# Anand Iyer

Canonical URL: <https://anandiyer.com/>

**Anand Iyer** is an investor and founder in San Francisco. He is Managing
Partner of [Canonical](https://canonical.cc), an early-stage venture firm
focused on the infrastructure of a post-AGI world, and Venture Partner at
[Lightspeed](https://lsvp.com).

## 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.

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|---|---|
| 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](https://canonical.cc), founded 2022 |
| Pitches | hello@canonical.cc |

Previously, Anand was CEO and co-founder of
[Trusted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_(company)), 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](https://www.purdue.edu)
and has been a Visiting Partner at Pear VC.

## What does Anand Iyer write about?

Essays at [anandiyer.substack.com](https://anandiyer.substack.com)
([RSS](https://anandiyer.substack.com/feed)). Most recent:

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- 2026-05-22 — [Agents Can't Transact](https://anandiyer.substack.com/p/agents-cant-transact)
- 2026-05-20 — [Power Law Lab - Venture Fund Simulator](https://anandiyer.substack.com/p/power-law-lab-venture-fund-simulator)
- 2026-05-18 — [The Gap Is Hands: Why We Invested in Robo and the Future of Physical AI](https://anandiyer.substack.com/p/the-gap-is-hands-why-we-invested-in-robo-robotics)
- 2026-05-15 — [Vibe coding SAFEs](https://anandiyer.substack.com/p/vibe-coding-safes)
- 2026-05-08 — [The Agentic Economy](https://anandiyer.substack.com/p/the-agentic-economy)
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## Where has Anand Iyer spoken?

- 2025-12 — [On the Record with John D'Agostino](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1XPUyTokaQ) · Coinbase
- 2024-04 — [On the merging of AI and blockchain](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/04/24/canonical-crypto-founder-says-hes-bullish-on-the-merging-of-ai-and-blockchain.html) · CNBC

## What is Anand Iyer posting about?

Recent posts on X: [@ai](https://x.com/ai). Machine-readable feed:
[/data/tweets.json](https://anandiyer.com/data/tweets.json).

## What do people ask about Anand Iyer?

### Who is Anand Iyer?

Anand Iyer is Managing Partner of Canonical, an early-stage venture firm based
in San Francisco, and Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He was
previously CEO and co-founder of Trusted (acquired by Care.com in 2018) and
spent years at Microsoft on Azure and Windows developer platforms.

### What is Canonical?

Canonical is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm Anand founded in
2022. It invests in university spin-outs and deep-technical teams building
infrastructure for a post-AGI world — across physical AI, AI infrastructure,
applied AI, agentic finance and commerce, and on-chain coordination.

### What was Trusted?

Trusted was a marketplace for trusted childcare Anand co-founded in 2014. It
was acquired by Care.com (CRCM) in 2018; IAC subsequently acquired Care.com in
2020.

### How do I pitch Canonical?

Email hello@canonical.cc. Canonical leads at the earliest stages with
$500K–$1.5M checks. See the [Canonical site](https://canonical.cc) for the
current thesis and portfolio.

## How do I contact Anand Iyer?

For pitches and intros related to Canonical: hello@canonical.cc.
Otherwise the fastest way to reach him is a DM on [X](https://x.com/ai).

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Profiles: [X / @ai](https://x.com/ai) ·
[Substack](https://anandiyer.substack.com) ·
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandiyer/) ·
[Canonical](https://canonical.cc) ·
[Crunchbase](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/anand-iyer)

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