Canaan Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas. The firm focuses on seed and Series A investments across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, and consumer products. Canaan typically invests in companies based in North America and Israel.
Notable portfolio companies include Instacart, Paxos, and Dexcom. Canaan's team brings a balance of passion and experience to support their investments. The firm emphasizes diversity and offers unique perspectives to help drive greater outcomes for their portfolio companies. Canaan's approach combines financial support with strategic guidance to help startups scale and succeed.
Canaan Partners - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Total Investments389
Current Portfolio Count176
Total Portfolio Exits16
Top Investment Stages
Series A97 (29.4%)
Series B85 (25.8%)
Seed61 (18.5%)
Series C58 (17.6%)
Series Unknown29 (8.8%)
Stage Mix
Series A 29%Series B 26%Seed 18%Series C 18%Series Unknown 9%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
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Canaan Partners - Classification
- Also Known As
- Canaan Partners L.P.
- NAICS
- 520000Finance and Insurance
- 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
- 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
- 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
- 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
- SIC
- 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
- 6790Miscellaneous Investing
- 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
- ISIC
- 8211Combined office administrative service activities
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- NAICS
- 561100Office Administrative Services
- 561110Office Administrative Services
- 560000Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
- 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
- 561000Administrative and Support Services
- 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
- 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
- SIC
- 8741Management Services
- 6000Depository Institutions
- 8700Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 6720Investment Offices
- 8740Management And Public Relations Services
- 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end