Stage FocusPre-Seed
GeographyGlobal
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
AIBlockchainRoboticsSemiconductors
Technical BenchLimited
Investor TypeDeepTech Specialist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Canonical is a San Francisco-based pre-seed venture firm founded in 2022 by Anand Iyer, a former CEO of Trusted (acquired by Care, later IAC) and Venture Partner at Pear and Lightspeed who has invested in AI and blockchain infrastructure since being exposed to Bitcoin in 2012. The firm writes $500K-$1.5M first checks into technical, often pre-product founders building infrastructure for what it ca...
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