Partner
Anand Iyer
Managing Partner, Canonical Crypto
- Firm
- Canonical Crypto
- Title
- Managing Partner
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 17 September 2026
About
Anand Iyer is a founder-turned-investor and the Managing Partner of Canonical, an early stage venture firm based in San Francisco. He previously was the CEO & Co-founder of Trusted, scaling it through fundraising and growth before its acquisition in 2018 by a public company, Care. Care & Trusted were subsequently acquired by IAC in 2020. A Silicon Valley veteran, Anand has also been a Venture Partner at Pear and Lightspeed, investing in AI and blockchain infrastructure. Earlier in his career, he built developer platforms at Microsoft, including Windows, Phone, and Azure. Exposed to Bitcoin in 2012, he's been investing in frontier tech for over a decade. His founder background and technical DNA gives him an edge in helping technical teams go from zero to one.
Background
- Education
- Anand has a degree in Computer Engineering from Purdue University.Source (opens in a new tab)
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