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

BharatMatrimony

BharatMatrimony

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.matrimony.com
CarTrade.com

CarTrade.com

MotorExchange is aimed at being India’s largest used vehicle marketplace. It provides sellers the most efficient price in defined timelines and professional buyers the largest choice of vehicles and products. A world class technology platform to facilitate transactions, dedicated and inhouse certification, and a highly experienced leadership team, make MotorExchange the organizer and leader of this segment in the country.

www.cartrade.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/
Chakpak Media

Chakpak Media

Chakpak is the largest online community for Indian entertainment and the most comprehensive website on Bollywood. Review your favorite movies and share them with other members.

www.chakpak.com
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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Alok Mittal
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News

May 17, 2013

Going Solo (Loylty Rewardz

May 14, 2013

CarTrade.com launches its thirteenth used car Franchisee Store in India 

May 2, 2013

iYogi launches cloud CRM service for remote PC support

April 30, 2013

One in four startups gets angel funding, 20% of angel-backed firms score Series A: Alok Mittal

March 7, 2013

iYogi turns to India after US success

December 9, 2012

Top 10 Emerging Startups with Exciting New Products (mCarbon)

December 6, 2012

HRH The Duke of York, KG Visits Happiest Minds in Reading to Celebrate First Year Anniversary

December 3, 2012

borro and Loylty Rewardz Red Herring Global Top 100 Winners

November 28, 2012

AdNear raises Rs 35 crores from Canaan Partners and Sequoia Capital; Will Expand to APAC

November 20, 2012

Happiest Minds Expands Its Footprint To Singapore To Offer Disruptive Technology Solutions And Services  

November 8, 2012

mCarbon Wins NASSCOM EMERGE ‘League of 10’ Award, 2012

October 26, 2012

CarTrade.com launches its first franchise store

October 22, 2012

India: Equitas Gets $26M Equity Infusion From IFC, Existing Investors

October 22, 2012

At 70, a new venture and a Happiest Mind

October 16, 2012

Why Canaan Partners backed a digital pawn shop (Borro News)

October 11, 2012

iYogi to foray into India by March

October 3, 2012

CRISIL all praise for Equitas’ corporate governance

September 17, 2012

mCarbon and Tata DOCOMO enter into Strategic Technology Partnership

September 12, 2012

Loylty Rewardz “2012 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Winners”

September 10, 2012

'We plan to continue investing 10-15% of our annual budgets in R&D' - Rajesh Razdan co-founder & director, mCarbon

September 4, 2012

The iYogi Success Story- In Conversation with Uday Challu, Cofounder and CEO

September 4, 2012

Happiest Minds Signs 25 Customers in Its First Year

August 23, 2012

Happiest Minds Partners with July Systems to Build and Manage Mobile Applications for Brands Worldwide

August 21, 2012

Happiest Minds Technologies Selected as a Finalist for the 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award

August 21, 2012

UnitedLex Makes Inc. Magazine's 2012 Inc. 500 List of the Nation's Fastest-Growing Private Companies

August 20, 2012

Happiest Minds Technologies Receives ISO 27001:2005 Certification

August 13, 2012

Legal Process Outsourcing:  Boom Time is Now (UnitedLex in Asian Legal Business)

August 9, 2012

How Ashok Soota's 'Happiest Minds' managed to succeed in a $100 bn IT industry

July 4, 2012

mCarbon: A Greenroom for Apps?

June 5, 2012

UnitedLex Takes Multiple Top Honors in 2012 Best of National Law Journal Readers Rankings

May 30, 2012

iYogi Launches "Digital Home Plan"

May 17, 2012

iYogi Launches On-Site Tech Support Services Across the United States

May 8, 2012

Ustream, Booyah Co-founders Team Up On Stealth Startup With $1.5M From Greylock, Kevin Rose & More

April 26, 2012

Teleshopping, E-commerce Are Complementary Platforms And Support Each Other: Naaptol Founder Manu Agarwal

April 24, 2012

Warts and all, micro finance is working (Equitas News)

April 23, 2012

FIPB Update: Cellcast Launching Three New Channels; Network18 & Netmagic

April 13, 2012

Matrimony Day: Celebrate the magic of marriage (Bharat Matrimony)

April 12, 2012

Asia's 25 hottest people in business (iYogi News)

March 8, 2012

Happiest Minds opens UK office

March 7, 2012

Ashok Soota's Happiest Minds to hire 75 by month-end

March 5, 2012

Verizon secures customer data for iYogi

March 5, 2012

In India, tablets offer a promising opportunity for start-ups and venture capital

March 5, 2012

Don’t Let The E-commerce Bust Fool You!

March 1, 2012

NCR-based iYogi provides technical support US, UK customers

March 1, 2012

Intel Capital plans to boost auto research in India with $100 mn fund

February 27, 2012

India’s 20 Hottest Technology Startups: Announcing Techcircle Fastrack 2012 Winners

February 10, 2012

Top cosmetic brands shine online (Naaptol News)

February 6, 2012

How to fund a start up

January 31, 2012

iYogi Insights Research - Windows 8 Launch Will Accelerate Shipments of Tablets

January 25, 2012

Al-Futtaim and iYogi Launch Remote Tech Support Services in Middle East

January 19, 2012
UnitedLex Strengthens Executive Management Team with Appointment of Global Chief Operating Officer

January 16, 2012

Cellcast to launch interactive TV channel MyTV

January 10, 2012

Government clears 20 FDI proposals worth Rs1,935 crore (Equitas News)

January 9, 2012

E-commerce provides net opportunity for Indian entrepreneurs

January 4, 2012

Consumer not e-King, yet (Naaptol.com News)

January 1, 2012

Equitas to offer telemedecine facility to subscribers

December 29, 2011

India's Top 10 Deals In Internet & Mobile Space In 2011

December 28, 2011

Top Five Venture Capital Deals Of 2011 (Happiest Minds)

December 23, 2011

Investor and entrepreneur view on Indian investors in US

December 22, 2011

Online shopping grows 18% in India in last 12 months (naaptol.com)
 

December 19, 2011

Happiest Minds - Building the happiest IT company in India

December 15, 2011

Happiest Minds and naaptol.com Among The Highest VC Investments In 2011 In India

December 8, 2011

Top 5 Shopping Apps for Indian Users (Naaptol News)

December 8, 2011

IT Services Co. Happiest Minds Looks To Live Up To Its Name.

December 7, 2011

And the rest is history (Happiest Minds)

December 7, 2011

Panasonic Viera TVs get Fetch TV, Vimeo and other new services (Bharat Matrimony News)

December 6, 2011

 E-commerce matures, players invest in logistics, warehouses (Naaptol.com News)
 

December 5, 2011

Do Angels Lose The Start-up Game When VCs Take Over?

December 4, 2011

Equitas forays into home, commercial vehicle finance

November 28, 2011
Happiest Minds on a growth trail, adds seven clients

November 28, 2011

Dialogic Highlights Indian Partners for Cutting-Edge Communications Solutions (mCarbon News)

November 25, 2011

Business is About Managing People

 

November 25, 2011

Naaptol.com bags "New Brand Award" by Star News

November 16, 2011
India’s Happiest Minds inks $45m funding from Canaan, Intel Capital

November 16, 2011
Happiest Minds Secures $45M Series A Funding Led by Canaan Partners, Intel Capital and Ashok Soota

November 10, 2011
iYogi Launches On-Demand Tech Support for Apple Devices

November 10, 2011
Top bosses to mentor contestants of SGD 15K Innov8

November 8, 2011
Apps for BharatMatrimony, IndiaProperty launched

October 19, 2011
Naaptol Raises $25M From NEA, Canaan Partners & Silicon Valley Bank

September 8, 2011
Indiagames' moment of reckoning

September 5, 2011
Finding lifetime partner now easier for Gen Next (Bharat Matrimony News)

August 30, 2011
MotorExchange receives Series C funding from Tiger Global and Canaan Partners

August 23, 2011
UnitedLex Makes Inc. Magazine's 2011 Inc. 500 List of the Nation's Fastest-Growing Private Companies

August 9, 2011
Alok Mittal Interview on CNBC News - Young Turks: Indian internet comes of age

August 4, 2011
Alok Mittal Comments on E-Payment Industry Trends

July 21, 2011
iYogi is Armed and Ready to Kill Slow

July 19, 2011
iYogi named as one of the 25 Most Promising Emerging Technology Companies by Silicon India

July 11, 2011
Changing trend in angel investing: Businessmen, senior executives rush to join Indian Angel Network, Mumbai Angels and others

June 22, 2011
Naaptol Launches NaaptolClub.com

June 21, 2011
New Business in the Do Not Call List (mCarbon News)

June 3, 2011
naaptol.com say hello to a good buy

May 10, 2011
E-commerce portals' foray into TV (Naaptol.com News)

May 3, 2011
“Defining moment for Microfinance sector” –Equitas Microfinance

May 1, 2011
Click, shop, sell (Naaptol.com News)

April 28, 2011
Heavily Funded E-Commerce Firms On A Hiring Binge (Naaptol News)

April 25, 2011
Manu Agarwal: The man behind Naaptol.com

April 11, 2011
Rise of the serial entrepreneur (naaptol News)

April 11, 2011
Naaptol News: E-commerce start-ups eye big-ticket deals

April 5, 2011
Harpreet Bhinder Joins iYogi Management to Pursue Opportunities with Channel Partners

March 14, 2011
Naaptol.com, leading virtual-commerce

March 9, 2011
Prathap Suthan Joins iYogi as Chief Creative Officer

March 7, 2011
iYogi Cover story - Inc India Mar 2011

February 16, 2011
iYogi Recognized Among the Fastest Growing Companies in New York City

February 2, 2011
Bharat Matrimony - How a Marriage Agency uses Facebook to its Advantage

January 31, 2011
20 Hot E-Commerce Start-ups (Naaptol.com)

January 19, 2011
iYogi Caps Off Momentous Year With 300+ Percent Growth and Rapid Resource Ramp-Up

January 11, 2011
India’s iYogi plans expansion – to India

January 3, 2011
Cellcast is set to roll out its own participatory gaming channel in the second quarter

January 3, 2011
iYogi - Top Five Venture Capital Investments In 2010

December 29, 2010
Zoosk and BharatMatrimony - Love at first byte

December 13, 2010
Tech Support Company IYogi Plans to Support Android Phones

December 13, 2010
Remote Tech Support Company iYogi Raises $30M Round From Sequoia, Others

December 2, 2010
Finding your perfect match just got easier, safer with 'Jab We Talk' (Cellcast News)

December 2, 2010
iYogi the first Consumer Services brand from India

November 16, 2010
iYogi Ranks in Top Three of Deloitte's 50 Fastest-Growing Companies in India

November 13, 2010
Venture-backed UnitedLex Acquires LPO LawScribe

October 20, 2010
UnitedLex Ranked Top 5 in 2010 Black Book of Outsourcing Global Top 50

October 19, 2010
Indian Microfinance Institution Equitas Securitizes $22m in Loans

October 15, 2010
Responsible Lending: A New Industry Benchmark? (P.N. Vasudevan, Equitas)

September 20, 2010
Cellcast News: 'Group buying' goes viral

September 15, 2010
iYogi News on Forbes India: Outsourcing By The Average Joe

August 31, 2010
Group Buying Moves To TV: Cellcast Launches Bargain TV Show

August 31, 2010
Conversation with Mr. Vasudevan PN, Founder and Managing Director of Equitas Microfinance India

August 4, 2010
Outsourcing to India Draws Western Lawyers (UnitedLex)

July 8, 2010
Interview with Pankaj Thakar, Chief Executive Officer, MD, Cellcast Interactive India

May 23, 2010
iYogi set to cross $100 million in revenue by next fiscal

April 21, 2010
On-demand tech support for iYogi expands

March 25, 2010
iYogi Named to Lead411’s Hot 125 – New York

February 23, 2010
IBM signs deal with iYogi for state-of-the-art data centre

February 16, 2010
Consim(BharatMatrimony) wins Excellence Award, Murugavel Janakiraman bags Udyog Rattan Award

February 12, 2010
VAS player mCarbon to launch mobile music store

February 10, 2010
iYogi Goes Mobile

February 10, 2010
iYogi, Avnera top lethargic funding time to start 2010

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 6, 2010
iYogi Doubles Funding

November 12, 2009
mCarbon's Channel99 Mobile Magazine

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
iYogi Starts Recruiting Program for Rapid Expansion in US to Meet Growing Demand

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

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