Canaan Partners invests in entrepreneurs and works alongside them to turn visionary ideas into valuable companies. Since 1987, the firm has catalyzed the growth of disruptive technology startups and healthcare companies revolutionizing the practice of medicine.
With $3.5 billion under management and more than 85 acquisitions and 53 IPOs to date, Canaan has funded technology companies such as SuccessFactors (NASDAQ: SFSF), DoubleClick (acquired by Google), Match.com (acquired by IAC), Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT), Active Network (NYSE: ACTV) and SandForce (acquired by LSI), as well as notable healthcare companies such as Advanced BioHealing (acquired by Shire); Advance PCS (acquired by Caremark), BiPar Sciences (acquired by Sanofi); Calixa Therapeutics (acquired by Cubist); Cerexa Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Forest Labs) and Peninsula Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Johnson & Johnson).
Current technology investments include Tremor Video, KABAM, Lending Club, blip.tv, Zoosk and Blurb in the US; BharatMatrimony, LoyaltyRewardz, Naaptol and UnitedLex in India; and PrimeSense, LiveU and N-trig in Israel. The Canaan healthcare portfolio includes emerging leaders such as Liquidia Technologies, Theraclone Sciences, Durata, Civitas Therapeutics, Elevation Pharmaceuticals and DICOM Grid.
Canaan maintains a presence in the global innovation hubs of New York, SiliconValley, India and Israel . For more information visit www.canaan.com or www.facebook.com/canaanpartners.
Specialties
Digital Media, Communications & Mobility, Enterprise, Healthcare Infrastructure, Biopharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Israeli & Indian Startups
