# CANAAN PARTNERS

CANAAN PARTNERS of STAMFORD, CT is an SEC exempt reporting adviser.

## Registration

- CRD: 161180
- Type: SEC exempt reporting adviser
- SEC file number: 802-75894
- Location: 700 FAIRFIELD AVENUE, STAMFORD, CT, 06902
- Phone: 203-855-0400
- Latest filing: 2026-03-31

## Officers, owners & control persons (37)

_Showing 25 of 37 people._

| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Tim Shannon](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/72937) | DIRECTOR, SHAREHOLDER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF CANAAN MANAGEMENT, LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XII LLC (+4 more) | Research Triangle Park, NC |
| [Richard Boyle](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/75847) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XI LLC | Boston, MA |
| [LAURA CHAU](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/83108) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XIII LLC | Stamford, CT |
| [Stephen Bloch](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/96289) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VII LLC (+1 more) | Parsippany, NJ |
| [Joydeep Bhattacharyya](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/99724) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XI LLC | New York, NY |
| [HRACH SIMONIAN](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/100542) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XI LLC (+1 more) | TYSONS, VA |
| [JULIE PAPANEK GRANT](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/192665) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN XIII HEALTHCARE FUND LLC | WALTHAM, MA |
| [Brenton K Ahrens](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/287145) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VII LLC (+3 more) | Dublin, L2 |
| [John Pacifico](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/292367) | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF CANAAN MANAGEMENT, LLC; DIRECTOR, SHAREHOLDER, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, TREASURER AND SECRETARY OF CANAAN MANAGEMENT, LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XIII LLC (+2 more) | Westport, CT |
| [Deepak Kamra](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/307260) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VII LLC (+1 more) | Menlo Park, CA |
| [John V Balen](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/537933) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VII LLC | New York, NY |
| [Maha Saleh Ibrahim](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/685559) | DIRECTOR, SHAREHOLDER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF CANAAN MANAGEMENT, LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VIII LLC (+6 more) | — |
| [Wende Ellen Sawyer](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/685561) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VII LLC (+2 more) | — |
| [Nina Sofia Kjellson](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/685562) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XI LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS X LLC | — |
| [Guy M Russo](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/685563) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VII LLC (+2 more) | — |
| [Brendan Charles Dickinson](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/685564) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XII LLC | — |
| [BOYLE JAMES RICHARD](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/738481) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XIII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XI LLC | — |
| [KAMRA DEEPAK](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/859465) | MANAGER OF CANAAN EQUITY PARTNERS III LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN EQUITY PARTNERS II LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC (+6 more) | — |
| [RUSSO JONATHAN M](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/862880) | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SHAREHOLDER; CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (+10 more) | — |
| [AHRENS BRENTON K](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/886436) | DIRECTOR, SHAREHOLDER AND VICE PRESIDENT; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VIII LLC (+7 more) | — |
| [KJELLSON NINA SOFIA](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/886973) | MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XII LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS XI LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS X LLC | — |
| [BALEN JOHN V](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/891594) | MANAGER OF CANAAN EQUITY PARTNERS III LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN EQUITY PARTNERS II LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC (+3 more) | — |
| [Ibrahim Maha Saleh](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/896930) | DIRECTOR, SHAREHOLDER AND VICE PRESIDENT; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS IX LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VIII LLC (+6 more) | — |
| [Kopchinsky gregory](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/898286) | MANAGER OF CANAAN EQUITY PARTNERS III LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN EQUITY PARTNERS II LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VII LLC | — |
| [Young Eric](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/898287) | MANAGER OF CANAAN EQUITY PARTNERS III LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN EQUITY PARTNERS II LLC; MANAGER OF CANAAN PARTNERS VIII LLC (+1 more) | — |


## Disclosures (3)

| Initiated | Type | Allegations | Status | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-02-15 | regulatory | THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ("SEC") ALLEGED THAT A COVERED ASSOCIATE OF THE REGISTRANT VIOLATED RULE 206(4)-5 UNDER THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940, THE SEC'S "PAY-TO-PLAY" RULE (THE "RULE"), WHICH PROHIBITS AN EXEMPT REPORTING ADVISER FROM PROVIDING COMPENSATED ADVISORY SERVICES… | Final | $95K |


## Private funds (29)

_Showing 15 of 29 funds by gross asset value._

| Fund | Type | Formed | Owners | GAV | Min investment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CANAAN XI LP | Venture Capital Fund | Cayman Islands | 73 | $1.4B | $1.0M |
| CANAAN XII LP | Venture Capital Fund | Cayman Islands | 46 | $901.4M | $1.0M |
| CANAAN X LP | Venture Capital Fund | Cayman Islands | 59 | $839.4M | $1.0M |
| CANAAN XIII AIV LP | Venture Capital Fund | Cayman Islands | 37 | $647.6M | $1.0M |
| CANAAN XIII LP | Venture Capital Fund | Cayman Islands | 38 | $630.6M | $1.0M |
| CANAAN GOLD COAST L.P. | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 2 | $331.9M | $100.0M |
| CANAAN IX LP | Venture Capital Fund | Cayman Islands | 63 | $267.0M | $500K |
| CANAAN VIII LP | Venture Capital Fund | Cayman Islands | 72 | $109.4M | $500K |
| CANAAN XIII HEALTHCARE FUND L.P. | Venture Capital Fund | Cayman Islands | 18 | $102.5M | $500K |
| CANAAN 2020+ CO-INVESTMENT SERIES 1 LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 2 | $84.4M | $1.7M |
| CANAAN VII LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 73 | $35.2M | $78K |
| CANAAN 2020+ CO-INVESTMENT SERIES 3 LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 2 | $18.9M | $5.9M |
| CANAAN 2020+ CO-INVESTMENT SERIES 10 LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 2 | $18.4M | $675K |
| CANAAN 2020+ CO-INVESTMENT SERIES 12 LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 2 | $16.0M | $3.6M |
| CANAAN 2020+ CO-INVESTMENT SERIES 16 LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 2 | $14.7M | $667K |


## Related pages

- Form ADV Part 2 brochure: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/161180/brochure
- Similar advisers: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/161180/similar
- Related entities: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/161180/related
- SEC IAPD (source of record): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/161180

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