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John Balen

Investor

General Partner at Canaan Partners · GP, Canaan Partners at Saints Capital

Menlo Park, California, United States

FoundedCardlyticsSOASTAUrbanSitter

About

Venture Advisory Network member; General Partner at Canaan Partners.

Invests in

ConsumerEnterprise Software

Experience

  1. Canaan PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent1995 — present
  2. Horsley Bridge PartnersManaging Director1985 — 1995
  3. Codenoll TechnologyApplications Engineer1982 — 1984
  4. Digital Equipment CorporationEngineer1980 — 1982

Education

  1. Cornell UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1984 — 1986
  2. Cornell UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering1978 — 1982

Skills & more

Private Equity9Venture Capital17Start-ups16Angel Investing8Entrepreneurship9Strategic Partnerships11Corporate Development14M&A experience2Valuation2Mergers & Acquisitions7Emerging Markets1Due Diligence2
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Shared employers

Deals · 4

UrbanSitterBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed May 2025 · $2.7M raise

Reischling PressBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Aug 2020 · $7.4M raise

CardlyticsBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Jun 2017 · $11.9M raise

SOASTABoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Aug 2015 · $25.6M raise

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

Colleagues at Canaan Partners