Investor Overview
1987
Founded
$6B
Funds Raised
6
# Funds
10
# Portfolio
15
# Investments
4
# Exits
2.47x
Avg Exit Multiple
2023
Latest Investment
2020
Latest Fund
Canaan is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs with visionary ideas. With a diversified fund and over 200 exits to date, Canaan has invested in some of the world’s leading technology and healthcare companies over the past 33+ years. Canaan’s focus areas include Consumer Tech, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier Tech and Life Sciences. To learn more about our people and our portfolio, please visit canaan.com.
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Team (2)
Name | Title | Contact |
---|---|---|
Eric Young | Partner | 1 |
Dan Ciporin | Partner | 1 |
Portfolio (10)
Startup | Status | Founded | Sector | Funding | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Savvy | Active | 2021 | $30M | |
![]() | Axis Security | Acquired | 2019 | $99M | |
![]() | AirEye | Active | 2017 | $8M | |
![]() | Seetree.ai | Active | 2017 | $47.7M | |
![]() | Tomorrow.io | Active | 2015 | $259M | |
![]() | Snyk | Active | 2015 | $1.2B | |
![]() | HUMAN | Merged | 2014 | $149M | |
![]() | Medial EarlySign | Active | 2009 | $50M | |
Peer39 | Acquired | 2005 | $30M | ||
PrimeSense | Acquired | 2005 | $79.4M |
Exits (8)
Exit | Date | Consideration | |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Snyk Startup Acquisition | 2021 | |
![]() | Snyk Startup Acquisition | 2021 | |
![]() | Snyk Startup Acquisition | 2021 | |
![]() | Snyk Startup Acquisition | 2020 | |
![]() | HUMAN Acquisition | 2019 | |
![]() | Snyk Startup Acquisition | 2019 | |
PrimeSense Acquisition | 2013 | $350M | |
Peer39 Acquisition | 2012 | $16M |
Funding Rounds (15)
Funds (6)
Fund Name | Date Announced | Fund Size | |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | ㅤCanaan Partners raises $800 million | October 2020 | $800M |
![]() | ㅤCanaan Partners raises $ million | April 2020 | |
![]() | ㅤCanaan Partners raises $800 million | July 2017 | $800M |
![]() | ㅤCanaan Partners raises $675 million | October 2014 | $675M |
![]() | ㅤCanaan Partners raises $600 million | January 2012 | $600M |
![]() | ㅤCanaan Partners raises $650 million | February 2008 | $650M |
Co-Investors (46)
ㅤInvestor Name | Investor Type | Location | Portfolio | |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ㅤPitango Venture Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 64 |
![]() | ㅤVertex Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 52 |
![]() | ㅤiAngels | Crowdfunding | Israel | 46 |
![]() | ㅤLightspeed Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 46 |
![]() | ㅤAccel Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 27 |
![]() | ㅤCanaan Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 10 |
![]() | ㅤMarius Nacht | Angel | Israel | 24 |
![]() | ㅤSquare Peg Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 14 |
![]() | ㅤDCVC (Data Collective) | Venture Capital | United States | 7 |
![]() | ㅤSalesforce Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 19 |
![]() | ㅤSpark Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 16 |
![]() | ㅤBoldstart Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 10 |
![]() | ㅤMindset Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 16 |
![]() | ㅤTen Eleven Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 5 |
![]() | ㅤAdams Street Partners | Investment Firm | 5 | |
![]() | ㅤTiger Global Management | Private Equity | United States | 34 |
![]() | ㅤU.S. Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 12 |
![]() | ㅤCiti Group | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 13 |
![]() | ㅤCyberstarts | Venture Capital | Israel | 15 |
![]() | ㅤUri Levine | Angel | 4 | |
![]() | ㅤAddition | Venture Capital | United States | 4 |
![]() | ㅤAllianceBernstein | Investment Firm | United States | 2 |
![]() | ㅤSeraphim Capital | Venture Capital | United Kingdom | 3 |
![]() | ㅤClearvision Ventures | Venture Capital | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤActivate Capital | Venture Capital | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤRTX Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤChemonics | Company | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤHorizons Ventures | Venture Capital | Hong Kong | 17 |
![]() | ㅤGV | Corporate Venture Capital | United States | 9 |
![]() | ㅤGemini Israel Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 13 |
![]() | ㅤScale Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 13 |
![]() | ㅤDeutsche Telekom Capital Partners | Corporate Venture Capital | Germany | 12 |
![]() | ㅤHeavybit | Company | 4 | |
![]() | ㅤCoatue Management | Venture Capital | United States | 10 |
![]() | ㅤBlackRock | Investment Firm | United States | 7 |
![]() | ㅤFundFire | Company | 3 | |
ㅤGolden Arc Capital | Family Office | 1 | ||
![]() | ㅤJS Capital | Venture Capital | Israel | 1 |
![]() | ㅤStereo Capital | Venture Capital | 1 | |
![]() | ㅤFontinalis Partners | Venture Capital | 2 | |
![]() | ㅤGenesis Partners | Venture Capital | Israel | 11 |
![]() | ㅤNir Kalkstein | Angel | 2 | |
![]() | ㅤPeter McKay | Angel | 2 | |
ㅤEnvision Ventures | Venture Capital | 2 | ||
ㅤFord Smart Mobility | Corporate Venture Capital | 1 | ||
![]() | ㅤJetBlue Technology Ventures | Venture Capital | 1 |
Investment Summary
Investment Pace
Stage Focus
Focus
Venture Capital
Investor Type