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Investor profile

Nina Kjellson

General Partner, Canaan Partners

About

Nina Kjellson brings a Nordic perspective to biotech investing, focusing on therapeutics for serious, underserved conditions like addiction and neurological diseases before impact investing became mainstream. She created the WoVen podcast platform to highlight senior women across healthcare and tech, while leading Canaan's Women of Venture program and serving as a recognized advocate for gender diversity in venture capital. Nina Kjellson brings a Nordic perspective to biotech investing, focusing on therapeutics for serious, underserved conditions like addiction and neurological diseases before impact investing became mainstream. She created the WoVen podcast platform to highlight senior women across healthcare and tech, while leading Canaan's Women of Venture program and serving as a recognized advocate for gender diversity in venture capital.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Sectors
BioTech
Enterprise
Consumer
FinTech
Deeptech
Hardware

Investment details

Avg check size$1M - $20M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
Africa
LatAm
India
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Canada
Israel
ANZ
MENA