if you're a lover of mid-century modern architecture, as i am, you can't do better than new canaan. major houses by significant mid-century modern architects were built here in town by the harvard five largely due to its proximity to new haven and the yale school of architecture and design-- houses by architects like eliot noyes, marcel breuer, philip johnson, and one, but only one, by frank lloyd wright. welcome to tirranna. tirranna is a significant house. and like other significant frank lloyd wright houses, it features a red signature tile at the entry. of his favorite techniques-- embrace and release. when you first walk in, the embrace comes in the form of more limited space and lower ceilings. the release comes as you enter the public space with increased ceiling heights and a wall of windows overlooking the pond and noroton river. after you've taken in the view, you can really appreciate the scale and design elements of the main living/dining space. frank lloyd wright loved not only the interplay of different dimensions, but also of different materials. this is expressed thro

in funding news, canaan partners closed its latest find at $800 million.is the firm's 11th fund and the largest in its third year history.venture funding has been ballooning this year to highs not seen since the dotcom bubble. the surplus of cash helped. here with us is maha ibrahim, general partner at canaan partners. $800 million, enthusiasm is highh. you actually topped the fund. >> that's right. we were well oversubscribed and fortunate. emily: is there enough places to put all the money being raised? --our firm is a different diversified fund. 40% as health care and 60% is tech. on the health care side we've had an incredible run, largely due to the fact that we have been disciplined. the same goes for tech. emily: you have been at canaan for more than a decade. your memory goes back. what do you think of these com era?ives to the dot >> there are so many companies still amassing an incredible amount of revenue traction.i don't see that ending. i don't see a clip like we saw period.000 to 2001 there's a ton of momentum and money flowing into the syste

. ♪ emily: in funding news, canaan partners closed their latest fund at $800 million.the largest in their 30 year history. the surplus of cash gives money that would otherwise be raised on the public market. we spoke with the general partner. maha: our firm is a diversified fund. about 40% of what we do is health care and 60% is tech. on the health care side, we have had an incredible run of exits because we have been disciplined in certain areas. the same goes for technology. we feel like there are a lot of areas. emily: you have been at canaan for more than a decade area what do you think of these comparisons to dotcom times? maha: we are in heady times right now. there are so many companies amassing an incredible amount of revenue traction. i don't see that ending. i don't see a cliff like we saw in 2000. there is a ton of momentum and money flowing into the system. emily: on one hand you have companies staying private longer. on the other hand, you had 30 exits in the last three years, which is three times the average. how is that possible? maha: in addition to tha

. ♪ ♪ emily: in funding news, canaan partners close their latest fund at $800 million.he largest fund in their 30 year history. venture funding is ballooning to highs not seen since the dot-com bubble. the surplus of cash help it wouldrivate longer that otherwise be raise on the public market. we spoke with a general partner at canaan. maha: our firm is a diversified fund, unlike a lot of others. about 40% of what we do is health care and 60% is tech. on the health care side we have , had an incredible run of exit, largely due to the fact that we have been very disciplined in certain areas, and the same goes for tech. we feel like there are a lot of areas. emily: you have been there for more than a decade. your memory goes back. what you think of the comparisons to.com times? maha: we are in heady times right now. but there are still so many anpanies amassing i incredible amount of revenue, traction, etc. i don't see that ending. i don't see a cliff like we saw in 2000, 2001. there is no reason for that. there is a ton of momentum and money flowing into the system. you