Co-investors · VC firm · United States

Who invests with Canaan

234 investors have backed two or more of the 259 startups Canaan has backed in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these startups it shares; Y Combinator shares the most, 16.

234co-investors
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Y Combinatormost shared (16)
VC firmsmost common kind

Canaan's whole portfolioCanaan's profile

VC firms

183

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Private equity and asset managers

18

Corporate investors

12

Angels and networks

10

Growth funds

5

Accelerators

3

Family offices

3

Segment by segment

VC firms

183 investors

  1. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States12 backed
  2. New Enterprise AssociatesVC firmUnited States12 backed
  3. Founders FundVC firmUnited States11 backed
  4. Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firmUnited States9 backed
  5. TechstarsVC firmUnited States8 backed
  6. Sofinnova InvestmentsVC firmUnited States8 backed
  7. Lerer HippeauVC firmUnited States8 backed
  8. First Round CapitalVC firmUnited States7 backed

Private equity and asset managers

18 investors

  1. RA Capital ManagementPrivate equityUnited States10 backed
  2. GaingelsPrivate equityUnited States5 backed
  3. Janus Henderson InvestorsPrivate equityUnited Kingdom4 backed
  4. OrbiMedPrivate equityUnited States4 backed
  5. Perceptive AdvisorsAsset managerUnited States4 backed
  6. BlackRockAsset managerUnited States4 backed
  7. Goldman SachsPrivate equityUnited States3 backed
  8. Warburg PincusPrivate equityUnited States3 backed

Corporate investors

12 investors

  1. Google VenturesCorporate investorUnited States7 backed
  2. Samsung NextCorporate investorUnited States4 backed
  3. Kaiser Permanente VenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  4. Intel CapitalCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  5. QualcommCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  6. Cisco InvestmentsCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  7. Comcast VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  8. JetBlue VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed

Angels and networks

10 investors

  1. 5G500 GlobalAngel investorUnited States3 backed
  2. SBScott BanisterAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  3. MCMark CubanAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  4. SBScooter BraunAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  5. PBPaul BuchheitAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  6. DGDean GilbertAngel investor-2 backed
  7. JFJason FingerAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  8. SPShervin PishevarAngel investorUnited States2 backed

Growth funds

5 investors

  1. CitibankGrowth fundUnited States3 backed
  2. SISAS InvestorsGrowth fundUnited States3 backed
  3. CelgeneGrowth fundUnited States2 backed
  4. BBBB Biotech VenturesGrowth fundSwitzerland2 backed
  5. JVJafco VenturesGrowth fund-2 backed

Accelerators

3 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States16 backed
  2. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  3. Amino CapitalAcceleratorUnited States3 backed

Family offices

3 investors

  1. Hill House CapitalFamily officeSingapore3 backed
  2. Winklevoss CapitalFamily officeUnited States2 backed
  3. Thrive CapitalFamily office-2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more of the same startups as Canaan, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many startups it shares with Canaan. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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