Canaan Partners
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
Canaan Partners has backed 20 European tech companies across 27 funding rounds between 2007 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €1.4B. Most active in Software and Cybersecurity. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Canaan · Canaan Ventures
Deals
27
distinct rounds
Companies
20
backed
Active span
2007–2026
20 yrs
Total round €
€1.4B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearCanaan Partners — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Canaan Partners — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsCanaan Partners — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Canaan Partners — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 7 |
| Cybersecurity | 6 |
| Media | 5 |
| Marketing | 4 |
| Healthtech | 3 |
| Cloud | 2 |
| E-commerce | 2 |
| Fintech | 2 |
| Travel | 2 |
| AI | 1 |
Stages
by dealsCanaan Partners — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Canaan Partners — stages | |
|---|---|
| Series B | 10 |
| Series A | 7 |
| Series C | 3 |
| Series D+ | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Early VC | 1 |
| Seed | 1 |
Countries
by dealsCanaan Partners — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Canaan Partners — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 11 |
| Israel | 10 |
| France | 2 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Abstract Ventures2
- Andera Partners2
- BlackRock2
- Boldstart Ventures2
- British Patient Capital2
- Earlybird Venture Capital2
- Eurazeo2
- Headline2
- Highland Europe2
- Index Ventures2
- Oxford Science Enterprises2
- Pfizer Ventures2
- Vertex Ventures2
- 2B Angels1
- 2M Companies1
- 83North1
- Accel1
- Acequia Capital1
- Adams Street Partners1
- Addition1
- AGCO1
- Airbus Ventures1
- Alkeon Capital1
- Aloniq1
- and Taya Ventures1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snyk | UK | 2 | €453M |
| ContentSquare | France | 2 | €427M |
| Grey Wolf Therapeutics | UK | 2 | €87M |
| Nivoda | UK | 2 | €77M |
| PerimeterX | Israel | 2 | €58M |
| Taptap Send | UK | 1 | €58M |
| Apex.ai | Germany | 1 | €50M |
| onefinestay | UK | 2 | €46M |
| Glooko | Sweden | 1 | €31M |
| Axis Security | Israel | 1 | €27M |
| Jina AI | Germany | 1 | €27M |
| borro | UK | 1 | €20M |
| Cynomi | UK | 1 | €19M |
| Arbe Robotics | Israel | 1 | €7.7M |
| Rapidata | Switzerland | 1 | €7.2M |
| Viewbix | Israel | 2 | €3.9M |
| Drupe | Israel | 1 | €2.7M |
| Start A Fire | Israel | 1 | €2.3M |
| Rollout | Israel | 1 | €1.8M |
| EnStorage | Israel | 1 | €1.4M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snyk | Series D+ | €448M | 2021-09 |
| ContentSquare | Series D+ | €392M | 2022-07 |
| Taptap Send | Series B | €58M | 2021-12 |
| Apex.ai | Series B | €50M | 2021-12 |
| Nivoda | Other | €49M | 2024-11 |
| Grey Wolf Therapeutics | Series B | €45M | 2023-01 |
| Grey Wolf Therapeutics | Series B | €42M | 2024-05 |
| PerimeterX | Series C | €38M | 2019-01 |
| onefinestay | Series D+ | €36M | 2015-06 |
| ContentSquare | Series B | €35M | 2018-01 |