Anand Iyer is a venture capitalist with a focus on AI x blockchain infrastructure. He is the Managing Partner of Canonical Crypto and Venture Partner at Lightspeed. With over 2 decades of experience in the tech industry, Anand has a deep understanding of the blockchain ecosystem. Prior to Canonical and Lightspeed, Anand was a Venture Partner at Pear where he focused on their blockchain investments. And prior to that he was the CEO & Founder of Trusted, which was acquired in 2018. Anand has held leadership roles at startups as well as technology giants such as Microsoft and Cisco. He holds a degree in computer engineering Purdue University.