Canaan has been a trusted investor in technology and healthcare companies since 1987. Canaan has funded more than 240 companies since inception. With recent investments in the US, Israel, and India, Canaan catalyzes the growth of market leaders globally.
0-In Design develops and supports functional verification products.
Acquired by Mentor Graphics (MENT)
San Jose, Ca
AcmePacket makes VOIP equipment for carriers and was one of the top 10 performing IPOs of 2006.
Public (APKT)
Burlington, MA
Active Networks hosts the world’s largest directory of sports and recreational activities and is the leading online community for amateur sports enthusiasts.
Private
San Diego, CA
Adlyfe Inc. develops innovative diagnostic technologies that can detect fatal brain diseases in the blood before symptoms occur.
Private
Rockville, MD
AdvancePCS grew to become the nation’s largest independent provider of health improvement services.
Public. Acquired by CVS/Caremark
Irving, TX
Advanced BioHealing (ABH) is an industry leader in regenerative medicine.
Private
New York, NY
AllBusiness.com is an online media and commerce company that presents practical solutions to real-world business questions.
Public. Acquired by NBC Interactive (NBCi)
San Francisco, CA
Alsius is the worldwide leader in core body temperature regulation technology.
Public (ALUS)
Irvine, CA
AlterEgo Networks helps companies accelerate productivity by enabling Internet content adaption and delivery for wireless devices.
Acquired by Macromedia (MACR)
Redwood City, CA
AMICAS is a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions over the Internet.
Acquired by VitalWorks (VWKS)
Boston, MA
Amicus is pioneering next-generation oral therapies for the management of human genetic diseases.
Private
Cranbury, NJ
ANADIGICS is enabling wireless OEMs to build more capabilities into each new generation of products with industry-leading power amplifiers for wireless and broadband applications.
Public (ANAD)
Warren, NJ
Aperto Networks is the leader in the most challenging segment of the WiMAX equipment market: carrier-class infrastructure.
Private
Milpitas, CA
Apieron is developing a noninvasive monitor to measure exhaled nitric oxide for managing inflammation and controlling the underlying disease of asthma.
Private
Menlo Park, CA
Apriva is the leading wireless provider of secure and reliable Point of Sale (POS) applications.
Private
Scottsdale, AZ
Argon developed a high-speed routing switch for the next-generation multi-service Internet.
Acquired by Siemens (SI)
Littleton, MA
Associated Content, “The People’s Media Company”, allows anyone to submit original material for syndication on the Web and receive royalties.
Private
New York, NY
Bharat Matrimony is the world’s largest consumer Internet site for matrimonial services.
Private
Chennai, India
BiPar is developing a potential new class of tumor-selective drugs designed to meet the unmet needs of cancer patients.
Private
Brisbane, CA
Blurb is changing the face of publishing by letting anyone easily create and sell bookstore-quality books.
Private
San Francisco, CA
Business Layers was the first company to define and address the eProvisioning market, and the first to define a provisioning standard.
Acquired by BMC Software (BMC)
Houston, TX
CapMAC was a leading provider of financial guarantee insurance for structured securities, worldwide.
Public. Acquired by MBIA (MBI)
New York, NY
Capstone Turbine is the world leader in microturbines for distributed power generation and co-gen applications.
Public (CPST)
Chatsworth, CA
Casabi provides an end-to-end solution for carriers to deliver web-based content or services to cordless phones and other smart devices at home.
Private
Campbell, CA
Cell Pathways is a development-stage pharmaceutical company focused on novel medications to treat and prevent cancer and certain autoimmune diseases.
Public. Acquired by OSI Pharmaceuticals
Horsham, PA
Cellcast is a leader in the provision of participation television programming and interactive mobile content in the digital entertainment sector.
Private
India
Centocor revolutionized the science of immunology and has been a leader in the field of cancer and immune-disorders for over 20 years.
Public (CNTO)
Malvern, PA
Cerexa is an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of serious and life–threatening infections.
Acquired by Forest Labs (FRX)
Alameda, CA
Chimerix develops orally-available, antiviral therapeutics for a broad range of viral diseases.
Private
Durham, NC
cMarket is the leader in online auction fundraising for nonprofit organizations.
Private
Cambridge, MA
Coapt’s revolutionary “soft tissue fixation technology” enables surgeons to reliably place and shape soft tissue during reconstructive procedures.
private
Palo Alto, CA
CoAxia is taking a pioneering approach to acute stroke treatment by developing a catheter that directs more blood flow to the brain through collateral vessels.
Private
Maple Grove, MN
CombinatoRx is pioneering the new field of synergistic combination pharmaceuticals to provide a renewable and previously untapped source of novel drug candidates.
Public (CRXX)
Boston, MA
Command Audio owns and licenses a portfolio of patents critical to the transmission, navigation and playback of stored media.
Private
Redwood Shores, CA
CommerceOne pioneered and brought B2B ecommerce to the masses.
Public (CMRC)
Walnut Creek, CA
Concord Communications was a market leader in automating technology management of the Internet infrastructure.
Public. Acquired by CA Inc.
Marlboro, MA
Copper Mountain technology led the 1990’s DSL wave in North America.
Public (CMTN)
San Diego, CA
Cortina is a leading supplier of intelligent communication solutions.
Private
Sunnyvale, CA
CrossLogix builds software that entitles Internet access to enterprise applications, content, and data.
Acquired by BEA Systems (BEAS)
Redwood Shores, CA
Cylex diagnostics have transformed the ability of doctors to measure immune system functioning.
Private
Columbia, MD
Dexcom is tackling the diabetes epidemic by developing sensors that wirelessly transmit glucose readings to patients and theirs doctors.
Public (DXCM)
San Diego, CA
Dexterra is the industry leading mobile application and mobile platform provider.
Private
Bothell, WA
Diffusion Software develops Intranet and Extranet software for the targeted distribution of business critical information through different media.
Acquired by Vignette (VIGN)
Mountain View, CA
E-stamp was the leading provider of Internet-based postage solutions.
Public. Acquired by Learn2
San Mateo, CA
E4E provides next generation business process outsourcing services to global clients.
Private
Santa Clara, CA
eBates is a shopping portal where members receive rebates for all their online purchases.
Private
San Francisco, CA
Echopass delivers contact center solutions on-demand, as a service for mid-to-large enterprises and government agencies worldwide.
Private
Pleasanton, CA
Efficient Finance offers financial solutions that leverage its innovations in corporate finance, banking and information technology to increase the efficiency of commercial relationships.
Private
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Ellacoya Networks is a leading provider of carrier-grade communications equipment for broadband service providers looking to optimize Internet services for their subscribers.
Private
Merrimack, NH
Endura provides advanced order management applications to organizations engaged in supply chain management.
Acquired by HK Systems
New Berlin, WI
Enpirion makes the industry’s smallest power management system on a chip and represents the first major innovation in integrated power technology in over a decade.
Private
Bridgewater, NJ
EnStorage provides financially-viable, high-reliability energy-storage-system (ESS) for power grid load leveling, Solar and Wind power generation plants.
Private
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Eon Lab is a drug manufacturer that develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of generic pharmaceutical products.
Public. Acquired by Novaritis (NVS)
Lauralton, NY
Esperion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Public. Acquired by Pfizer (PFE)
Ann Arbor, MI
Everdream is the market leader in on-demand desktop management services that enable greater visibility into hardware and software assets.
Private
Fremont, CA
Evident is a leading provider of metering, reporting and analytics software solutions for the enterprise network.
Private
Bloomfield, NJ
EzRez is a B2B provider of next-generation online travel solutions.
Private
San Francisco, CA
FitLinxx is the endorsed industry standard and recognized global leader for providing technology to health clubs.
Private
Stamford, CT
FLA Orthopedics is a leading manufacturer of orthopedic, sports medicine and bracing products.
Acquired by BSN Medical
Miramar, FL
Frame Technology Corp. is the company which developed FrameMaker, taken over by Adobe Systems, Inc.
Public. Acquired by Adobe Systems (ADBE)
San Jose, CA
Ganymede develops network performance management software.
Acquired by NetIQ (NTIQ)
Raleigh, NC
Personalized medicine through population genomics and informatics.
Public. Acquired by Clinical Data (CLDA)
Newton, MA
Groundwork is the recognized leader in open source-based systems for the enterprise.
Private
San Francisco, CA
Habeas is an email Reputation Services Provider that offers solutions for legitimate senders to monitor and manage their email reputation to ensure maximum deliverability.
Private
Mountain View, CA
Haht Commerce is a provider of demand chain management platforms.
Acquired by Global eXchange Services, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
Hello Direct is the leading direct marketer of business-to-business telecom accessories.
Public. Acquired by GN Netcom (GGNDF.PK)
San Jose, CA
ID Analytics, the leader in on-demand identity intelligence, provides unprecedented visibility, protecting both organizations and consumers from potential identity fraud.
Private
San Diego, CA
Immunicon is developing proprietary cell- and molecular-based human diagnostic products with an initial focus on cancer disease management.
Public (IMMC)
Huntingdon Valley, PA
ImpulseBuy Network was the premier developer of online merchandising software.
Acquired by Inktomi (INKT)
Burlingame, CA
Indus River is a leading developer of managed remote networking solutions that address the scalability, security, dependability and policy management requirements of large corporations worldwide.
Acquired by Cabletron (CS)
Acton, MA
InfiniRoute Networks is the leading provider of fully managed Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) peering services for wireline and wireless carriers worldwide.
Acquired by TNS (TNS)
Princeton, NJ
International Network Services (INS) is one of the world’s largest independent network consulting and security services providers.
Public. Acquired by Lucent (LU)
Mountain View, CA
IntelliCare is a healthcare contact center company that serves providers, payors, and clinical service providers.
Acquired by Polymedica (PLMD)
Portland, ME
Interact Commerce enables individuals and organizations worldwide to interact and grow faster.
Public. Acquired by Sage Group (SGE.L)
Phoenix, AZ
IntraLinks® On-Demand Workspaces™ provide a secure, virtual environment where business communities can exchange sensitive, high-value information across enterprise boundaries.
Acquired by TA Associates
New York, NY
iPrint.com is a leading online print shop and offers the broadest array of customizable printed products on the web.
Public. Acquired by Made-To-Order
Redwood City, CA
iReady develops hardware TCP/IP acceleration solutions.
Acquired by NVIDIA (NVDA)
Santa Clara, CA
Istante Software provides applications for data warehousing.
Acquired by Oracle (ORCL)
Mountain View, CA
iYogi provides computer support via phone and remote access for home and small business users globally.
Private
Port-Louis, Mauritius
JobDirect.com was the leading web-based job search site for college and entry-level professional positions.
Acquired by Korn/Ferry International (KFI)
Kalpana pioneered the Ethernet switching industry with innovative technology such as low-latency, cut-through switching and full-duplex Ethernet.
Acquired by Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Kinecta was a provider of software infrastructure for content distribution.
Acquired by Stellent (STEL)
San Francisco, CA
Lancope is the global market leader in Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) and Response technology, and the manufacturer of StealthWatch, the most widely deployed solution within this market.
Private
Alpharetta, GA
Latitude Communications is a leading provider of integrated, enterprise-class conferencing solutions for geographically dispersed organizations.
Public (LATD)
Santa Clara, CA
Lending Club is an online lending community where people borrow and lend money, bypass the banks, and get better rates.
Private
Sunnyvale, CA
LiveU allows anyone to instantly broadcast live video over wireless channels.
Private
Kfar Saba, Israel
Loyalty Lab is the leader in on-demand CRM solutions for consumer brands.
Private
San Francisco, CA
Mariner Health is the leading provider of sub-acute medical services.
Public (MHCA)
Menlo Park, CA
Marinus develops novel drugs to treat serious neurological, psychiatric, and pain disorders such as epilepsy and bipolar disorder.
Private
Branford, CT
Match.com is the most popular online dating site in the world.
Acquired by InterActiveCorp (IACI)
San Francisco, CA
Matrix Pharmaceutical develops novel local and systemic cancer treatments that may improve or extend the lives of people living with cancer.
Public (MATX)
Menlo Park, CA
Mino Wireless is the first company to launch VoIP and roaming solutions on mobile devices for global enterprises.
Private
Sunnyvale, CA
Mobilitec develo the most commercially deployed content platform in the industry.
Acquired by Alcatel Lucent (ALU)
San Mateo, CA
Motionbox makes it easy to upload, organize, enhance, and share your personal videos with family, friends & groups.
Private
New York, NY
N-trig is the creator of the only pen and touch/multitouch solution for today’s computing world.
Private
Kfar Saba, Israel
Nellcor introduced the first clinically and commercially viable pulse oximeter and has grown to become the world’s foremost supplier of pulse oximetry.
Public. Acquired by Mallinckrodt
Pleasanton, CA
Network Engines provides the engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and technical services required to deliver software applications as network appliances.
Public (NENG)
Canton, MA
Northstar Neuroscience is a medical device pioneering the development of cortical stimulation therapies to treat neurological injuries, disorders and diseases.
Public (NSTR)
Seattle, WA
Novare Surgical Systems develops and markets RealHand, a platform technology representing an entirely new category of High Dexterity (HD) instruments for minimally invasive surgery.
Private
Cupertino, CA
nTouch Research Corporation is a leading provider of Phase II-IV clinical trials services delivering investigator selection, patient recruitment and study management services for pharmaceutical, CRO, and biotechnology industries.
Private
Raleigh, NC
Octel Communications is the leading manufacturer and provider of voicemail products and services.
Public. Acquired by Lucent (LU)
Milpitas, CA
OmniSonics is a medical device company focused on developing breakthrough products for the treatment of vascular occlusive disease.
Private
Wilmington, MA
ON24 is the global leader of webcasting and video communications solutions.
Private
San Francisco, CA
OnDemand provides relationship management software that enables organizations and their branch and independent channels to increase sales and reduce costs by maximizing customer relationships.
Acquired by Chordiant Software (CHRD)
Menlo Park, CA
OneSource Services is a medical equipment repair and service provider.
Acquired by General Electric (GE)
Cleveland, OH
ONI Systems Leader in the revolutionary merging of the metro area voice and data communication that is the basis of Ciena’s current offerings.
Public. Acquired by CIENA (CIEN)
San Jose, CA
OraPharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused therapeutics for oral health.
Public. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Warminster, PA
Orthocon is a specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company offering a new approach to the management of postoperative pain.
Private
Colts Neck, NJ
Palladium Interactive develops and distributes interactive multimedia software.
Acquired by Mattel (MAT)
San Rafael, CA
Peninsula Pharmaceuticals is developing new antibiotic medications to treat life-threatening infections.
Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Alameda, CA
Phylogix is an early-stage pharmaceutical company developing chemoprotectant compounds.
Private
Waltham, MA
PicksPal is the fastest-growing sports and entertainment destination on the Internet.
Private
Mountain View, CA
Pintex is applying a structure-based drug design approach to create novel cancer therapeutics.
Private
Watertown, MA
Pozen is a pharmaceutical company developing therapeutic advancements for treatment of acute migraine.
Public (POZN)
Chapel Hill, NC
Praecis Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on Peptide-based therapeutics that have the potential to address unmet medical needs or improve existing therapies.
Public. Acquired by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Cambridge, MA
Premier Laboratory Services provides clinical testing laboratories.
Acquired by Unilab Corporation (ULAB)
La Jolla, CA
Prime Sense technology allows digital devices to perceive the world in 3D and derive an understanding of the world based on sight, just the way humans do.
Private
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Priority Call Management provides intelligent telephony applications.
Acquired by LHS Group (LHSG)
Wilmington, MA
Productivity Solutions develops automated self-service checkout solutions.
Acquired by IBM (IBM)
Jacksonville, FL
Qbiquity is an online marketing service that assists marketers in acquiring and retaining customers via personal relationship marketing.
Acquired by Collabrys
San Francisco, CA
RAMRe is focused on providing financial guaranty reinsurance to third parties.
Public (RAMR)
Hamilton, Bermuda
Recourse Technologies is the leading provider of the threat management solutions that detect, analyze and respond to service attacks.
Acquired by Symantec (SYMC)
Redwood City, CA
Relievant develops medical devices to address chronic back pain.
Private
Hayward, CA
Renaissance Wireless integrates all cell phone radio frequency functions into a single chip.
Private
San Francisco, CA
ReVision Optics (RVO) is improving eyesight though the development of a new technology aimed at the coprrection of presbyopia.
Private
Lake Forest, CA
Revivant develops and markets proprietary technology to treat cardiac arrest.
Acquired by Zoll (ZOLL)
Sunnyvale, CA
RightPoint Software produces enterprise applications for delivering real-time, one-to-one marketing campaigns via interactive customer touch points.
Acquired by E.piphany (EPNY)
San Mateo, CA
SalesLogix is the leading CRM solution for small to medium-sized businesses worldwide.
Public (SLGX)
Scottsdale, AZ
SenSage works with Global 2000 customers who need to store event data to comply with evolving federal and industry regulations.
Private
San Francisco, CA
Shym Technology was a pioneer Internet e-commerce application security products.
Acquired by EMC (EMC)
Lexington, MA
Silicon Optix is a leader in programmable, high performance video processing and unique and proprietary geometry processing IC solutions delivering Hollywood Quality Video (HQV).
Private
San Jose, CA
Soasta is a leading provider of test automation solutions for Web applications and services.
Private
Mountain View, CA
Sopherion is a therapeutics platform company initially focused on cancer.
Private
Princeton, NJ
Spaltudaq harnesses the power of the human immune system to treat cancer and infectious diseases.
Private
Seattle, WA
Spectrian designs, manufactures and markets high-power radio frequency amplifiers for the global wireless communication industry.
Public. Acquired by REMEC (REMC)
Mountain View, CA
Spine Wave is committed to the development and delivery of high-quality innovative medical devices for the treatment of spinal disorders.
Private
Shelton, CT
SuccessFactors is the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions.
Public (SFSF)
San Mateo, CA
Suiza Foods manufactures and distributes dairy products in the United States.
Public. Merged with Dean Foods Company (DF)
Dallas, TX
Sync Research is a premier provider of advanced SAN wide area networking products.
Public. Acquired by Entrada Networks (ESAN.OB)
Irvine, CA
Synchronicity develops software to improve the integrated circuit design process.
Public. Acquired by MatrixOne (MONE)
Westford, MA
Tacit Networks became one of the world’s leading provider of WAN Optimization technology for Wide Area File Services (WAFS).
Acquired by Packeteer (PKTR)
South Plainfield, NJ
Tallan has developed advanced, business-critical IT software solutions since “client-server” and “object-oriented” were concepts.
Acquired by CMGI (CMGI)
Glastonbury, CT
Tobira develops novel drugs to help in the treatment of HIV and AIDS.
Private
San Diego, CA
Transoma Medical is a leading provider of implantable wireless diagnostic systems for patients with chronic cardiovascular disease.
Private
St. Paul, MN
TriQuint Semiconductor supplies high-performance modules and components to the world’s leading communications companies.
Public (TQNT)
Hillsboro, OR
uRoam provides next-generation corporate solutions for Internet-based remote access.
Acquired by F5 Networks, Inc. (FFIV)
Seattle, WA
VaxInnate is developing novel vaccines for pandemic and seasonal influenza.
Private
Cranbury, NJ
Verance is the leading provider of tools and services to track, manage and enhance the use of media content globally.
Private
New York, NY
Viacor is a development stage company dedicated to pioneering catheter-based techniques for the treatment of congestive heart failure.
Private
Wilmington, MA
Vidient is the leader in intelligent, real-time video analytics solutions for sophisticated security surveillance.
Private
Santa Clara, CA
Visigenic Software developed a suite of interactive and graphical software development tools for building database applications in corporate client/server environments.
Public. Acquired by Borland Software (BORL)
Scotts Valley, CA
Visiprise is a leading provider of manufacturing collaboration software for integrated manufacturing operations.
Private
Alpharetta, GA
Vivox provides online games, virtual worlds, and online communities with advanced VOIP services that are simple to integrate and enhance game play and community.
Private
Framingham, MA
Voyence is a leading provider of configuration and change management solutions that automate critical change, compliance and activation processes.
Private
Richardson, TX
Vue is the leader in item-level RFID hardware & software solutions.
Private
Lake Forest, CA
Watercooler develops entertainment applications for social networks and the web.
Private
Mountain View, CA
WebLoyalty is a leading provider of online marketing and rewards services.
Acquired by General Atlantic.
Norwalk, CT
Xirrus, the leader in High Performance Wi-Fi, obsoletes traditional Wi-Fi offerings by delivering 2X more range, 4X more coverage, 8X more bandwidth, and 14X more throughput per cable drop.
Private
Westlake Village, CA
Zmanda is the world’s most popular open source software for data backup and recovery.
Private
Sunnyvale, CA
Zolo is reducing emissions from power plants by optimizing the combustion process with their state-of-the-art laser-based sensing systems.
Private
Boulder, CO
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