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BUILDING BUSINESSES
EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY
CREATING GENERATIONAL IMPACT

STRATEGY FOLLOWS STRUCTURE

Canaan Holdings LLC is a Delaware operating holding company focused on building, acquiring, and scaling durable businesses. Our initial business platform spans sports management, business advisory, and family and talent services, supported by a philosophy of disciplined governance, operational efficiency, and long-term enterprise development.

ONE ENTERPRISE. DISTINCT BUSINESSES. SHARED DISCIPLINE.

CONCEPT 01

OWNERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

Clear organizational responsibilities, decision rights, and oversight.

Canaan Holdings is designed to develop businesses with clear leadership, defined responsibilities, disciplined capital allocation, and access to shared operating resources. Each business serves a specialized market. The parent company provides an overarching framework for ownership, governance, accountability, and enterprise development.

CONCEPT 02

CAPITAL & FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE

Attention to liquidity, profitability, resource allocation, and long-term value creation.

CONCEPT 03

OPERATING INFRASTRUCTURE

Shared systems and processes that support execution and reporting.

CONCEPT 04

PEOPLE & ACCOUNTABILITY

Defined leadership roles, aligned responsibilities, and measurable operating objectives.

OUR BUSINESSES

Canaan Sports Management

Athletes, families, commercial partners, and sports-industry stakeholders.

Athlete-focused commercial strategy, representation-related services where authorized, opportunity coordination, and enterprise development.

Canaan Business Advisory

Founders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and established small and middle-market businesses.

Financial leadership and strategic advisory capabilities focused on cash visibility, operating performance, planning, and disciplined business execution.

Canaan Family & Talent Services

Athletes, entertainers, professionals, and families requiring coordinated administrative support.

Personalized administrative and professional-team coordination designed to reduce operational complexity and improve follow-through.

IN DEVELOPMENT

The Canaan Athlete Enterprise Registry, a platform for NIL records and commercial value profiles, is currently in development.

STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS EXECUTION.

The holding-company platform exists to make each business stronger than it would be alone: shared financial discipline, documented governance, coordinated technology, and business development infrastructure that the businesses draw on as they grow.

Financial planning and reporting

Governance and documentation

Technology and workflow coordination

Business development infrastructure

Marketing and communications

Operating performance monitoring

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LEADERSHIP GROUNDED IN FINANCE, OPERATIONS, AND COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE.

Marcus Coleman, CFP®, is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Canaan Holdings LLC. He brings more than eight years of financial-services experience to the enterprise. A former NCAA Division I football player at Syracuse University, where he studied Finance and Supply Chain Management, his work centers on the relationship between financial discipline, organizational structure, and enterprise creation.

PERSPECTIVES ON BUSINESS, CAPITAL, AND OPPORTUNITY.

Business Advisory

Strategic Advisory: The Foundation of Sustainable Growth.

Before an organization can execute a strategy, it must first establish the right structure, people, processes, and accountability.

Sports Management

Empowering Athletes Beyond the Game.

A platform to help athletes maximize opportunities during their playing careers while preparing for everything that comes next.

Family & Talent Services

Managing Complexity for High-Touch Success.

A trusted coordination point across the professional and personal ecosystem, organizing priorities and managing relationships with discretion.

START A CONVERSATION WITH CANAAN

Whether you are an athlete evaluating commercial opportunities, a business owner seeking financial leadership, or a family coordinating complex responsibilities, connect with the appropriate Canaan team.

I am an athlete
(or family member)

I lead a business

I need family or personal coordination

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