Brenton Ahrens
General Partner @ Canaan Partners
Menlo Park, United States
Brenton Ahrens is a Series A investor at Canaan Partners in Menlo Park focused on Biotechnology and Health Care. Brent Ahrens is the Board of Directors of Abvance Therapeutics. General Partner at Canaan Partners.
- Total investments:
- 34
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 15%
Last updated:
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Industries Brenton Ahrens invests in
Stages Brenton Ahrens invests in
Countries Brenton Ahrens invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 10 (29%)
- Health Care 8 (24%)
- Medical Device 7 (21%)
- Medical 5 (15%)
- Manufacturing 4 (12%)
Stage
- Series A 5 (15%)
- Series B 5 (15%)
- Funding Round 5 (15%)
- Series D 4 (12%)
- Series C 2 (6%)
Country
- United States 12 (35%)
- United Kingdom 3 (9%)
- Ireland 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| ThirtyFiveBio is a biotechnology agency | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 15, 2025 | ||
| Many cancers and other diseases are caused, or resist treatment, because T cells can't recognize or target cells correctly.We're progressing first-in-class antigen modulators through the clinic, developed to treat disease by controlling T cell activation. Our technology modulates antigen presentation, flicking a switch inside cells toalter their appearance to the immune system.This approach marks a fundamental shift in how we treat people living with autoimmune disorders, cancers and infectious diseases. | $50M / Series B / May 23, 2024 | ||
| Pathios Therapeutics is a biotech company focused on the development of therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer. | $25M / Series B / Apr 18, 2024 | ||
| illumicell AI combines patented AI algorithms and proprietary microscopy technology to test 50x faster, 20x more effectively, empowering every healthcare provider at the point of care – not just fertility clinics – with accessible, scalable fertility diagnostics. | $300K / Pre-Seed / Oct 09, 2023 | ||
| Relievant's mission is to provide patients with low risk therapy that can alleviate their back pain. | $50M / Series G / Mar 27, 2023 | ||
| Many cancers and other diseases are caused, or resist treatment, because T cells can't recognize or target cells correctly.We're progressing first-in-class antigen modulators through the clinic, developed to treat disease by controlling T cell activation. Our technology modulates antigen presentation, flicking a switch inside cells toalter their appearance to the immune system.This approach marks a fundamental shift in how we treat people living with autoimmune disorders, cancers and infectious diseases. | $49.2M / Series B / Jan 26, 2023 | ||
| Relievant's mission is to provide patients with low risk therapy that can alleviate their back pain. | $70M / Series F / Oct 29, 2020 | ||
| Many cancers and other diseases are caused, or resist treatment, because T cells can't recognize or target cells correctly.We're progressing first-in-class antigen modulators through the clinic, developed to treat disease by controlling T cell activation. Our technology modulates antigen presentation, flicking a switch inside cells toalter their appearance to the immune system.This approach marks a fundamental shift in how we treat people living with autoimmune disorders, cancers and infectious diseases. | $3.3M / Series A / Jan 09, 2020 | ||
| Pathios Therapeutics is a biotech company focused on the development of therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer. | $13.2M / Series A / Dec 18, 2019 | ||
| Many cancers and other diseases are caused, or resist treatment, because T cells can't recognize or target cells correctly.We're progressing first-in-class antigen modulators through the clinic, developed to treat disease by controlling T cell activation. Our technology modulates antigen presentation, flicking a switch inside cells toalter their appearance to the immune system.This approach marks a fundamental shift in how we treat people living with autoimmune disorders, cancers and infectious diseases. | $12.9M / Series A / Feb 11, 2019 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Canaan Partners
Canaan is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs with visionary ideas. With $5B under management, a diversified fund and over 190 exits to date, Canaan has invested in some of the world's leading technology and healthcare companies over the past 30 years. Canaan’s focus areas include fintech, enterprise/cloud,marketplaces, frontier tech, biopharma, digital health, and medtech.
Canaan Partners Contacts
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Deepak Kamra
General Partner
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Bob Williams
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Brendan Dickinson
General Partner
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Brenton Ahrens
General Partner
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Byron Ling
Partner
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What does Brenton Ahrens invest in?
Brenton Ahrens invests primarily in Biotechnology, Health Care and Medical Device startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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