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349
Portfolio tracked
0
Sectors
0
Regions
11/8/2026
Last verified
Venture capital firm investing across technology and healthcare.
Leadership
Brendan Dickinson
General Partner
Focuses on fintech, marketplace, and enterprise software investments.
Brent Ahrens
General Partner
Invests in healthcare companies, with a focus on medical devices and diagnostics.
Colleen Cuffaro
General Partner
Focuses on early-stage biopharmaceutical investments.
Deepak Kamra
General Partner
A veteran investor in consumer and enterprise technology.
Hrach Simonian
General Partner
Focuses on enterprise, infrastructure, and frontier tech.
John Balen
General Partner
Veteran investor focusing on technology infrastructure and services.
Joydeep Bhattacharyya
General Partner
Focuses on enterprise software, cloud, and edge computing.
Julie Grant
General Partner
Invests in biopharmaceuticals and leads company creation efforts.
Laura Chau
General Partner
Focuses on consumer technology, including social, commerce, and gaming.
Maha Ibrahim
General Partner
Focuses on consumer technology and enterprise investments.
Nina Kjellson
General Partner
Invests in biopharmaceutical and digital health companies.
Rich Boyle
General Partner
Focuses on enterprise technology and vertical SaaS.
Stephen Bloch
General Partner
Focuses on healthcare technology and services investments.
Tim Shannon
General Partner
Invests in early-stage biopharmaceutical companies.
Wende Hutton
General Partner
Focuses on healthcare investments, specifically in biopharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Eric Young
Founder
Late Founder and legendary venture capitalist in the technology sector.
Antonio Lepore
Partner
Focuses on biopharmaceutical company creation and development.
Nils Lonberg
Executive in Residence / Partner
Focuses on healthcare and biopharmaceutical investments.
Uwe Schoenbeck
Partner
Deep expertise in biopharmaceutical research and development.
Kumar Sreekanti
Partner
Focuses on technology and cloud infrastructure.
Portfolio on record
Portfolio by sector
- Unclassified300 of 349
- Healthcare17 of 349
- B2B Software14 of 349
- Consumer3 of 349
- Financial Services3 of 349
- Industrials3 of 349
- Business Services2 of 349
- Logistics2 of 349
- Media2 of 349
- Professional Services2 of 349
- Energy1 of 349
349 portfolio companies on record in the index, grouped by sector hub.
Current and exited
Current: 332 of 349Exited: 17 of 349
Portfolio size among all firms
349 companies on record, more than 98% of the 405 firms in the index.
0885 companies (log scale)
Portfolio Companies
Source: https://canaan.com/companies
In the 2027 Digital Value Creation Baseline
1 of Canaan Partners' 349 portfolio companies on record were measured in the 2027 Digital Value Creation Baseline (October 2026).
Firms that also back Canaan Partners' companies
Co-investor web
Line width shows shared portfolio companies on record in the index. Top 8 co-investors shown.
Quiet Capital7 shared companies
DCVC4 shared companies
Andreessen Horowitz2 shared companies
Evolution Equity Partners2 shared companies
- Francisco Partners2 shared companies
H.I.G. Capital2 shared companies
- The Carlyle Group2 shared companies
US Venture Partners2 shared companies
Questions about Canaan Partners
- How many portfolio companies does Canaan Partners have?
- PE Firm Index tracks 349 Canaan Partners portfolio companies from the firm's public portfolio page, as of 2026-10-26. The firm's own count may differ, for example where exited companies are listed.
- Who leads Canaan Partners?
- Public sources name Brendan Dickinson (General Partner), Brent Ahrens (General Partner) and Colleen Cuffaro (General Partner) among Canaan Partners's leadership.
Sources for this profile, updated 2026-10-26
This profile is based on publicly available information and may be incomplete or outdated. PE Firm Index is not affiliated with Canaan Partners and does not provide investment advice.
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