# Canalys

> Canalys is a VC fund in Singapore backing Events and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/27766
- Website: https://x.com/Canalys

Canalys is a marketing, analytics, and research firm that provides its services for companies engaged in the field of electronics and technology. It operates in three segments:mobility segement, channel stratery segment, and IT infrastructure segment. Its mobility segment provides tablet PC analysis, smartphone analysis, and wearabletechnology analysis. Its Channel strategy segment provides its clients with channels analysis, the Canalys channels forum, a partner program analysis, and more.Its IT infrastructure segment provides its clients with 3D printing analysis, data center analysis, network infrastructure analysis, unified communications analysis, and IT security analysis.Canalys serves a clientele that includes At&t, Apple, Broadcom, Baidu, Disney, Cisco, Dropbox, HP, EA, Google, HTC, IBM, and many other renowned companies. It is based in Palo Alto, California and operates offices in America, Europe, and Asia.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Canalys. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Canalys. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/canalys?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Events | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Smith | Senior Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-smith-c122 |
| Jason Low | Principal Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-low |
| Jay McBain | Chief Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-mcbain |
| Joe Kempton | Research Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-kempton |
| Nicole Peng | Senior Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicole-peng |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canapii | Canapii is an event platform designed for virtual events in 2020. The company's platform supports video meetings and streams HD quality keynotes across PC browsers and mobile apps. It also drives audience engagement through chats, comments, notifications, gamification, live questions, and Fero. | $2M | Seed | Jan 20, 2023 |  |
| Canapii | Canapii is an event platform designed for virtual events in 2020. The company's platform supports video meetings and streams HD quality keynotes across PC browsers and mobile apps. It also drives audience engagement through chats, comments, notifications, gamification, live questions, and Fero. | $3M | Seed | Sep 20, 2020 |  |

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## FAQ

### What does Canalys invest in?

Canalys invests primarily in Events, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Canalys's check size?

Canalys typically joins rounds of $2M–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Canalys participates in.

### How do I contact Canalys?

Public channels for Canalys include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Canalys?

The team at Canalys includes Alex Smith (Senior Director), Jason Low (Principal Analyst) and Jay McBain (Chief Analyst), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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