Canaan Partners - Venture Capital Firm

Canaan Partners

San Francisco, California

Founded in 1987, Canaan Partners has a team of investment professionals with extensive technology, infrastructure, communications and life sciences experience. Canaan currently manages investment capital across ten funds, and has invested in more than 250 companies. The firm maintains East Coast offices in Westport, CT, as well as offices in Israel and India. Canaan's investment capabilities range from $1.0 million to $20 million, and it is willing to invest in any stage of development from early through expansion stage. In the technology sector, the firm's focus is investments in digital media, communications and mobility, enterprise, and clean tech. In the healthcare sector, the firm looks for investments in biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics. In January 2012, Canaan announced the closing of its $600 million Canaan IX fund. In October of 2014, the firm raised $675 million in commitments for Canaan X. Canaan Partners' tenth fund brings the total capital under management to over $4.2 billion.

Founded:1987

Firm Location:San Francisco, California • Menlo Park, California

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Canaan Partners Team

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VCs	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
Richard BoyleCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner	$5.0m ($250k - $20.0m)	Investors in United States, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in AI, Investors in Analytics, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in Robotics, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Dan CiporinCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner	$7.0m ($250k - $2.0m)	Investors in New York (NY)	Investors in AI, Investors in Consumer products, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Payments, Investors in SaaS
Michael GilroyCanaan PartnersPrincipal	$7.0m ($500k - $25.0m)	Investors in United States	Investors in AI, Investors in Consumer products, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Insurance, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Sales and CRM, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Social mobile
Hootan RashidifardCanaan PartnersAssociate	$200k ($200k - $500k)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Consumer products
Hrach SimonianCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner	$10.0m ($500k - $20.0m)	Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)	Investors in AI, Investors in AI, Investors in Cars / autonomous vehicles, Investors in Cars / autonomous vehicles, Investors in Consumer products, Investors in Consumer products, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Games, Investors in Games, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Payments, Investors in Payments, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in Robotics, Investors in Robotics, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Space, Investors in Space
Adina TeckluCanaan PartnersAnalyst	$200k ($200k - $500k)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in AI, Investors in AR/VR, Investors in Consumer products
Ross FubiniCanaan PartnersPartner	($1m - $20.0m)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Brent AhrensCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
John BalenCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Joydeep BhattacharyyaCanaan PartnersPartner		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Stephen BlochCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner		Investors in New York (NY)
Laura ChauCanaan PartnersAssociate		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Colleen CuffaroCanaan PartnersAssociate		Investors in New York (NY)
Brendan DickinsonCanaan PartnersPrincipal		Investors in New York (NY)
Peter FarinaCanaan Partners		Investors in New York (NY)
Rayfe Gaspar-AsaokaCanaan PartnersAnalyst		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Julie GrantCanaan PartnersPartner		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists)
Wende HuttonCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists)
Maha IbrahimCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner		Investors in Hillsborough (CA)	Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists)
Deepak KamraCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Nina KjellsonCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists)
Warren LeeCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner		Investors in New York (NY)
Tim ShannonCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner		Investors in New York (NY)
Izhar ShayCanaan PartnersGeneral Partner		Investors in Israel
Eric YoungCanaan PartnersPartner		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)

Richard Boyle

Canaan Partners·General Partner

Sweet spot: $5.0m

Range: $250k - $20.0m

Investors in United States, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Boston (MA)

Investors in AI, Investors in Analytics, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in Robotics, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)

Dan Ciporin

Canaan Partners·General Partner

Sweet spot: $7.0m

Range: $250k - $2.0m

Investors in New York (NY)

Investors in AI, Investors in Consumer products, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Payments, Investors in SaaS