Canaan Partners Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Early stage venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.

Founded

2003

Deals · 12mo

18

Links

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Stage focus

Series A

Series B

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Biopharma

FinTech

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

460rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Solstice Oncology	Sep 2026Participated	$225 MSeries A
Actualyze AI	Aug 2026Participated	$7 MSeed
Mate Security	Jul 2026Led	$35 MSeries A
Vedana Therapeutics	Jun 2026Led	$46 MSeries A
HeyMilo	Jun 2026Participated	$6 MSeed
AttoTude	Jun 2026Participated	$52 MSeries C
Rylo	Jun 2026Led	$85 MOther Equity
SageOx	May 2026Led	$15 MSeed
C-Infinity	Apr 2026Led	$16 MOther Equity
Hermeus	Apr 2026Participated	$350 MSeries C
Vima Therapeutics	Mar 2026Participated	$100 MSeries A
RenoFi	Mar 2026Participated	$22 MSeries B
Solstice Oncology	Sep 2026Participated	$225 MSeries A
Actualyze AI	Aug 2026Participated	$7 MSeed
Mate Security	Jul 2026Led	$35 MSeries A
Vedana Therapeutics	Jun 2026Led	$46 MSeries A
HeyMilo	Jun 2026Participated	$6 MSeed
AttoTude	Jun 2026Participated	$52 MSeries C
Rylo	Jun 2026Led	$85 MOther Equity
SageOx	May 2026Led	$15 MSeed
C-Infinity	Apr 2026Led	$16 MOther Equity
Hermeus	Apr 2026Participated	$350 MSeries C
Vima Therapeutics	Mar 2026Participated	$100 MSeries A
RenoFi	Mar 2026Participated	$22 MSeries B

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Deal Distribution

Canaan Partners: 460 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	22	30
Series A	73	48
Series B	35	74
Series C+	11	85
Other Equity	27	52
Debt	1	2

Monthly Deal Activity

Canaan Partners: 460 deals are recorded across 241 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Oct '06	1
Nov '06	0
Dec '06	0
Jan '07	0
Feb '07	0
Mar '07	0
Apr '07	0
May '07	0
Jun '07	0
Jul '07	0
Aug '07	1
Sep '07	0
Oct '07	0
Nov '07	0
Dec '07	0
Jan '08	1
Feb '08	0
Mar '08	1
Apr '08	0
May '08	1
Jun '08	0
Jul '08	0
Aug '08	0
Sep '08	0
Oct '08	0
Nov '08	0
Dec '08	0
Jan '09	0
Feb '09	0
Mar '09	1
Apr '09	0
May '09	0
Jun '09	0
Jul '09	1
Aug '09	0
Sep '09	0
Oct '09	0
Nov '09	0
Dec '09	2
Jan '10	2
Feb '10	1
Mar '10	0
Apr '10	8
May '10	2
Jun '10	0
Jul '10	0
Aug '10	2
Sep '10	3
Oct '10	2
Nov '10	3
Dec '10	1
Jan '11	2
Feb '11	2
Mar '11	1
Apr '11	0
May '11	1
Jun '11	1
Jul '11	1
Aug '11	1
Sep '11	4
Oct '11	4
Nov '11	1
Dec '11	1
Jan '12	1
Feb '12	1
Mar '12	3
Apr '12	2
May '12	2
Jun '12	3
Jul '12	1
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	1
Oct '12	3
Nov '12	2
Dec '12	1
Jan '13	2
Feb '13	1
Mar '13	3
Apr '13	2
May '13	1
Jun '13	4
Jul '13	4
Aug '13	1
Sep '13	2
Oct '13	1
Nov '13	2
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	2
Mar '14	3
Apr '14	8
May '14	3
Jun '14	5
Jul '14	1
Aug '14	4
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	3
Nov '14	1
Dec '14	1
Jan '15	3
Feb '15	4
Mar '15	2
Apr '15	1
May '15	3
Jun '15	2
Jul '15	2
Aug '15	2
Sep '15	1
Oct '15	1
Nov '15	1
Dec '15	1
Jan '16	1
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	4
Apr '16	2
May '16	2
Jun '16	2
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	2
Sep '16	6
Oct '16	6
Nov '16	4
Dec '16	1
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	3
Mar '17	2
Apr '17	2
May '17	4
Jun '17	3
Jul '17	2
Aug '17	1
Sep '17	2
Oct '17	2
Nov '17	4
Dec '17	3
Jan '18	4
Feb '18	1
Mar '18	4
Apr '18	4
May '18	1
Jun '18	3
Jul '18	3
Aug '18	2
Sep '18	2
Oct '18	3
Nov '18	4
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	3
Feb '19	7
Mar '19	3
Apr '19	4
May '19	2
Jun '19	3
Jul '19	4
Aug '19	4
Sep '19	2
Oct '19	4
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	3
Jan '20	3
Feb '20	6
Mar '20	1
Apr '20	1
May '20	3
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	4
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	6
Oct '20	5
Nov '20	3
Dec '20	2
Jan '21	2
Feb '21	2
Mar '21	8
Apr '21	7
May '21	3
Jun '21	8
Jul '21	2
Aug '21	5
Sep '21	4
Oct '21	2
Nov '21	7
Dec '21	6
Jan '22	2
Feb '22	3
Mar '22	5
Apr '22	1
May '22	1
Jun '22	3
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	4
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	2
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	2
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	5
May '23	1
Jun '23	1
Jul '23	1
Aug '23	1
Sep '23	4
Oct '23	2
Nov '23	1
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	3
Apr '24	4
May '24	4
Jun '24	1
Jul '24	2
Aug '24	2
Sep '24	2
Oct '24	1
Nov '24	1
Dec '24	1
Jan '25	2
Feb '25	2
Mar '25	3
Apr '25	2
May '25	1
Jun '25	2
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	1
Sep '25	1
Oct '25	1
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	3
Feb '26	2
Mar '26	2
Apr '26	2
May '26	1
Jun '26	4
Jul '26	1
Aug '26	1
Sep '26	1
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Canaan Partners: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (149 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Health & Life Sciences	149
Enterprise Software	127
Networks, Cloud & Communication	92
Fintech	62
AI & Machine Learning	60
E-Commerce & Retail	59
Data, Analytics & IT	47
Marketing & Advertising	41
Consumer & Lifestyle	39
Professional Services	39
Transportation & Logistics	35
Hardware & Robotics	32
Cybersecurity & Privacy	26
Space & Frontier Tech	25
Social & Community Platforms	23
Real Estate & Construction	22
Media & Entertainment	21
Manufacturing	19
Food & Agriculture	14
Travel & Hospitality	13
Developer Tools	13
Government & Defense	10
Clean Energy & Sustainability	8
Gaming & eSports	8
Education & Workforce	6
Crypto & Blockchain	3
AR/VR	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Canaan Partners: 460 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	53
$5M-$10M	59
$10M-$25M	136
$25M-$50M	129
$50M-$100M	55
$100M-$250M	23
$250M-$500M	4
$500M-$1B	1
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 10 of 15 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Canaan Partners: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (384 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	384
Europe	35
Israel	14
Canada	8
India	5
Brazil	3
91124	2
Nigeria	2
Pakistan	1
Australia	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Canaan Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with New Enterprise Associates sharing 21 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
New Enterprise Associates	21
Sofinnova Ventures	14
InterWest Partners	13
New Leaf Venture Partners	13
Norwest Venture Partners	12
Osage University Partners	12
RA Capital Management	12
5AM Ventures	11
Alexandria Venture Investments	11
Google Ventures	11
Khosla Ventures	11
Lightspeed Venture Partners	11
Accel	10
August Capital	10
Coatue	10
Battery Ventures	9
Bay City Capital	9
First Round	9
Morgenthaler Ventures	9
Connecticut Innovations	8