Where does John Balen work?

John Balen is General Partner at Canaan Partners and Board director at UrbanSitter and Board director at Cardlytics and Board director at SOASTA.

What does John Balen invest in?

John Balen invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software.

What boards does John Balen sit on?

John Balen holds tracked board seats at Cardlytics, Reischling Press, SOASTA, UrbanSitter.

Where did John Balen go to school?

John Balen studied at Cornell University (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Cornell University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

John Balen

Investor

General Partner at Canaan Partners · GP, Canaan Partners at Saints Capital · Board director at UrbanSitter · Board director at Cardlytics · Board director at SOASTA

Menlo Park, California, United States

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Mike ZakunlockedJohn: together at Cornell (1978–1986)

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×2John: together at Digital Equipment Corporation

×3John: together at Canaan Partners

About

Venture Advisory Network member; General Partner at Canaan Partners.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

j•••@canaan.comreveal

Invests in

ConsumerEnterprise Software

Board director at UrbanSitter

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UrbanSitter's investors · 8

Advance Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $25M checks · since 2017 Aspect VenturesPalo Alto Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2025 DBL PartnersPalo Alto Gingerbread CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checks Owl Capital Royal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcKansas City · $1M – $3M checks The Perkins Fund

Co-founders at UrbanSitter

Lynn PerkinsCo-founder

Andrea BarrettCo-founder

Board director at Cardlytics

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Cardlytics's investors · 8

Baroda VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2017 Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2017 Hyperplane Venture CapitalBoston · $250K – $3M checks · since 2017 Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Atlanta · $1M – $5M checks · since 2017 Next Coast VenturesAustin · $2M – $4M checks · since 2017 Polaris PartnersBoston · $500K – $5M checks · since 2017 Savano Capital PartnersBaltimore · $300K – $5M checks · since 2017 TTV CapitalAtlanta · $250K – $7M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Cardlytics

Scott GrimesExecutive Officer, Director

Lynne LaubeExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at SOASTA

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SOASTA's investors · 3

Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2015 Macquarie CapitalSydney Nsw Pelion Venture PartnersSalt Lake City · $1M – $20M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at SOASTA

Thomas LounibosExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Canaan PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent1995 — present
Horsley Bridge PartnersManaging Director1985 — 1995
Codenoll TechnologyApplications Engineer1982 — 1984
Digital Equipment CorporationEngineer1980 — 1982

Skills & more

Private Equity9Venture Capital17

From John's professional profile.

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.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Commerce OneEchopasseStampEverdream CorporationID AnalyticsInstante SoftwareIntrawareRightPointSilicon OptixSilverRailSwitchflyVue Technology

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

Colleagues at Canaan Partners

Antonio Lepore

Investor at Canaan Partners

Brendan Dickinson

General Partner 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

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Balen?: Venture Advisory Network member; General Partner at Canaan Partners.
Where does John Balen work?: John Balen is General Partner at Canaan Partners and Board director at UrbanSitter and Board director at Cardlytics and Board director at SOASTA.
What does John Balen invest in?: John Balen invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software.
What boards does John Balen sit on?: John Balen holds tracked board seats at Cardlytics, Reischling Press, SOASTA, UrbanSitter.
What companies has John Balen invested in?: Investments tracked here include Cardlytics, Commerce One, Echopass, eStamp, Everdream Corporation, ID Analytics, Instante Software, Intraware, RightPoint, Silicon Optix, SilverRail, SOASTA, and 2 more.
Where did John Balen go to school?: John Balen studied at Cornell University (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Cornell University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering).