Where does Brendan Dickinson work?

Brendan Dickinson is General Partner at Canaan Partners and Board director at TAPTAP and Board director at Renofi and Board director at Journey Meditation.

What check size does Brendan Dickinson write?

Brendan Dickinson typically writes checks of $250K – $20M.

What boards does Brendan Dickinson sit on?

Brendan Dickinson holds tracked board seats at Even Financial, Journey Meditation, Quantum Circuits, Renofi, TAPTAP.

What companies has Brendan Dickinson invested in?

Investments tracked here include Canopy, Even Financial, Journey Live, Ladder, QCI, Renofi, Bumped, Canopy, Cayena Holdings Limited, CircleUp, Earnipay, Embroker, and 15 more.

Where did Brendan Dickinson go to school?

Brendan Dickinson studied at NYU Stern School of Business (MBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship); Brown University (Masters, Computer Science); Bowdoin College (BA, Political Science).

Does Brendan Dickinson lead rounds?

Yes — Brendan Dickinson has led 6 tracked investments.

Brendan Dickinson

Investor

General Partner at Canaan Partners · Board director at TAPTAP · Board director at Renofi · Board director at Journey Meditation

New York City

Writes $250K – $20M checks · typically $10M

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652 people in our graph share verified history with Brendan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Brendan Dickinson is an investor at Canaan Partners who has spent roughly a decade focused on fintech. He proposes categorizing fintech companies as financial platforms, financial product manufacturers, and financial infrastructure providers. He references Canaan's investment activity in the space, including the firm having led LendingClub's Series A.

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Invests in

BiotechConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareInsurTechMental HealthQuantum ComputingWellness & Fitness

Board director at TAPTAP

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TAPTAP's investors · 12

Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checks Blue CollectiveBrooklyn · $250K – $2M checks Breyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checks Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2020 FinbergIstanbul · $244K – $20M checks Formus Capital Musha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checks Omidyar NetworkSan Francisco Patamar CapitalJakarta Permanent Capital VenturesChicago Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks

Co-founders at TAPTAP

Michael FayeExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Renofi

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Renofi's investors · 8

Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2024 Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks Curql Collective, LLCDes Moines First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks · since 2022 Next Level VenturesDes Moines · $500K – $5M checks NycaNew York · $2M checks Nyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checks TruStage VenturesMadison · $1M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Renofi

Justin GoldmanCo-Founder & CEO

Robert SheddExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Journey Meditation

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Journey Meditation's investors · 7

37 AngelsNew York · $25K checks BDMINew York · $500K – $5M checks BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checks Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2025 Nelstone Ventures New York Venture PartnersNew York · $25K checks The FundAustin · $50K – $250K checks

Co-founders at Journey Meditation

Stephen SokolerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

CanaanGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — present
CanaanPartner2016 — 2019
CanaanPrincipal2014 — 2016
CanaanAssociate2010 — 2014
MarvinBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
Canopy Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — present
Taptap SendBoard memberscurrent2020 — present
RenoFiBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
Quantum Circuits, Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — present
Ladder LifeBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
EmbrokerBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
EVEN FinancialBoard Member2015 — 2022Greater New York City Area
JOORInvestor2013 — 2017
NatureBoxBoard Observer2014 — 2017
NYC Turing FellowsOrganizer2011 — 2013Greater New York City Area
Barclays CapitalSenior Quantitative Analyst2008 — 2009
Lehman BrothersSenior Quantitative Analyst2008

Skills & more

Financial Modeling22Leadership14Start-ups27Valuation10Venture Capital23Strategy9Entrepreneurship13Private Equity4Research2Due Diligence4Investments4Management8

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Strategic Partnerships

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Deals · 6

Journey MeditationBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Jul 2025 · $8.9M raise

RenofiBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Jan 2025 · $26M raise

Quantum CircuitsBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed May 2024 · $27M raise

TAPTAPBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Jun 2020 · $13.4M raise

Even FinancialBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Feb 2017 · $6.1M raise

LadderLed round

via Canaan Partners

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

CanopyJourney LiveQCI

Investor

BumpedCanopyCayena Holdings LimitedCircleUpEarnipayEmbroker Engine by MoneyLion Goodwin Company Hugo Lending ClubMarvinOnramp Payments, Inc.Paxos Prax HealthQuantum Circuits Inc.Shara Inc.WiseLayer

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Canaan Partners

Antonio Lepore

Investor at Canaan Partners

Brent Ahrens

General Partner at Canaan Partners

Bridget Flaherty

Director of Primary Labs at Primary Venture Partners

Colleen Cuffaro

Partner at Canaan Partners

Dana Malman Warren

Investor at Canaan Partners

Deepak Kamra

General Partner at Canaan Partners

Evan Teiger

Investor at Canaan Partners

Felipe Ossio

Investor at Canaan Partners

Network7

Reid HoffmanScout

Co-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock

Josh KopelmanScout

Founder and Partner at First Round Capital

Juan Pablo OrtegaScout

Angel

Brent Ahrens

General Partner at Canaan Partners

Colleen Cuffaro

Partner at Canaan Partners

Deepak Kamra

General Partner at Canaan Partners

Guy Russo

General Partner at Canaan Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brendan Dickinson?: Brendan Dickinson is an investor at Canaan Partners who has spent roughly a decade focused on fintech. He proposes categorizing fintech companies as financial platforms, financial product manufacturers, and financial infrastructure providers. He references Canaan's investment activity in the space, including the firm having led LendingClub's Series A.
Where does Brendan Dickinson work?: Brendan Dickinson is General Partner at Canaan Partners and Board director at TAPTAP and Board director at Renofi and Board director at Journey Meditation.
What does Brendan Dickinson invest in?: Brendan Dickinson invests in Biotech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, InsurTech, Mental Health, Quantum Computing, Wellness & Fitness.
What check size does Brendan Dickinson write?: Brendan Dickinson typically writes checks of $250K – $20M.
What boards does Brendan Dickinson sit on?: Brendan Dickinson holds tracked board seats at Even Financial, Journey Meditation, Quantum Circuits, Renofi, TAPTAP.
What companies has Brendan Dickinson invested in?: Investments tracked here include Canopy, Even Financial, Journey Live, Ladder, QCI, Renofi, Bumped, Canopy, Cayena Holdings Limited, CircleUp, Earnipay, Embroker, and 15 more.
Where did Brendan Dickinson go to school?: Brendan Dickinson studied at NYU Stern School of Business (MBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship); Brown University (Masters, Computer Science); Bowdoin College (BA, Political Science).
Does Brendan Dickinson lead rounds?: Yes — Brendan Dickinson has led 6 tracked investments.

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Also attended Brown University647

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Also attended Bowdoin College93

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Shared employers

Also worked at RenoFi4

Elizabeth CavenPrincipal at Next Level Ventures Sam DasManaging Director at TruStage Ventures Alexander SuminGeneral Partner at Broad Reach Ventures Robert SheddFounder/CTO at Zoomer

Also worked at Quantum Circuits, Inc.7

Corey RitterPartner at ARCH Venture Partners Peter MintunAssociate at ARCH Venture Partners Bill CoughranPartner at Sequoia Capital Jim CohenCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate Ventures Mark PoagCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate Ventures Rob SchoelkopfSterling Professor, Founder at Quantum Circuits

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Also worked at JOOR1

Adam GriesInvestor at Quiet Capital

Also worked at NatureBox4

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