TECHNOLOGY

Deepak Kamra

Deepak invests in a spectrum of technology companies, with particular expertise and focus on marketplaces, aerospace and enterprise software. Deepak is a passionate advocate for immigration and its importance to innovation. He started his career in the telecom software industry, which led to a startup and a successful IPO. He has been ranked on the Forbes Midas List twice, and is a former member of the board of directors of the NVCA. When not working with startups, Deepak plays bass in a local band. He received a B. Comm. from Carleton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

TECHNOLOGY

Eric Young

Eric co-founded Canaan as a spin-out of GE Venture Capital. Over 32 years, Eric led multiple generations of Canaan investors and shaped the firm’s culture. Aside from advising Canaan’s investment team, Eric also served on multiple advisory boards outside of Canaan. All of them are involved in venture and entrepreneurial skill development, primarily connected to several different university-related ecosystems. He was particularly passionate about the commercialization of new technologies emanating from research. Eric earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

TECHNOLOGY

Joydeep Bhattacharyya

Joydeep leads investments in enterprise and cloud platforms with a focus on security and automation. His experience is rooted in the founding days of Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Skype for Business, where he ran cross-functional teams including R&D, IT Operations and Customer Support. Immediately prior to joining Canaan, Joydeep led enterprise investments at Shasta Ventures. Joydeep received an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management, where he was a CRTI fellow, and a B.E. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Jadavpur University.

TECHNOLOGY

Bob Williams

Bob invests in seed stage security related startups that help to protect enterprise and cloud infrastructure, data, applications and users. He also advises Canaan on later stage security related investments. Prior to Canaan, Bob spent his first 20 years as an entrepreneur starting companies in the database and networking sectors which led to three IPOs and one acquisition. He then entered the venture business as a partner at Bay Partners for ten years, and most recently prior to Canaan he established the security practice for EMC/Dell Ventures – working closely with RSA and VMWare on infrastructure security deals. Bob holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Stanford Business School.

Select investments Bob made prior to Canaan include Sonicwall (IPO), ZScaler (IPO), Twistlock (Palo Alto Networks) and Netskope.

TECHNOLOGY

Brendan Dickinson

Brendan invests in startups that are changing the world with code in the fintech, e-commerce and frontier tech sectors. He built Canaan’s investment thesis in insurance and is passionate about companies that re-imagine how financial services products are purchased and sold. Previously, Brendan was a senior quantitative analyst at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. He holds an M.B.A. with distinction from NYU Stern School of Business, an M.S. in Computer Science from Brown University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Bowdoin College.

Healthcare (Software, Fintech, Healthcare, Energy, and Consumer)

Byron Ling

Byron has been an early-stage investor for the last seven years in NYC, most recently as a Partner at Canaan where he has led investments in software and healthcare companies such as Ro, Papa, Italic, and others. Business Plan Investors (BPI) verifies Byron as one of the most friendly Healthcare (Software, Fintech, Healthcare, Energy, and Consumer) Investors worldwide.  

Technology - FinTech and SaaS

Hootan Rashidifard

Hootan sits on the board of several companies.   Business Plan Investors (BPI) verifies Hootan as one of the best and most friendly Technology (FinTech and SaaS) investors worldwide.

Technology - Consumer Technology

Laura Chau

Laura thinks about startups not just as businesses, but as carefully crafted works of art. At Canaan, she focuses on consumer technology. She previously worked in Deloitte’s Strategy and Operations practice.   Business Plan Investors (BPI) verifies Laura as one of the best and most friendly Consumer Technology investors worldwide.

Technology Investor

Andrew Noyons

Technology Investor

Tom Bradley

Tom is a Partner at Hambro Perks primarily focused on early-stage investments. He has been investing in start-ups for 20 years and has worked with many successful technology companies.