Anand Iyer is the Managing Partner of Canonical and a Venture Partner at Lightspeed. He previously co-founded Trusted and worked on developer platforms at Microsoft.
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Canonical writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Microsoft
- Trusted · CEO & Co-founder2014-2018
- Pear · Venture Partner
- Lightspeed · Venture Partner
- Canonical · Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Anand Iyer?
Anand Iyer is the Managing Partner of Canonical and a Venture Partner at Lightspeed. He previously co-founded Trusted and worked on developer platforms at Microsoft.
How much does Anand Iyer invest?
Anand Iyer invests through Canonical, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed.
How do I pitch Anand Iyer?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Anand in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Canonical backed works better.
What did Anand Iyer do before Canonical?
Microsoft; CEO & Co-founder at Trusted; Venture Partner at Pear; Venture Partner at Lightspeed.
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