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Canaan Partners

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Description

Canaan is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas.

Investor Profile

Canaan Partners has made 729 investments, with 26 in the past 12 months and 31% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (24%)
  • Series A (22%)
  • Series C (16%)
  • Seed (11%)
  • Series Unknown (10%)
  • Series D (8%)
  • Series E (4%)
  • Series F (2%)
  • Pre Seed (1%)
  • Series G (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (87%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)
  • India (2%)
  • Israel (2%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • France (1%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • Brazil (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Health Care
  • Software
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical
  • Saas
  • Information Technology
  • Internet
  • Enterprise Software
  • Therapeutics
  • E-commerce
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Canaan Partners frequently co-invest with?

Sofinnova Investments
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 15
Domain Associates
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Co-Investments: 16
New Leaf Venture Partners
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 17
InterWest Partners
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 17
New Enterprise Associates
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 43
Battery Ventures
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 17
Morgenthaler Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 19
Lightspeed Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 19
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 16
RRE Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 15

Which angels does Canaan Partners often collaborate with?

CA
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2
Daniel Curran
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Shared Deals: 3
AS
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
SB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4
RS
North America, Colorado, United States, Denver
Shared Deals: 4
TA
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 3
JM
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 3
TG
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 3
MC
North America, Texas, United States, Dallas
Shared Deals: 4
SP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4

What are some of recent deals done by Canaan Partners?

Page is an AI-powered external relations platform that provides real-time insights to help enterprises navigate government policies, media.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyReal Time
SeedMar 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,857,398
Vivace Therapeutics

San Mateo, California, United States

Vivace Therapeutics is a venture-backed start-up dedicated to discovering and developing cancer therapeutics by targeting a novel pathway.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalTherapeutics
Series DMar 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $35,000,000
HeyMilo

New York, New York, United States

HeyMilo is an AI-powered candidate screening platform that enables organizations to screen, interview, and evaluate candidates.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIRecruitingSaaS
SeedMar 3, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,200,000
Validated

Seattle, Washington, United States

Acquire users via paid ads. We generate, deploy, and manage your performance ads.

SeedFeb 18, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,500,000
Neofin

São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Neofin is a SaaS company that offers an AI-powered software for B2B payments workflows.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)B2BFinTechPayments
SeedFeb 5, 2025
Amount Raised: $6,028,455
Wise Layer

New York, New York, United States

Wise Layer makes AI-powered digital workers for finance and accounting teams.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)FinTech
SeedJan 30, 2025
Amount Raised: $7,500,000
WiseLayer

New York, New York, United States

WiseLayer makes AI-powered digital workers for finance and accounting teams.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)FinTech
SeedJan 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $7,200,000
Normunity

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Normunity develops precision immuno-oncology medicines that enable normal immunity against cancer.

BiotechnologyMedicalOncologyTherapeutics
Series BJan 13, 2025
Amount Raised: $75,000,000
Enterpret

San Francisco, California, United States

Enterpret analyzes customer feedback using AI and NLP, offering tailored insights for product growth.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentMachine Learning
Series ADec 4, 2024
Amount Raised: $20,800,000
Nivoda

London, England, United Kingdom

Nivoda is a digital marketplace and supply chain for natural and lab-grown diamonds.

JewelryLogisticsMarketplacePrecious MetalsSupply Chain Management
Series CNov 21, 2024
Amount Raised: $51,000,000