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Canonical Crypto

VC · San Francisco · United States

Address
21 Coffee Berry Lane, Orinda, CA 94563, United States
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Website
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Founded
2022
Ticket
$0-1 m

Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Investment region

North America

Industries

Web3FintechRoboticsBlockchain/CryptoAIDeveloper Tools

Profile

Canonical Crypto is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2022. The firm is led by operators with extensive experience in technology since 2001, including Anand Iyer, a former Microsoft engineer and serial entrepreneur. Canonical Crypto focuses on investing in deeply technical founders building infrastructure for a post-AGI world, emphasizing hands-on partnership from the earliest stages of company development. The firm invests in sectors such as artificial intelligence, fintech, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and robotics. Canonical Crypto typically writes first checks ranging from $500K to $1.5M and supports companies from pre-seed to Series A stages. The firm is committed to long-term alignment with its portfolio companies, providing follow-on investments and leveraging a high-signal network of industry experts. Notable investments by Canonical Crypto include Rain - stablecoin powered finance, Synthefy - foundational model for time series, ChipSage - AI-native chip design platform, Neyon AI - operations layer for AI factories, and Mesta - money movement network.

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