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Maha Ibrahim

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Canaan Partners · Board director at Komprise · Board director at The Real Real x-tech-robotics · Board director at Fast Labs

Menlo Park, California

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

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.

Invests in

BiotechCloud ComputingConsumerDeep TechE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechGamingHardware

Board director at Komprise

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Komprise's investors · 4

Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2015Celesta CapitalMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksCelesta CapitalSan FranciscoMultiplier CapitalWashington · $3M – $15M checks

Co-founders at Komprise

KSKrishna Subramanian
Krishna SubramanianExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
KGKumar Goswami
Kumar GoswamiExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
MP
Mike PeercyFounder

Board director at The Real Real x-tech-robotics

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The Real Real x-tech-robotics's investors · 17

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checksAspect VenturesPalo AltoBright Pixel CapitalLisbonCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2015DBL PartnersPalo AltoGreenspring AssociatesPortlandGreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checksHDS CapitalNew York CityHeadlineSan Francisco · $661K – $103M checksHeadline Growth Management, LLCNextEquity PartnersMenlo ParkOne Planet GroupWalnut CreekOwl CapitalSandbridge CapitalLos Angeles · $10M – $20M checksSGH CapitalParisSHAKTISan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksThe Perkins Fund

Co-founders at The Real Real x-tech-robotics

JW
Julie WainwrightExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Fast Labs

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Fast Labs's investors · 1

Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2014

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 D.C. Metro 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

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Economics1993 — 1997
  2. Stanford UniversityMaster of Arts - MA, SociologyOrganizational Leadership1991 — 1992
  3. Stanford UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics1988 — 1992

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 Stacks Inc.Board 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

Investor

ActualyzeAI, Inc.APIsecBuzzerCuyanaGen.GLily AIMani.MeMetacloudMobilitecNivoda LimitedRally Network, Inc.Reflex Careers, Inc.RLY NetworkTrueFortWonderhillZANDIVIO LTD (d/b/a Uniform Teeth)

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
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

Network1

Carey Lai
Co-Founder & General Partner at Conductive Ventures

Investors connected to Maha in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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 at Canaan Partners and Board director at Komprise and Board director at The Real Real x-tech-robotics and Board director at Fast Labs.
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 Inc., Fast Labs, JOOR, Komprise, Sounding Board, The Real Real x-tech-robotics, The Real Real x-tech-robotics, Unifi Software.
What companies has Maha Ibrahim invested in?
Investments tracked here include ActualyzeAI, Inc., APIsec, Buzzer, Cuyana, Gen.G, JOOR, Komprise, Lily AI, Mani.Me, Metacloud, Mobilitec, Nivoda Limited, and 7 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).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Deckers Brands3

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Also worked at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace4

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Also worked at The RealReal12

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