases, with a focus on ulcerative colitis by targeting epithelial dysfunction.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechOxford, GB

JWJames Westcott(CEO)in

Aer Therapeutics develops a science-driven therapeutic aimed at eliminating mucus plugs in the lungs to treat muco-obstructive lung diseases such as COPD and asthma.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesRaleigh, US

Thomas Mathers(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Shaffer(Executive Officer, Director)JFJohn Fahy(Director)in

BoardCSChristy Shaffer(Director)inRGRishi Gupta(Director)inTSTim Shannon(Director)in

Board seatTSTimothy Shannon· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsHAHatteras Venture PartnersOROrbiMedPAPappas Capital

Journey is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that combines predictive analytics, personalized outreach, and a clinical network — powered by its Journey Signal AI engine — to detect employee mental health risk early and provide proactive care.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMental HealthNew York, US

SSStephen Sokoler(Founder & CEO)inSZSue Zbikowski(Chief Clinical Officer)in

BoardJoshua Siegel(Director)

Board seatBDBrendan Dickinson· per SEC Form D

Co-investors3737 AngelsALAlumni VenturesBEBetaworksCICity LightCOCourtside VenturesHEHealthtech Capital+10 more

Clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing antibodies derived from the immune systems of 'Elite' cancer responders.

BiotechHouston, US

ABAlice Bexon(Executive Officer)inCJClifford J. Stocks(Director, Executive Officer)inKDKamal D. Puri(Executive Officer)inCRChris Russell(Executive Officer)inRuss Hawkinson(Executive Officer)

BoardSGSteven Gillis(Director)in

Board seatWHWende Hutton· per SEC Form D

Co-investors3B3B Future Health FundGRGreatPoint VenturesRIRiverVest Venture PartnersALAlexandriaARARCH Venture PartnersBEBering Capital+5 more

Tysons, US

JLJOHN LEE(Executive Officer, Director)inMICHAEL GRUBBS(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatHSHrach Simonian· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAJAJINOMOTO CO.,INC.AUAutomotive Ventures MobilityCOCorrelation VenturesMAMaC Venture CapitalOUOUTPOST VENTURES

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

LPLynn Perkins(Co-founder)inABAndrea Barrett(Co-founder)inJessica Steel(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardVCVincent Caruso(Director)inDIDavid ibnAle(Director)in

Board seatJBJohn Balen· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsADAdvance Venture PartnersASAspect VenturesDBDBL PartnersFIFirst Round CapitalOWOwl CapitalRORoyal Street Ventures Management Company, Llc+4 more

Artie provides a data replication platform built on change data capture (CDC) technology, enabling real-time data movement with sub-minute latency and zero data loss.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

JCJacqueline Cheong(Co-founder & CEO)inRTRobin Tang(Co-Founder and CTO)inArmando McIntyre-Kirwin(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Horrigan(Executive Officer, Director)William Haw(Eng)Nathan Villaescusa(Founding Engineer)

Co-investorsSTStandard CapitalCACalano VenturesFJFJ LabsGEGeneral CatalystIAIA Seed VenturesPAPathlight Ventures+6 more

Not an actual company; "Financial Services" is a sector tag used to describe Sozo Ventures' investment focus areas.

Beaverton, US

Eric Gregg(Executive Officer, Director)inNathan Goff(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAaron Green(Executive Officer, Director)Rory Eakin(Founder)Ryan Caldbeck(Founder)

Co-investorsCLClocktower VenturesEVEvolution VC PartnersGVGV (Google Ventures)SOSozo VenturesUNUnion Square Ventures (USV)QEQED Investors

Diligent Robotics develops AI-powered robot assistants for healthcare settings, focusing on mobile manipulation and social intelligence to help hospital staff with routine non-patient-facing tasks.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsAustin, US

ALAndrea L. Thomaz(Founder)inVCVivian Chu(Founder)inAndrea Thomaz(Founder)

BoardQuaeed Motiwala(Director)RSRohit Sharma(Director)inLance VandenBrook(Director)

Co-investorsATATPCOCorrelation VenturesDNDnx VenturesGAGaingelsGRGrit VenturesINInterwoven Ventures+12 more

Doorstep offers an SDK that uses smartphone sensor fusion to detect delivery events indoors in GPS-degraded environments, tracking parking, entrance, floor, and drop-off details.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsLogistics & Supply Chain

Shashwat M.(Founder)inSheel Patel(Founder)inShashwat Murarka(Founder)

Co-investorsANAntler

Normunity develops biologic anti-cancer therapies that act at the interface of the immune system and tumors, targeting mechanisms tumors use to evade immune surveillance.

BiotechHealthtech

RHRachel Humphrey(Founding Chief Executive Officer)inLieping Chen(Scientific Founder)MKMitchell Keegan(Chief Development Officer)inWLWilliam LaRochelle(Chief Scientific Officer)inSMStacy M. Plum(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsSASanofi VenturesTATaiho Ventures, LLCPFPfizer VenturesSASamsara BioCapitalCOConnecticut InnovationsOUOUP (Osage University Partners)+6 more

Novee is a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity startup that built an AI-driven penetration testing platform acting as an autonomous "AI hacker" to continuously find and fix vulnerabilities in changing business environments.

Gon Chalamish(Founder)Ido Geffen(Founder)Omer Ninburg(Founder)

Co-investorsICICON - Israel Collaboration NetworkYLYL VenturesZEZeev Ventures

Quarry Thera is a biotech developing oral small-molecule medicines based on induced-proximity pharmacology, using molecular glues and heterobifunctional compounds.

BiotechDeep TechNew Haven, US

CCCraig Crews(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)inMDMikael Dolsten, M.D., Ph.D.(Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Board)CCCraig Crews, Ph.D.(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Dan McHugh(Manager)TSTim Shannon(CEO and Board Member)inJMJeanne Magram(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investorsYOYosemiteF-F-Prime CapitalLILilly Ventures

Sumble provides GTM teams with a structured view of target accounts, mapping teams, reporting lines, technologies in use, hiring activity, and buying signals so reps can identify decision-makers and personalize outreach.

Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

AGAnthony Goldbloom(Founder)inBHBen Hamner(Founder)in

Co-investorsAIAIX VenturesBLBloomberg BetaCOCoatue ManagementOCOctaveSQSquare Peg CapitalVEVery Serious Ventures+2 more

Triton Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class medicines for autoimmune and fibrotic diseases.

BiotechHealthtechStamford, US

BoardAMAnnie Mitsak(Director)inTimothy Shannon(Director)Elena Grigoryeva(Director)PFPaul Fonteyne(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCUCure Ventures

San Diego biotech founded in 2019 developing oral anti-inflammatory small molecules targeting RNA binding proteins.

Co-investorsARARCH Venture PartnersLILightstone VenturesMEMedical Excellence Capital

WiseLayer builds AI agents that automate specific complex tasks for finance and accounting teams, such as accruals and payroll accounting.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Therese Tucker(Founder & Co-CEO)

Co-investorsPEPerkins Cove PartnersK5K5 GlobalTHThe Fintech FundUNUnpopular VenturesUNUnusual Ventures