Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka

Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka is a seasoned venture capital professional currently serving as a Partner at Canaan, where efforts focus on Seed, Series A, and Series B investments in technology and healthcare since September 2015. In addition to this role, Rayfe is an Investment Professional and Principal at Tropic, a Board Member at several technology-driven companies including Edge Impulse, Fireflies.ai, and Apex.AI, and a Board Observer at Kepler Communications Inc. Previous experiences include mentorship at the Creative Destruction Lab and course advisory at Stanford University, alongside academic qualifications that include a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.