Anand Iyer

Anand Iyer

Anand Iyer is an investor and founder in San Francisco. He is Managing Partner of Canonical, an early-stage venture firm focused on the infrastructure of a post-AGI world, and Venture Partner at Lightspeed.

Now

At Canonical, Anand leads investments in university spin-outs and deep-technical teams across physical AI, AI infrastructure, applied AI, agentic finance and commerce, and on-chain coordination. Check sizes typically run $500K–$1.5M at the earliest stages.

Previously, Anand was CEO and co-founder of Trusted, a marketplace for childcare he co-founded in 2014. Trusted was acquired by Care.com (CRCM) in 2018, which IAC subsequently acquired in 2020. Before Trusted, he spent years at Microsoft building developer platforms across Azure and Windows. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Purdue University and has been a Visiting Partner at Pear VC.

Writing  →  anandiyer.substack.com
Talks & press
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FAQ
Who is Anand Iyer?

Anand Iyer is Managing Partner of Canonical, an early-stage venture firm based in San Francisco, and Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He was previously CEO and co-founder of Trusted (acquired by Care.com in 2018) and spent years at Microsoft on Azure and Windows developer platforms.

What is Canonical?

Canonical is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm Anand founded in 2022. It invests in university spin-outs and deep-technical teams building infrastructure for a post-AGI world — across physical AI, AI infrastructure, applied AI, agentic finance and commerce, and on-chain coordination.

What was Trusted?

Trusted was a marketplace for trusted childcare Anand co-founded in 2014. It was acquired by Care.com (CRCM) in 2018; IAC subsequently acquired Care.com in 2020.

How do I pitch Canonical?

Email hello@canonical.cc. Canonical leads at the earliest stages with $500K–$1.5M checks. See the Canonical site for the current thesis and portfolio.

Contact

For pitches and intros related to Canonical: hello@canonical.cc.

Otherwise the fastest way to reach me is DM on X.