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.
What is Anand Iyer working on 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.
| Stage | Pre-seed and seed — leads at the earliest stages |
|---|---|
| Check size | $500K–$1.5M |
| Focus | Physical AI, AI infrastructure, applied AI, agentic finance and commerce, on-chain coordination |
| Teams | University spin-outs and deep-technical founders |
| Based in | San Francisco, CA |
| Firm | Canonical, founded 2022 |
| Pitches | hello@canonical.cc |
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.
What does Anand Iyer write about? → anandiyer.substack.com
Where has Anand Iyer spoken?
- On the Record with John D’Agostino · Coinbase
- On the merging of AI and blockchain · CNBC