Member Bio - Eric Young

Eric Young co-founded Canaan Partners, an early stage venture capital investment

firm, in 1987. Since then, Canaan has raised $4.2 billion in capital, making

startup investments in over 430 newly formed companies that span the information

technology and healthcare industries. Young led Canaan’s investments in IT-based

companies such as Copper Mountain Networks, Ebates, Enpirion, International Network

Services, Kalpana, Lancope, ONI Systems, SandForce, Spectrian and Visigenic

Software. Before starting Canaan, Young was a SVP at GE Venture Capital, and held

positions in other GE operating businesses. An active proponent of developing skills

in young entrepreneurs, Young serves as an Advisor to several Cornell-affiliated

groups, including Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Cornell Silicon Valley, Red Bear

Angels, Thayer Ventures, CoVenture and BR Venture Fund. He earned a B.S. in

mechanical engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Northwestern

University.

2765 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
650 854-8092
eyoung@canaan.com