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Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka

Investor

Partner at Canaan Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

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

FoundedApex AiPortal Space Systems

30 Under 30 2020 · Venture Capital

Experience

  1. Geodesic CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — presentCalifornia, United States
  2. CanaanPartner2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. CanaanPrincipal2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. CanaanInvestment Professional2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. EnterpretBoard Member2024 — 2025New York, United States
  6. TropicBoard Member2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  7. Kepler Communications Inc.Board Observer2021 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  8. Fireflies.aiBoard Member2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Apex.AIBoard Member2018 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Edge ImpulseBoard Member2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  11. READY RoboticsBoard Member2020 — 2024Columbus, Ohio, United States
  12. Kauffman FellowsClass 252020 — 2022
  13. Creative Destruction LabMentor2018 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
  14. Stanford Center for Professional DevelopmentCourse Advisor2014 — 2016Stanford, CA
  15. Stanford Center for Professional DevelopmentGraduate Research Assistant2012 — 2014Stanford, CA
  16. Keystone: Economic & Strategy Consulting for Technology Companies - San Francisco, New York, BostonSenior Associate2015San Francisco, CA
  17. Keystone: Economic & Strategy Consulting for Technology Companies - San Francisco, New York, BostonAssociate2014 — 2015San Francisco, CA
  18. Wolverine TradingOptions Trader2014Chicago, IL
  19. RaytheonElectrical Engineer2012El Segundo, CA
  20. University of Southern CaliforniaUSC Merit Research Program2009 — 2012Los Angeles, CA

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering
  2. University of Southern CaliforniaBS, Electrical Engineering2009 — 2012
  3. Iolani SchoolHigh School Diploma

Skills & more

SPICE1Matlab15C++7C2Labview2Verilog6Simulink4Microsoft Office12Java2Microsoft Excel9PowerPoint6VHDL5
+12 morePythonPerlSignal ProcessingXilinxSimulationsElectrical EngineeringAlgorithmsFPGAModelSimStatisticsData AnalysisCadence Virtuoso

Languages English · Japanese

From Rayfe's professional profile.

Deals · 2

Portal Space SystemsBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Mar 2026 · $72.4M raise

Apex AiBoard seat

via Canaan Partners · filed Nov 2018 · $15.5M raise

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

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

Andrew Berman
Investor at Glade Brook Capital Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka work?
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka is Partner at Canaan Partners.
What check size does Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka write?
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka typically writes checks of $250K – $20M.
What companies did Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka found?
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka founded Apex Ai, Portal Space Systems.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

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Also attended University of Southern California474

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at Greycroft

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Also attended Iolani School7

Zachary YamadaFinance Lead at Comcast VenturesKevin TanakaPrincipal at Corner VenturesMarcus OtsujiCountry Manager at Geodesic CapitalAlly HaradaPartner and COO at Prime Impact FundGabriel BanksFounder at Quill BillsDavid PangFounder/CEO at Dimely

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kepler Communications Inc.4

Aditya AggarwalSenior Managing Partner at BDC Venture CapitalBrad GillespieManaging Partner at IA VenturesJohn CowgillPartner at Costanoa VenturesSamer BishayInvestor at Leva Capital

Also worked at Fireflies.ai3

Bruce ArmstrongInvestor at Khosla VenturesWhitneySales Part-Time GTM Operating Partner at Forum VenturesSandhya VenkatachalamManaging Partner at Axiom Partners

Also worked at READY Robotics1

Raju RishiGeneral Partner at RRE Ventures

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows366

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

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