Canaan Partners

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Overview

Canaan Partners is a firm with over 30 years of experience that takes a personal, values-driven approach to investing in life sciences and therapeutics.

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Classification

Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
Geographic focus
US
Stage
any
Current fund
Fund XIII
Portfolio
13 companies

Fund details

Fund size
$850M
AUM
$6.8B
Check size
$1M-$20M
Vintage
2023
Founded
1994

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Thesis & focus

Value-add platform

Canaan Scout: talent recruitment, Canaan Labs: studio for ideation and prototyping, executive coaching

Notable exits

GitHub, Instacart, Peloton, The Honest Company, Warby Parker

Portfolio focus

Therapeutics transforming patient care

Culture & mission

Balance, diversity and passion are at the core of who they are. They pride themselves on having a unique style and a healthy dose of humor, with a team dedicated to defying convention and shattering glass ceilings.

Investment thesis

They invest where science and technology become society, focusing on therapeutics that are actively transforming patient care. Their approach is personal, avoiding a one-size-fits-all model in favor of values hard-earned over 30 years.

Portfolio companies

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At a glance

13
Portfolio companies
$6.8B
AUM

Sources & references

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