Canaan Partners

Canaan Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm working across healthcare and technology. Its website says it has partnered with founders for nearly four decades, from early discovery through to wide adoption.

What Canaan Partners does

• Healthcare and biotech: backs therapeutics, oncology and other companies aiming to change patient care.
• Deep tech: invests in areas such as robotics, quantum computing and physical-world AI.
• Cybersecurity and AI: supports companies working on emerging threats and on AI applications.
• Founder support: offers help with recruiting executive teams and with operational advice.

Customers and markets

Founders at the earliest stages, supported by a whole-team approach rather than a single partner alone.

Key facts

• Stage: Early-stage
• Track record: Nearly four decades of investing
• Sectors: Healthcare and technology