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Canaan Partners

Canaan Partners, based in California, backs Seed to Series B startups, often leads rounds, and writes checks from $1 million to $10 million, with notable investments like Instacart and Turo.

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Entry stageSeed, Series A, Series B
Check size$1M to $10M
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fund$7B+ (2023)$7B+ AUM; $650M Canaan XIII (2023)
Investing team25 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Canaan Partners

25 people on the investing team. Partners are listed first.

Brendan Dickinson
Brendan DickinsonInvesting team
Antonio LeporeInvesting team
Brent AhrensInvesting team
Colleen CuffaroInvesting team
Deepak KamraInvesting team
Felipe OssioInvesting team
Hrach SimonianInvesting team
Janet BellInvesting team
John BalenInvesting team
John PacificoInvesting team
Joydeep BhattacharyyaInvesting team
Julie GrantInvesting team
Kumar SreekantiInvesting team
Laura ChauInvesting team
Maha IbrahimInvesting team
Mikael DolstenInvesting team
Nils LonbergInvesting team
Nina KjellsonInvesting team
Paul FonteyneInvesting team
Peter FarinaInvesting team
Rich BoyleInvesting team
Stephen BlochInvesting team
Tim ShannonInvesting team
Uwe SchoenbeckInvesting team

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Writes $1M to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%

Notable investments

InstacartThe RealRealTuroDay One BiopharmaceuticalsAstraRallybio

In their words

Home - CanaanCanaan is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas.www.canaan.com
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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Seed investors in California699Series B investors in United States563Series A investors in California480Series B investors in California233Seed investors3020Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Canaan Partners invest in?

Canaan Partners reports entry at seed, series a, series b.

How much does Canaan Partners invest?

Canaan Partners reports checks of $1M to $10M.

Does Canaan Partners lead rounds?

Yes. Canaan Partners says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Canaan Partners?

Brendan Dickinson, Antonio Lepore, Brent Ahrens, Colleen Cuffaro, Deepak Kamra, Felipe Ossio.

Is Canaan Partners active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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