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Maha Ibrahim

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General Partner / West Coast at Canaan Partners · Chairperson, Stanford Athletics DAPER Lodato Fund at Stanford University

Menlo Park, California

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

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About

Maha Ibrahim, longest-tenured GP with 20+ years' experience and a PhD in Economics, uses market-structure analysis to back category-defining data/infrastructure startups and guides founders on fit and longer runways.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

BiotechCloud ComputingConsumerDeep TechE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechGamingHardware

Beyond investing

Education
Studied at Stanford University (B.A., Economics) Studied at Stanford University (M.A., Sociology) Studied at MIT (Ph.D., Economics)
Boards
Ibrahim is an active member of the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB), a non-profit supporting high-tech entrepreneurial ventures.
Communities
Ibrahim is a regular guest on BloombergTV and has spoken at conferences including the Game Developers Conference, GigaOm Structure, and Web 2.0 Expo.
Awards
Ibrahim received the Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 Under 40 award.
Family
Ibrahim lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two young sons.

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Experience

  1. Canaan PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2000 — presentMenlo Park, CA
  2. Deckers BrandsBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentGoleta, California, United States
  3. Major League Baseball Players, Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
  4. Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceMember of the Board of Trusteescurrent2017 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  5. Stanford UniversityChairperson, Stanford Athletics DAPER Lodato Fundcurrent2011 — present
  6. National Venture Capital AssociationMember of the Board of Directors2016 — 2020
  7. The RealRealBoard Member2012 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  8. KabamBoard Member2007 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  9. MetacloudBoard Member2013 — 2014
  10. Virsto SoftwareBoard Member2008 — 2013
  11. Qwest CommunicationsVice President, Business Development1998 — 2000
  12. The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant1997 — 1998

Deals · 6

JOORBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Jun 2021 · $56.6M raise

Sounding BoardBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Dec 2020 · $13.2M raise

Fast LabsBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Jun 2018 · $18M raise

Agile StacksBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Mar 2017 · $3.1M raise

KompriseBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Feb 2017 · $12M raise

Unifi SoftwareBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Oct 2015 · $10M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Led

MobilitecPicksPalSensageTacit NetworksVirstoXDN

Investor

3Crowd TechnologiesActualyzeAI, Inc.APIsecBuzzerClusterHQCuyanaForteGen.GGen.G EsportsIgnitetechKoolbitLily AIMani.MeMetacloudMobilitecNivoda LimitedPicksPalRally Network, Inc.Reflex Careers, Inc.Reflex Careers, Inc.SenSageTacit NetworksThe RealRealTrueFortTwenty20Virsto SoftwareWonderhillZANDIVIO LTD (d/b/a Uniform Teeth)

Sources: curated public 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
Brenton 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
Derek Wu
Associate / East Coast at Canaan Partners

Network3

Rayfe Gaspar-AsaokaMentee
Partner at Canaan Partners
Allen Beasley
Partner at Redpoint Ventures
Carey Lai
Co-Founder & General Partner at Conductive Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Maha Ibrahim?
Maha Ibrahim, longest-tenured GP with 20+ years' experience and a PhD in Economics, uses market-structure analysis to back category-defining data/infrastructure startups and guides founders on fit and longer runways.
Where does Maha Ibrahim work?
Maha Ibrahim is General Partner / West Coast at Canaan Partners and Chairperson, Stanford Athletics DAPER Lodato Fund at Stanford University.
What does Maha Ibrahim invest in?
Maha Ibrahim invests in Biotech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Hardware.
What check size does Maha Ibrahim write?
Maha Ibrahim typically writes checks of $250K – $20M.
What boards does Maha Ibrahim sit on?
Maha Ibrahim holds tracked board seats at Agile Stacks, Cuyana, Fast Labs, JOOR, Kabam, Komprise, Koolbit, OneLook, Sounding Board, The RealReal.
What companies has Maha Ibrahim invested in?
Investments tracked here include Mobilitec, PicksPal, Sensage, Tacit Networks, Virsto, XDN, 3Crowd Technologies, ActualyzeAI, Inc., Agile Stacks, APIsec, Buzzer, ClusterHQ, and 28 more.
Where did Maha Ibrahim go to school?
Maha Ibrahim studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, Economics); Stanford University (Master of Arts - MA, SociologyOrganizational Leadership); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).
What awards has Maha Ibrahim received?
Ibrahim received the Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 Under 40 award.
Does Maha Ibrahim lead rounds?
Yes — Maha Ibrahim has led 6 tracked investments.

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