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Investor profile

Rich Boyle

General Partner, Canaan Partners

About

Rich Boyle brings deep operator experience from leading LoopNet from early stage through IPO to a nearly $1B sale to CoStar, giving him hands-on expertise in commercial real estate data and marketplaces that he applies to proptech investments. He focuses on industrial-strength automation in large physical industries like warehouses and construction sites, backing robotics companies that deliver full-stack, production-scale systems rather than just components, and has established himself as a go-to investor for ambitious aerospace founders through his lead investment in hypersonic flight company Hermeus. Rich Boyle brings deep operator experience from leading LoopNet from early stage through IPO to a nearly $1B sale to CoStar, giving him hands-on expertise in commercial real estate data and marketplaces that he applies to proptech investments. He focuses on industrial-strength automation in large physical industries like warehouses and construction sites, backing robotics companies that deliver full-stack, production-scale systems rather than just components, and has established himself as a go-to investor for ambitious aerospace founders through his lead investment in hypersonic flight company Hermeus.

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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