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Hrach Simonian

Investor

General Partner at Canaan Partners Β· Advisor at Driven

Menlo Park, California, United States

About

Hrach Simonian, an engineer-turned-investor, applies hardware and physics expertise to evaluate complex technical products, focuses on marketplace-driven efficiency, helped build his firm's West Coast presence, and sits on Instacart's board.

Invests in

BiotechConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardware

Experience

  1. Canaan PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2015 β€” present
  2. Canaan PartnersVenture Partner2014 β€” 2015
  3. Canaan PartnersPrincipal2012 β€” 2014
  4. Canaan PartnersAssociate2008 β€” 2012
  5. Canaan PartnersInvestment Analyst2007 β€” 2008
  6. DoorstepBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  7. Safire Technology Group, Inc.Board Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  8. Field AIBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” present
  9. ReibusBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  10. Instrumental Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  11. nTopologyBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” presentNew York, New York
  12. Aeva, IncBoard Membercurrent2017 β€” presentMountain View, California
  13. Cargomatic, Inc.Board Membercurrent2015 β€” presentGreater Los Angeles Area
  14. Realty MogulBoard Membercurrent2014 β€” presentGreater Los Angeles Area
  15. CompStakBoard Membercurrent2013 β€” presentNew York City
  16. InstacartInvestorcurrent2012 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. Tubular LabsBoard Member2018 β€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  18. ZooskBoard Observer2008 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  19. ZugataBoard Member2016 β€” 2018
  20. WashioBoard Member2014 β€” 2016Los Angeles, California

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMBA2010 β€” 2012
  2. University of MichiganMS, Electrical Engineering2003 β€” 2004
  3. UCLABS, Electrical Engineering1999 β€” 2003

Skills & more

Venture Capital36Business Strategy13Start-ups27Investments3Financial Modeling6Due Diligence5MobileResearch2Market Research3Financial Analysis2WirelessDigital Media1
+12 moreE-commerceGo-to-market StrategySocial MediaCorporate FinancePortfolio ManagementConsumer InternetFundingFundraisingStrategyAdventure TravelHikingAngel Investing

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Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 4

Safire Technology Group, Inc.Board seat

via Canaan Partners Β· filed Dec 2025 Β· $20M raise

nTopologyBoard seat

via Canaan Partners Β· filed Oct 2020 Β· $42.5M raise

Realty MogulBoard seat

via Canaan Partners Β· filed Jul 2015 Β· $35M raise

CargomaticBoard seat

via Canaan Partners Β· filed Jan 2015 Β· $11.6M raise

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

Colleagues at Canaan Partners

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