Nandu Anilal

Nandu Anilal is an investor at Canaan Partners based in New York, where he focuses on seed and Series A investments in enterprise technology and artificial intelligence. Before joining the venture capital firm in November 2019, he managed product strategy and operations at Thumbtack from June 2018 to November 2019. Earlier in his career, he worked as an associate at the management consulting firm ZS Associates between September 2016 and May 2018. In his current capacity, Anilal led a $30 million Series A funding round for the technology startup SAVVY in July 2023. He also publishes industry research on data infrastructure, including a 2021 analysis detailing the valuation surge of cloud computing companies like Snowflake. His professional background combines direct operational experience at technology companies with a targeted investment focus on early-stage enterprise software ventures.