Brendan Dickinson
General Partner / East Coast
Canaan Partners
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Bio
Professional summary
Rich Boyle is a General Partner at Canaan, where he invests across real estate technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and marketplaces. Canaan’s official profile says he joined in 2016. Before Canaan, he was President, Chairman, and CEO of LoopNet, an online commercial real estate marketplace, and led the company through its 2006 IPO and eventual sale to CoStar Group for $900 million. Earlier roles include SVP of Products & Technology at Risk Management Solutions and Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures. His listed Canaan investments include Apartment List, Archipelago, Azibo, Berkshire Grey, Diligent Robotics, Dusty Robotics, Hermeus, Lev, Mynd, Tomorrow.io, and withco. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
ventureearly-stage technologygrowth-stage technology
Sector
real estate technologyartificial intelligenceroboticsmarketplacescommercial real estateclimate/weather technologyaerospace
Thesis
Real estate technologyArtificial intelligenceRoboticsMarketplacesAerospace and weather intelligence
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
LoopNetApartment ListArchipelagoAziboBerkshire GreyDiligent RoboticsDusty RoboticsHermeusLevMyndTomorrow.iowithcoBondGrokStyleProperty Capsule
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with founder-market fit and operator-level detail, especially for companies modernizing real estate, robotics workflows, AI-enabled operations, or marketplace infrastructure.
Personalization hooks
- 1Former CEO/operator who scaled LoopNet through IPO and acquisition.
- 2Official profile explicitly mentions real estate tech, AI, robotics, and marketplaces.
- 3Portfolio includes both physical-world automation and commercial real estate infrastructure.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Canaan profile lists current investments across robotics, proptech, aerospace, weather intelligence, and marketplaces.
Official profile highlights operating experience as CEO of LoopNet through IPO and sale to CoStar.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Canaan PartnersGeneral Partner2016 – Present
- Khosla VenturesOperating PartnerPrior to 2016
- LoopNetPresident, Chairman & CEOUntil 2012 (IPO 2006; sold to CoStar for $900M)
- Risk Management SolutionsSVP Products & TechnologyPrior
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.S., Electrical Engineering
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