Canaan Partners

Menlo Park, CAEst. 1987$5B AUM

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Check Size

$1M – $20M

Stage

Seed – Series A

AUM

$5B

Founded

1987

About Canaan Partners

Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA founded in 1987. Canaan is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas. The firm focuses on Seed, Series A investments across sectors including Biotech, Enterprise, Consumer. The firm manages $5B in assets under management. Notable portfolio companies include Instacart, Lending Club, The Trade Desk, Zscaler, Tyra Biosciences, CrowdStrike, Puppet and Couchbase. Invests in technology and healthcare companies with a deliberate 60/40 split between sectors.

Investment Thesis

“Invests in technology and healthcare companies with a deliberate 60/40 split between sectors.”

Sector Focus

BiotechEnterpriseConsumer

Investment Stage

Pre-Seed

Seed

Series A

Series B+

Notable Portfolio Companies

Instacart

Lending Club

The Trade Desk

Zscaler

Tyra Biosciences

CrowdStrike

Puppet

Couchbase