Canaan Partners | VCINVEST DATA

Founded

31 Dec 1987

Address

Other Office
285 Riverside Avenue
Suite 250
Westport, CT 06880
United States

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Phone

+1 (203) 855-0400

Website

http://www.canaan.com

Industry

6630 Fund management

VCID: 30845

Profile

Corporate information

Registration country

United States

Investment activity status

Active investor

Company type

Venture capital firm with a focus on early stage technology and healthcare companies

Funds managed

Fund	Type	Vintage
Canaan IX LP	Venture	2012
Canaan VIII LP	Venture	2007
Canaan Equity Partners VII	Venture	2005

19 Sep 2024 Safire Group Raises $8 Million in New Financing to Deliver Lithium-ion Battery Safety Technology to Government, Automotive Markets

15 Aug 2024 Quantum Circuits Secures More Than $60 Million in Series B Investment

Investments

Selected investments

	Country	Date	Deal professionals	Notes
Safire Technology Group Inc Developer of Li-ion battery technologies.	United States	19 Sep 2024		N/A Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
Quantum Circuits Inc Developer of superconducting architecture.	United States	15 Aug 2024		Series B Initial investment. Round participant. Active
Forte Labs Inc Economic technology for video games.		20 May 2021		Series A Initial investment. Round participant. Active
ScaleFactor Inc	United States	8 Aug 2019 17 Jan 2019 31 Dec 2018	Michael Gilroy	Series C Round participant. Active
Embroker Inc Digital insurance brokerage company.	United States	9 Apr 2019 17 May 2016		Series B Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active
ClimaCell Inc Weather technology company that provides high-definition weather forecasting tools to businesses and governments worldwide.	United States	4 Oct 2018 27 Nov 2017		Series B Round participant. Active
Paxos Trust Company LLC		31 May 2018		Series B Active
Cardlytics Inc	United States	18 May 2017		Series G Active
Real Real Inc Online consignment business focused on curating and authenticating a full range of luxury products such as clothing, shoes, accessories, and jewelry.	United States	16 Apr 2013		Series B Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active
Switchfly Inc	United States	1 Oct 2012		Series C Active
Instacart Inc Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup.	United States	1 Oct 2012		N/A Initial investment. Round participant. Active
UrbanSitter Inc Web-based company offering social babysitting service, helping parents find and book babysitters online.	United States	1 Oct 2012		N/A
Novira Therapeutics Inc An antiviral drug discovery company launched in 2009	United States	1 Aug 2012		Series A
onefinestay redefines the experience of visiting London: live like a local by staying in a distinctive home while the owner is out of town.	United Kingdom	1 Jun 2012		Series B Active
Gemvara Inc Online retailer of customizable fine jewelry in the United States.	United States	1 Jun 2012		Series D Active
DICOM Grid Inc Provider of Internet-based solutions for digital medical imaging.	United States	1 May 2012		Series B