What sectors does Canaan Partners invest in?

A 35-year-old firm splitting capital 60% tech and 40% healthcare. Invests $15-20M per company at seed and Series A across fintech, enterprise, biopharma, and digital health.

Typical check size

€4.6M – €18.4M

Fund size: $850M (Canaan XIII); $6.8B total AUM

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Portfolio highlights

Lending Club - consumer lending marketplace (NYSE-listed)

Vlocity - industry cloud apps (acquired by Salesforce)

Arvinas - protein degradation therapeutics (Nasdaq-listed)

Contact

www.canaan.com

United States

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Venture capital

United States

Canaan Partners

Investment focus

Sectors

Investment stages

Seed

Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Global

Investment thesis

A 35-year-old firm splitting capital 60% tech and 40% healthcare. Invests $15-20M per company at seed and Series A across fintech, enterprise, biopharma, and digital health.