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Canaan Partners

Canaan Partners invests in visionary entrepreneurs and provides them the networks, insights and operational guidance required to build high-performance technology and healthcare companies. Founded in 1987, the firm has raised eight funds and completed more than 85 acquisitions and 53 IPOs. With $3 billion under management and a worldwide footprint, the firm is committed to catalyzing the growth of innovative digital media, communications & mobility, enterprise, clean tech, biopharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics and healthcare infrastructure companies. Among its successes are Active Network, the world’s largest directory of sports and recreational activities; Advanced BioHealing, the leader in regenerative medicine; Associated Content, the people’s media company; VOIP equipment supplier Acme Packet; BiPar Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company pioneering novel tumor-selective therapies to address urgent unmet needs of cancer patients; Calixa Therapeutics, developer of hospital-based antibiotics to treat infections resulting from resistant strains of bacteria; Cerexa Inc., one of the largest biotech acquisitions of 2007; CommerceOne, the company that pioneered B2B ecommerce; DoubleClick, the leading online advertising solution;  Match.com, the most popular online dating site in the world; and SuccessFactors, the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions. Other Canaan investments include Bharat Matrimony, blip.tv, Blurb, Calibra Medical, Cardlytics, Chimerix, Inc., Cortina Systems, iYogi, KABAM, Lending Club, Liquidia Technologies, LiveU, MotorExchange, N-trig, Naaptol, ON24, Peer39, PrimeSense, SandForce, SOASTA, Theraclone Sciences, Tremor Video, UnitedLex, VaxInnate and Zoosk. Canaan maintains a presence in California, Connecticut, New York, India and Israel.  For more information visit www.canaan.com.