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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?

Vima Therapeutics

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Vima Therapeutics operates as a biotechnology company.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Series AMay 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $60,000,000
Cynomi

Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel

Cynomi provides an AI platform for automating risk assessments and compliance.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNetwork SecurityRisk Management
Series BApr 23, 2025
Amount Raised: $37,000,000
ThirtyFiveBio

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

ThirtyFiveBio is a biotechnology agency

Biotechnology
Series UnknownApr 15, 2025
AttoTude

Menlo Park, California, United States

AttoTude is a THz interconnect technology company using THz radios to enhance bandwidth for AI and hyperscale data centers.

Information TechnologyInternetWireless
Series BApr 1, 2025
Amount Raised: $50,000,000

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