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Canaan Partners

An early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas. 


Company Size

11 - 50 employees

Year Founded

1987

Investment Sectors

Lead Investor

Yes


About Canaan Partners

Canaan is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas. While we love speedy success, we're acutely aware that greatness comes in many forms and at different times. That's why we're not afraid to break the mold to bring something spectacular to life.

We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach, but there are a few absolutes intrinsic to who we are and how we work. And these values weren’t contrived out of thin air, they’re hard earned over the past 30 years and counting.

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