Canaan is an early-stage venture capital firm with a strong commitment to the Indian market. We believe in bringing not just capital, but also our time, domain expertise, global connections and team approach to every venture we take on.

We have grown our international operations organically with investment professionals who know their home markets inside-and-out. Our goal is to create lasting partnerships with entrepreneurs and management teams who have the same drive to succeed as we do.  We seek investments in technology-based companies in the following sectors:

  • Consumer Internet & Digital Media
  • Mobile
  • Enterprise & Managed Services

Canaan India Investments

Bharat Matrimony

Bharat Matrimony

BharatMatrimony pioneered online matrimony and is the world’s largest consumer Internet site for matrimonial services. It was the first to offer features such as Verified Profiles, Assured Contacts, 15 region specific portals and Mobile Alerts in the online matrimony space. It became the first matrimonial site to receive the coveted ISO 9000:2001 Certification, a touchstone of excellence in design, development, implementation and customer service. And recently, with over 10 million members from around the globe, BharatMatrimony has entered the Limca Book of Records for the highest number of documented marriages online.

www.bharatmatrimony.com
Cellcast

Cellcast

In the new era of participatory entertainment, Cellcast has developed innovative strategies for integrating mobile content into the multi-channel TV environment. Cellcast’s first TV series launched in mid-2006 and became a landmark in the Indian television industry. The company is a pioneer in developing integrated participation content to address the entertainment demands of India’s 112 million TV households and 165 million mobile phone subscribers. Cellcast applications and programming are already building new traffic for mobile networks and generating significant revenue for broadcast partners in Europe, South America and Asia. 

cellcast.in/
iYogi Holdings PVT Ltd.

iYogi Holdings PVT Ltd.

Headquartered in India, iYogi provides computer support via phone and remote access for home and small business users globally. Live 24/7 support coverage extends to technologies that we use everyday. iYogi’s customer approval rate of 93% and resolution rate of 84% are amongst the highest published benchmarks in the computer support industry. iYogi combines superior talent with proprietary technology (iMantra) to deliver the best computer support service from India at an incredible price. iYogi’s personalization engine captures the customer’s demographic information and his/her behavioral profile. iYogi’s database serves information on the customer and his/her history of incidents, every time a contact is made to provide a personalized service and reduce time for the solution.

www.iyogi.net
UnitedLex

UnitedLex

UnitedLex is the global leader in legal consulting, analytics and outsourcing solutions delivering rapid and scalable results with measurable returns in the fields of Litigation Support, Contract Management, Intellectual Property, Immigration and Law Firm Support.

www.unitedlex.com

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Harish Gandhi
Deepak Kamra
Alok Mittal
Sharad Sharma
Anirudh Singh

News

February 4, 2010
Cellcast Asia posts 400% revenue growth and record profits

January 28, 2010
iYogi: IT support that takes pride in its roots

January 19, 2010
YourStory Exclusive: Sharad Sharma shares his pearls of wisdom and experience

January 18, 2010
Cellcast and Consim (Bharatmatrimony.com) - Red Herring's Global 100 Winners

January 14, 2010
Sharad Sharma quoted on The Economic Times: Google can now do search in India

January 6, 2010
iYogi Secures $15 Million in Funding to Fuel Surging Market Share in Rapidly Growing Consumer Tech Support Market

December 21, 2009
Alok Mittal comments on LiveMint.com: VC companies adopt the blended approach to funding

December 17, 2009
MotorExchange raises Series A led by Canaan

December 17, 2009
B2B Auto Biz MotorExchange Gets Series A Investment From Canaan Partners

December 17, 2009
MotorExchange CEO Vinay Sanghi On Plans, Competition & The Online B2B Auto Market

November 30, 2009
Alok Mittal on Wallstreet Jounal: The Daily Start-Up: IBM Picks Up Guardium

November 29, 2009
Alok Mittal on TechCrunch: Can India “Jugaad” Its Way To More Angel Investing?

November 25, 2009
Alok & Sharad on Venture funds turning to entrepreneurs-in-residence

November 12, 2009
mCarbon's Channel99 Mobile Magazine

November 9, 2009
LiveMint.Com: Harish Gandhi Comments on "Start-ups looking to cash in"

October 21, 2009
iYogi Identifies Top Ten Trends for Microsoft Windows 7 Launch

October 16, 2009
Spare Backup & iYogi Partner to Offer Online Data Backup Platform

September 9, 2009
T&I GP Interview with Alok Mittal

September 9, 2009
iYogi Starts Recruiting Program for Rapid Expansion in US to Meet Growing Demand

August 13, 2009
Bharatmatrimony.com owner Consim postpones public issue

July 23, 2009
Canaan Partners’ Angel Initiative

July 7, 2009
iYogi Named As Finalist In 2009 American Business Awards

June 23, 2009
BharatMatrimony Founder, Murugavel Janakiraman, speaks about the need to promote internet companies in India

June 5, 2009
iYogi: Increasing Impact of Computer Support

June 2, 2009
UnitedLex CEO, Daniel Reed, comments on India’s outsourcing business

May 28, 2009
iYogi Named Among "Cool Companies" by Business Today

May 15, 2009
mCarbon: India's Young Entrepreneurs See Opportunity in Slump

May 12, 2009
MCarbon Powers Airtel’s Global Start/Stop Service; Call Manager, Music On Demand Next

April 21, 2009
MCarbon - VC funding: new rules of the game

April 20, 2009
mCarbon: Consumer may vote for 3G

April 17, 2009
Cellcast Gets IPL Mobile Content Rights For India, Covering SMS, Voice And USSD

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