Anand Iyer
InvestorManaging Partner, Canonical; Venture Partner, Lightspeed at Anand Iyer · Managing General Partner at Canonical Crypto
San Francisco
Writes $250K – $750K checks · typically $250K
About
Anand Iyer is an investor and founder based in San Francisco. He is Managing Partner of Canonical, an early-stage venture firm focused on the infrastructure of a post-AGI world, and a Venture Partner at Lightspeed. Earlier, he co-founded and served as CEO of Trusted, a childcare marketplace started in 2014 that Care.com acquired in 2018, and before that spent years at Microsoft building developer platforms across Azure and Windows. At Canonical he backs university spin-outs and deep-technical teams across physical AI, AI infrastructure, applied AI, agentic finance and commerce, and on-chain coordination, writing checks of roughly $500K–$1.5M at the earliest stages.
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Seeing more of these luddite clubs pop up. https://t.co/VKY8eFrG7N
Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 4
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What are some tried-and-tested ways to boost HRV? https://t.co/6r7LrjOA2o
Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 1
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If you need a show the whole family will obsess over, Million Dollar Secret on @Netflix is absolute gold. Hooked from episode 1. My daughter hasn’t blinked in hours.
Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 6
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechRobotics
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Trusted, a childcare marketplace, in 2014, later acquired by Care.com.
- Education
- Holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Purdue University.
From Anand's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- CanonicalManaging General Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SynthefyInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- ChipSage LabsInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RainInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- NEYON AIInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Virtuals ProtocolInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- RitualInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- EXO Labs (We're hiring)Investorcurrent2024 — present
- GensynInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Sahara AIInvestorcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- The Iyer FamDad + IT Technician + Tech Customer Supportcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pear VCVisiting Partner2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Trusted Child Care (acq by Care.com)CEO & Founder2014 — 2020San Francisco, California, United States
- Hitpost, Inc. (acquired by Yahoo!)CTO & Co-Founder2010 — 2012San Francisco
- Microsoft CorporationSenior Product Manager2008 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Microsoft CorporationSenior Developer Evangelist2005 — 2008
- Cisco SystemsSoftware Development Engineer2001 — 2005
Education
- Purdue UniversityBSc, Computer Engineering1997 — 2001
Skills & more
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Product DevelopmentLeadershipSoftware DevelopmentHTML 5Online Marketplace.NETE-commerceStrategic PartnershipsFrom Anand's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Purdue University138
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ritual3
Also worked at Pear VC48
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Also worked at Microsoft Corporation626
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Anand IyerOn the Record with John D'Agostino · Coinbase
Network9
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