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Brent Ahrens

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Canaan Partners · Board director at Transposon Therapeutics · Board director at Unchained Labs · Board director at Minimally Invasive Devices

Menlo Park, California

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

FoundedEndoGastric SolutionsMinimally Invasive DevicesRelievant MedsystemsTransposon TherapeuticsUnchained Labs

About

Brent Ahrens, a longtime West Coast healthcare lead since 1999, uniquely combines deep biopharma and medtech investing with a Kauffman Fellows background and active mentorship of new VCs.

Invests in

BiotechConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Board director at Transposon Therapeutics

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Transposon Therapeutics's investors · 1

Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Transposon Therapeutics

DP
Dennis PodlesakExecutive Officer, Director
LRLynne R. Rollins
Lynne R. RollinsExecutive Officer
EW
Eckard Weber, MDExecutive Officer, Director
EW
Eckard Weber, M.D.Executive Officer, Director

Board director at Unchained Labs

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Unchained Labs's investors · 3

Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2015CEI VenturesBrunswick · $1M – $4M checksTri-Valley VenturesPleasanton

Co-founders at Unchained Labs

TH
Tim HarknessExecutive Officer, Director
JN
Jason NoviExecutive Officer

Board director at Minimally Invasive Devices

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Minimally Invasive Devices's investors · 1

Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Minimally Invasive Devices

WP
Wayne PollExecutive Officer, Director
RA
Renee AlbaranoExecutive Officer
CC
Caroline CrisafulliExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. Canaan PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2005 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Canaan PartnersPrincipal1999 — 2004Menlo Park/SF
  3. GSIDirector Business Development and Marketing1997 — 1999Cupertino, CA
  4. Johnson & JohnsonEngineer1991 — 1995Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
  5. IAP ResearchEngineer1986 — 1991Dayton Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Finance1995 — 1997
  2. University of DaytonMaster's degree, Mechanical Engineering1985 — 1986
  3. University of DaytonBachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering1981 — 1985

Deals · 5

Transposon TherapeuticsBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Dec 2020 · $45.2M raise

Minimally Invasive DevicesBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Nov 2015 · $14.1M raise

Unchained LabsBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Jun 2015 · $31M raise

EndoGastric SolutionsBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Apr 2015 · $1.5M raise

Relievant MedsystemsBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Feb 2015 · $5M raise

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

Colleagues at Canaan Partners

Antonio Lepore
Investor at Canaan Partners
Brendan Dickinson
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

Network4

Brendan Dickinson
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 Brent in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Brent Ahrens work?
Brent Ahrens is General Partner at Canaan Partners and Founder at Transposon Therapeutics and Founder at Unchained Labs and Founder at Minimally Invasive Devices.
What does Brent Ahrens invest in?
Brent Ahrens invests in Biotech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
What check size does Brent Ahrens write?
Brent Ahrens typically writes checks of $250K – $20M.
What companies did Brent Ahrens found?
Brent Ahrens founded EndoGastric Solutions, Minimally Invasive Devices, Relievant Medsystems, Transposon Therapeutics, Unchained Labs.

Same school

Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth171

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Also attended University of Dayton20

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Shared employers

Also worked at Canaan Partners41

Julie WalkerInvestor at True VenturesAdina TeckluInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatt KrnaVenture Advisor at Alpha PartnersRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersHrach SimonianAdvisor at DrivenByron LingPartner at Twelve Below

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Also worked at Johnson & Johnson144

Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)KobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesMickelFinance & Risk Management at Hummingbird VenturesHal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesNiall O'DonnellManaging Director at RiverVest Venture PartnersBrad H. ValeFounding General Partner at Treo Ventures, Llc

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