Canaan Partners

Venture capital firm
Stamford, Connecticut, USAwww.canaan.comSee connections →

At a glance

Canaan Partners appears in 3 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026, leading 1. Its most recent tracked deal was Solstice Oncology's $225M Series A round (Sep 9, 2026).

Strategy

Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
HealthcareEnterpriseFintech
Geographies
USAStamford, Connecticut, USA
Check size
$1M-$50M

Recent changes

  1. Sep 9, 2026Invested in Solstice Oncology (Series A, $225M) GlobeNewswire
  2. Jul 29, 2026Invested in Mate Security (Series A, $35M) The Next Web
  3. Apr 7, 2026Invested in Hermeus (Series C, $350M) TechCrunch

Portfolio

3 total

Recent Investment Activity

3

Track record: led 1 and participated in 2 of 3 tracked venture rounds · 3 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series A

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Sep 9, 2026Solstice OncologySeries AParticipated$225M—GlobeNewswire
Jul 29, 2026Mate SecuritySeries ALed$35M—
Canaan PartnersLeadunverifiedInsight PartnersunverifiedTeam8unverifiedM12 (FKA Microsoft Ventures)unverified
The Next Web
Apr 7, 2026HermeusSeries CParticipated$350M—
Khosla VenturesunverifiedCanaan PartnersunverifiedFounders FundunverifiedBling CapitalunverifiedIn-Q-TelunverifiedPinegrove Venture PartnersunverifiedRTX VenturesSocium VenturesSVBHercules+1 more
TechCrunch

Sector / Stage Activity

By stage (tracked rounds)
Series A
2 · 67%
Series C
1 · 33%

Co-Investors

10

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Latest Pulse

  1. Solstice Oncology Launches With $225M Series ASolstice Oncology launched with a $225 million Series A led by RA Capital Management to advance porustobart, a second-generation CTLA-4 immunotherapy licensed from Harbour BioMed, into two Phase 2 cancer trials.→
  2. Mate Security Tops $50M as AI Security Ops Heads to Black HatMate Security, founded by former SentinelOne and Wiz leaders, closed a $35 million Series A led by Canaan Partners, pushing its total funding past $50 million as it heads to Black Hat USA.→

Canaan Partners FAQ

What companies has Canaan Partners invested in?

Canaan Partners' portfolio includes Solstice Oncology, Mate Security, Hermeus.

Who does Canaan Partners co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Canaan Partners most often invests alongside Bling Capital (1 shared deal), Forbion (1 shared deal), Founders Fund (1 shared deal), In-Q-Tel (1 shared deal), Insight Partners (1 shared deal).

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