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Brendan Dickinson

InvestorFounder

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

FoundedEven FinancialJourney MeditationRenofiTAPTAP

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.

Invests in

BiotechConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareInsurTechMental HealthQuantum ComputingWellness & Fitness

Board director at TAPTAP

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TAPTAP's investors · 11

Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checksBlue CollectiveBrooklyn · $250K – $2M checksBreyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checksCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2020FinbergIstanbul · $244K – $20M checksFormus CapitalMusha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checksOmidyar NetworkSan FranciscoPermanent Capital VenturesChicagoSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks

Co-founders at TAPTAP

MF
Michael FayeExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
MR
Mitchell RileyExecutive Officer

Board director at Renofi

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Renofi's investors · 8

Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2024Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksCurql Collective, LLCDes MoinesFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $2M checks · since 2022Next Level VenturesDes Moines · $500K – $5M checksNycaNew York · $2M checksNyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checksTruStage VenturesMadison · $1M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Renofi

JGJustin Goldman
Justin GoldmanCo-Founder & CEO
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Robert SheddExecutive Officer, Director
LMLee Miller
Lee MillerExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Journey Meditation

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Journey Meditation's investors · 7

37 AngelsNew York · $25K checksBDMINew York · $500K – $5M checksBetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checksCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2025Nelstone VenturesNew York Venture PartnersNew York · $25K checksThe FundAustin · $50K – $250K checks

Co-founders at Journey Meditation

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Stephen SokolerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. CanaanGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — present
  2. CanaanPartner2016 — 2019
  3. CanaanPrincipal2014 — 2016
  4. CanaanAssociate2010 — 2014
  5. MarvinBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  6. Canopy Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  7. Taptap SendBoard memberscurrent2020 — present
  8. RenoFiBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  9. Quantum Circuits, Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — present
  10. Ladder LifeBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  11. EmbrokerBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  12. EVEN FinancialBoard Member2015 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  13. JOORInvestor2013 — 2017
  14. NatureBoxBoard Observer2014 — 2017
  15. NYC Turing FellowsOrganizer2011 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
  16. Barclays CapitalSenior Quantitative Analyst2008 — 2009
  17. Lehman BrothersSenior Quantitative Analyst2008

Education

  1. NYU Stern School of BusinessMBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship2009 — 2011
  2. Brown UniversityMasters, Computer Science2005 — 2007
  3. Bowdoin CollegeBA, Political Science2000 — 2004

Skills & more

Financial Modeling22Leadership14Start-ups27Valuation10Venture Capital23Strategy9Entrepreneurship13Private Equity4Research2Due Diligence4Investments4Management8
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From Brendan's professional profile.

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.

Colleagues at Canaan Partners

Antonio Lepore
Investor at Canaan Partners
Brent Ahrens
General Partner at Canaan 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
Guy Russo
General Partner at Canaan Partners

Network6

Reid HoffmanScout
Co-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock
Josh KopelmanScout
Founder and Partner at First Round Capital
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

Investors connected to Brendan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Brendan Dickinson work?
Brendan Dickinson is General Partner at Canaan Partners and Founder at TAPTAP and Founder at Renofi and Founder 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 companies did Brendan Dickinson found?
Brendan Dickinson founded Even Financial, Journey Meditation, Renofi, TAPTAP.
Does Brendan Dickinson lead rounds?
Yes — Brendan Dickinson has led 6 tracked investments.

Same school

Also attended NYU Stern School of Business413

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauKrupa VankayalaPartner, People & HR at Sapphire Ventures

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Also attended Brown University394

Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended Bowdoin College54

Holly MaloneyInvestment Team at General CatalystKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystKevin MunnellyInvestor at Third Rock VenturesEmily PawlakVice President at Volition CapitalJohn HarthorneFounder & Managing Director at Two Lanterns Venture PartnersAndrew PalmerCo-Founder of Tamr at Underscore VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at RenoFi2

Elizabeth CavenPrincipal at Next Level VenturesSam DasManaging Director at TruStage Ventures

Also worked at Quantum Circuits, Inc.5

Corey RitterPartner at ARCH Venture PartnersPeter MintunAssociate at ARCH Venture PartnersBill CoughranPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim CohenCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate VenturesMark PoagCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate Ventures

Also worked at JOOR2

Michael BrownGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesAdam GriesInvestor at Quiet Capital

Also worked at NatureBox3

Gautam GuptaCo-founder and General Partner at Strata Capital PartnersJulian FialkowCo-Founder, Managing Partner at 186 VenturesMatt SnowManager Investments at MassVentures