Brent Ahrens

Brent earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BS and MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Dayton. An avid runner, Brent can also be found tinkering on home carpentry projects when time permits.

Brent leads investments in an array of healthcare companies, with a focus on biopharma and medtech. Prior to joining Canaan, Brent worked in both commercial and technical roles at General Surgical Innovations, Ethicon Endo-Surgery (J&J), and IAP Research. He also has several surgical instrument patents to his credit. Brent earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College after graduating with a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton.

Brent is a member of Class 5 and performed his fellowship at Canaan Partners under the mentorship of Harry Rein. He was later a mentor to John Pacifico (Class 12) and to Gil Canaani (Class 17).