Canaan Partners

Stamford, Connecticutcanaan.com

Overview

Canaan is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas. The firm primarily invests in early-stage companies in the technology and healthcare industries, with a focus on digital media, communications, mobility, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics.

Year Founded

1987

AUM

$6.8B

Portfolio Companies

317

Website

canaan.com

Investments

Canaan Partners investments
Company	Date	Stage	Lead
FieldAI	Aug 2025	Series A Extension	Co-investor
Instacart	Jun 2014	Series B	Co-investor
Snyk	Sep 2021	Series F	Co-investor
Contentsquare	Jul 2022	Series F	Co-investor
Paxos	Nov 2013	Seed	Lead

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Key People

Brendan Dickinson

General Partner

Brent Ahrens

General Partner

Deepak Kamra

General Partner

Gregory Kopchinsky

General Partner

Guy Russo

General Partner

Hrach Simonian

General Partner

John J. Pacifico

General Partner

Joydeep Bhattacharyya

General Partner

Julie Grant

General Partner

Laura Chau

General Partner

Maha Ibrahim

General Partner

Nina Kjellson

General Partner

Richard Boyle

General Partner

Stephen Bloch

General Partner

Tim Shannon

General Partner

Wende Hutton

General Partner

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Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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FAQ

Where is Canaan Partners based?

Canaan Partners is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States.

When was Canaan Partners founded?

Canaan Partners was founded in 1987.

How many portfolio companies does Canaan Partners have?

Canaan Partners has 317 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in Canaan Partners's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include FieldAI, Instacart, Snyk, Contentsquare, Paxos.

What was Canaan Partners's most recent investment shown here?

Canaan Partners's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in FieldAI in 2025.

What sectors does Canaan Partners focus on?

Canaan Partners focuses on Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Real Estate & PropTech, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise 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& Logistics, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, FinTech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Media, 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Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, 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What company stages does Canaan Partners focus on?

Canaan Partners typically invests at the MultiStage stage.

What is Canaan Partners's AUM?

Canaan Partners's assets under management are estimated between $1.0B and $10.0B.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersStamford, Connecticut

Year Founded1987

AUM$6.8B

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