Laura Chau is a General Partner at Canaan Partners, where she leads consumer technology and vertical SaaS. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Laura Chau is a General Partner at Canaan Partners, where she leads consumer technology and vertical SaaS investments on the East Coast, having joined the firm in 2014 after working as a management consultant at Deloitte and in sales roles at Kabam and Branch Metrics. Her investment thesis centers on early-stage consumer technology, fintech, and enterprise software, primarily targeting seed and Series A rounds with occasional Series B participation. Chau typically leads deals and secures board seats, with check sizes ranging from $250,000 to $20 million, including a recent $30 million Series A lead for OpenArt. Notable portfolio companies include MSCHF, Clutch, Nagish, and Cargomatic, alongside her board memberships at Mosey and Ollie. She distinguishes her approach by viewing startups as “carefully crafted works of art” rather than purely commercial entities, a perspective she has shared in interviews and on Canaan’s Women Who Venture podcast.
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