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Canvas Ventures

Venture capital

Portola Valley · Seed–Series B · 21 people tracked

Also known as CANVAS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. · Canvas VC · Yelp

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Investment thesis

Canvas Prime, formerly Canvas Ventures, is an early-stage venture firm concentrating on companies applying AI to transform the digital health and fintech sectors. It leads investments in Series A and B companies that are ready to scale, positioning itself as a go-to-market expert with more than a decade of AI investing experience and a track record in fintech and digital health. The firm describes itself as devoted to a select few portfolio companies, showing up as one firm to help them succeed by opening networks and making strategic introductions that support growth-stage fundraising and sales.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series B
Check
$5M – $20M
HQ
Portola Valley, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2013
Last 12 months
4 investments
AUM
$900M
VC funds
3
Tracked investments
107
Unicorns
7
IPOs
6
Acquisitions
14

Team · 21 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Rebecca Lynn· Cofounderin𝕏

Cofounder of Canvas Ventures. She began her venture career during the last downturn, closing a $400 million fund the week Lehman collapsed, with portfolio companies including Doximity, Lending Club, and Check (acquired by Intuit). A first-generation college student from Missouri, she writes on venture cycles, AI, and other market trends.

Ben Narasin· General Partnerin𝕏

Ben Narasin is the Founder and General Partner at Tenacity Venture Capital, where he focuses on seed-stage technology investments, excluding MedTech, security, and crypto. He was previously associated with the publicly traded company FASH (NASDAQ). He has written as a paid contributor on venture capital and entrepreneurship for TechCrunch, Business Insider, and The Information, and earlier worked for ten years as a freelance wine, food, and travel writer.

Paul Hsiao· Co-Founder and General Partnerin𝕏

Paul Hsiao's 5 fundamentals for marketplaces—liquidity dynamics, repeat behavior, unit economics, category timing, founder-market fit—reflect a decade at NEA and push founders to plan $100M+ raises to dominate.

Gary Little· Operating Partnerin

Gary Little combines senior operating leadership at Sun Microsystems and Apple (ran the PowerMac division) with hands-on company building—recruiting full executive teams, emphasizing go-to-market strategy, and holding only 7–10 boards.

Paul Jorgensen· Operating Partner
Xan Wood· Investorin

Xan Wood describes themselves as an entrepreneur and investor. Their stated focus is on transformative ventures, fostering meaningful conversations, and building communities aimed at advancing innovation. The site also features a podcasts section.

Grace Isford· Principalin𝕏

Investor at Lux Capital focused on AI, machine learning, and infrastructure.

Aileen Svanberg· Executive Assistantin
Amela Hardie· Executive Assistantin

Amela is an Executive Assistant at Canvas Ventures supporting several partners; she previously spent over a decade at Town School for Boys in San Francisco in alumni engagement and advancement roles.

Bridget Odorcic· Operations & Fund Compliance Managerin

Bridget Odorcic has been with Canvas since inception and joined the Morgenthaler finance team in 2005, also serving as Operations & Fund Compliance Manager at Morgenthaler Ventures. She previously provided accounting and paralegal support at law firm Frantz Ward and holds a Business Administration degree from Cleveland State University.

Erica Waichman· Head of People & Communityin

Erica leads people and community at Canvas, cultivating the firm's talent network and advising founders on building and retaining teams; she also runs the Canvas Go-to-Market Council and oversees firm hiring. She previously led technical and GTM recruiting at Chime and worked in recruiting at Tesla, Airbnb, and Formation, and holds a BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.

Harrison Lieberfarb· Partnerin

Harrison joined Canvas in August 2020 and focuses on digital health, fintech, and AI investments, also supporting portfolio companies with capital access, M&A, and IPO readiness. He previously worked at SoftBank (helping launch its Latin America Fund and supporting investments in WeWork and SoFi), on Yelp's Business and Corporate Development team, and began his career in investment banking at Evercore. He holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

Justin Pirzadeh· Partnerin

Justin Pirzadeh focuses on fintech investing at Canvas, drawing on over 13 years at Silicon Valley Bank where he helped build the bank's fintech vertical and worked with companies like Chime, Brex, and Marqeta. He joined Canvas in June 2023 and became Partner in December 2024, leading investments in Savvy Wealth and Greenlite AI.

Mike Ghaffary· Advisorin𝕏

Mike Ghaffary, former Stitcher co‑founder and Eat24 CEO who exited to Grubhub, uses a playbook approach to marketplaces (frequency, take rate) and favors AI that creates blue‑collar and small‑business jobs.

Nicole Mitchel· Senior Fund Accountant

Nicole joined the Canvas finance team in January 2016 and also serves as a Senior Fund Accountant at Morgenthaler Ventures. She previously spent five years at Rockefeller & Co., Inc. in New York in corporate finance and fiduciary trusts and estates roles, and holds a Bachelor's in Management from Pace University.

Stephanie White· Controllerin

Stephanie White joined the Canvas finance team in 2014 and also serves as Controller at Morgenthaler Ventures. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers focusing on corporate tax provisions and tax planning, and holds accounting degrees from Gonzaga University; she is an inactive CPA in California.

Travis Boettner· CFO & CCOin

Travis Boettner has been with Canvas since its inception, overseeing accounting, tax, reporting, and compliance, and also serves as CFO and CCO at Lightstone Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures. He previously spent five years in PwC's Private Company Services group in San Jose and is an inactive CPA.

Vikki Recktenwald· Accounting Specialist

Vikki Recktenwald joined the firm's finance team in January 2013 after a career in corporate finance at companies including Siemens, Philips, and Varian. She holds degrees in accounting, environmental compliance, and liberal arts.

Jennifer Kaehms· Associate
Evan Hatch
Vrinda Agarwal· Investorin

Vrinda Agarwal is a venture and angel investor focused on early-stage (Pre-Seed to Series A) B2B software and vertical AI companies, with more than four years in venture investing. Her earlier experience includes product and strategic finance roles at Google Nest and investment banking at Goldman Sachs. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (2022) and an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley (2015), and also advises funds.

Founder mafia

9 people who came through Canvas Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 77 of 107 portfolio companies

SaaS ×37AI & Machine Learning ×32Enterprise Software ×27Fintech ×14Data & Infrastructure ×12Digital Health ×10Healthtech ×10Consumer ×8

HQs:United States×75Japan×1Mexico×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 56 portfolio companies
34%
solo founders
19 of 56 mapped founding teams
40%
repeat founders
of 67 founders with career history
~2.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 32 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×192 founders×213 founders×74+ founders×9

Where their founders studiedfrom 63 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×5Harvard Business School ×3Princeton University ×3Stanford University ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3Tel Aviv University ×3University of Virginia ×3Georgetown ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 56 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×16Computer Science ×16Engineering ×11Economics ×6Life Sciences ×4Medicine ×3Physics ×2Social Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 67 founders with career history

Microsoft ×7Google ×4Oracle ×4Cloudera ×3VMware ×3Hortonworks ×2IDEO ×2McKinsey & Company ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×7

4 founders hold a PhD · 13 hold an MBA (of 63 with degree data)

Investments · 107 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 42025 · 22024 · 82023 · 42022 · 72021 · 132020 · 32019 · 52018 · 52017 · 92016 · 32015 · 571 dated

Boxbox.comin𝕏NYSE: BOXJun 2011

Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Dylan Smith(Founder)inAaron Levie(Founder)inDan Levin(Director)inStephanie Carullo(Executive Officer)inPeter McGoff(Executive Officer)inGraham Younger(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementEmergence Capital PartnersGeneral AtlanticHercules Capital, Inc.+37 more

Doximitydoximity.comin𝕏NYSE: DOCS

Doximity is the largest verified network of healthcare professionals in the U.S., connecting physicians, PAs, NPs, pharmacists, and medical students across specialties and care settings.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSSocialSan Francisco, US

Jeff Tangney(Founder)Dr. Nate Gross(Co-founder)Nate Gross(Founder)Shari Buck(Founder)

Co-investorsEmergence Capital PartnersThreshold VenturesMorgenthaler

Intuitintuit.comin𝕏NASDAQ: INTU

Intuit develops financial software products—including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp—for consumers and small businesses to manage taxes, credit, accounting, and marketing.

AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketing TechSaaSMountain View, US

Scott Cook(Founder)inThomas Proulx(Founder)inSasan Goodarzi(Chief Executive Officer)inSandeep Aujla(Chief Financial Officer)Tom Proulx(Founder)Aaron Patzer(Founder)

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAllegisCyber CapitalAlphaDriveAugust CapitalAura VenturesCrosscut Ventures+10 more

Lemonadelemonade.comin𝕏NYSE: LMND

Lemonade is a digital insurance provider offering homeowners, renters, car, pet, and term life insurance policies.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerInsurTechNew York, US

Daniel Schreiber(Founder)inShai Wininger(Founder)inMaya Prosor(Vice President, Distribution)inAdina Eckstein(Chief Operating Officer)inTim Bixby(Chief Financial Officer)inJohn Peters(Chief Insurance Officer)in

Co-investorsAlephAllianz XChampel CapitalDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCEcoMachines Ventures+16 more

Omada Healthomadahealth.comin𝕏NASDAQ: OMDAJul 2015

Omada Health provides virtual-first, integrated care programs for chronic disease management, delivered as data-driven solutions for employers, health plans, and healthcare organizations.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Andrew DiMichelle(Executive Officer, Director)Adrian James(Founder)inSean Duffy(Founder)inWei-Li Shao(President)inSteve Cook(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew DiMichele(Founder)

Co-investorsaMoonAndreessen HorowitzBlackbird VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcDesigner FundEnsemble Labs+18 more

SoFisofi.comNASDAQ: SOFI

SoFi Technologies is a digital personal-finance company offering student and personal loans, mortgages, investing, banking and credit cards through one app; it went public on the Nasdaq in 2021 via SPAC.

Anthony Noto(Founder)inChristopher Lapointe(Chief Financial Officer)Arun Pinto(Chief Risk Officer)Jeremy Rishel(Chief Technology Officer)Dan Macklin(Founder)Ian Brady(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupBaseline VenturesBling CapitalBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalCianna Capital+39 more

FlyHomesflyhomes.comin𝕏Series B · Aug 2019 · $21M✓ verified

Flyhomes provides a wholesale lending platform offering "Buy Before You Sell" financial products that allow homebuyers to purchase a home before selling their current one.

B2B MarketplacesFintechPropTechSeattle, US

Tushar Garg(Founder)inStephen Lane(Founder)inAdam Hopson(Executive Officer)inRyan Dibble(Executive Officer)in

BoardAlex Rampell(Director)in

Board seatMike Ghaffary· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesCamber CreekLeo Capital VenturesNazca+4 more

Keywaywhykeyway.comin𝕏Mar 2022✓ verified

Keyway is an AI-powered infrastructure platform for commercial real estate that connects data, documents, and workflows into a unified operational layer.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSNew York, US

Sebastian Wilner(Executive Officer, Director)inMatias Recchia(Co-founder Keyway)inEglae(CEO)inGonzalo(CTO and Head of Product)inRamiro(Head of Operations and Finance)inJoe(Head of Business Development and Growth)in

Board seatRebecca Lynn· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCamber CreekCrosscut VenturesMontage VenturesAcurio VenturesFJ LabsGraph Ventures+4 more

Berkely Skydeckskydeck.berkeley.edu✓ verified

The Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is the investment partner for UC Berkeley's SkyDeck Accelerator, investing $200K into each startup that goes through the program and participating in later-stage rounds with Berkeley founders.

Berkeley, US

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalSierra VenturesSand Hill Angels

ZeroDownzerodown.com𝕏✓ verifiedacquired by FlyHomes

ZeroDown was a San Francisco startup offering an alternative path to homeownership, letting customers move into a home and build equity toward purchase without a traditional down payment.

B2B MarketplacesFintechPropTechSan Francisco, US

Abhijeet Dwivedi(Founder)inSteve(Co-Founder)Tushar Garg(CEO & Co-Founder)Ryan Dibble(CFO & Co-Founder)inLaks Srini(CTO)inJason Kwon(GC+CSO)in

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersJames Beshara FundSoma CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesCredit Suisse+7 more

Airvetairvet.comSeries A · Jul 2018 · $14M

Beverly Hills, US

Brandon Werber(Founder)inEliyahu Ben-Ezra(Executive Officer)Roy Rubin(Director)Asher Leids(Director)

BoardWilliam Su(Director)David Shadpour(Director)

Board seatRebecca Lynn· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsHawke VenturesHeadlineMountain Group CapitalPath VenturesStarting LineTrueSight Ventures+5 more

Casetextthomsonreuters.comin𝕏Series B · Mar 2019 · $25MAcquired

Thomson Reuters is a content and technology company providing AI-powered tools and information services—including CoCounsel and ONESOURCE—for legal, tax, accounting, risk, fraud, and government professionals.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSan Francisco, US

Jake Heller(CEO)inSteve Hasker(President and Chief Executive Officer)inLaura Safdie(Founder)Pablo Arredondo(Founder)Joanna Hueyr w(CTO)

Board seatRebecca Lynn· per SEC Form D

Co-investors8VCAccess Venture PartnersAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorBoxGroupBuildGroupCerity Partners Ventures+24 more

Enigmaenigma.comin𝕏Mar 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

Enigma aggregates and analyzes public and third-party data to provide intelligence on the identity and financial health of small and medium businesses in the United States.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Hicham Oudghiri(Executive Officer, Director)Marc DaCosta(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Bronfman(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardScott Sandell(Director)inAndrew Cleland(Director)in

Board seatBen Narasin· per SEC Form D · $28.2M raise · filed Jul 2015

Co-investorsComcast VenturesCrosslink CapitalExpansion Venture CapitalGlynn Capital ManagementNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Third Point Ventures+3 more

Follozefolloze.comin𝕏Seed · Sep 2016 · $7M

Folloze provides an AI-powered platform for personalizing B2B buyer journeys, using buyer signals to help marketers launch campaigns faster and convert more effectively.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechPalo, US

Etai Beck(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Brutman(Executive Officer, Director)inTsvi Menachemi(Executive Officer)

Board seatGary Little· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesCervinNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)BenchmarkCERVIN VENTURESGrayhawk Capital

Fossafossa.comin𝕏Jul 2025

FOSSA provides audit-grade open source license compliance software that scans codebases with full-text analysis to detect licenses, enforce policies, and automatically generate attribution documents.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Kevin Wang(Founder)in

Board seatGary Little· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesMetaplanetModern TechnicalNorwest Venture PartnersUncorrelated Ventures1517+4 more

Foursquarefoursquare.comin𝕏Jun 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

Foursquare provides location intelligence and geospatial technology through APIs, platforms, and tools for developers and enterprises.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York, US

Dennis Crowley(Founder)inGary Little(President & CEO)inVikram Gundeti(Chief Technology Officer)inDavid Im(SVP & Head of Global Finance)inLindsey Kintner(SVP, Global Head of Sales)inJames HuYoung(General Counsel)in

Board seatGary Little· per SEC Form D · $150M raise · filed Jul 2019

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesSaints CapitalTeamworthy VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Menlo Ventures+3 more

HealthLoopcanvas.venturesNov 2013

Delivering impact through your healthcare organization.

Mountain View, US

Todd Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)Meg Holland(Executive Officer)Jordan Shlain(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMichael Kaplan(Director)Darren Dworken(Director)

Board seatRebecca Lynn· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsKapor Capital

Mulesoftmulesoft.comMay 2015Acquired

MuleSoft is a San Francisco enterprise software company providing integration, API management and automation via its Anypoint Platform.

San Francisco, US

Ross Mason(Founder)inGregory G. Schott(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Langdon(Executive Officer)Robert Horton(Executive Officer)Michael DiFilippo(Executive Officer)Brent Haywardin

Board seatGary Little· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesCategory VenturesHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lightspeed Venture PartnersLumia Capital+13 more

Particle Healthparticlehealth.comin𝕏Jul 2022

Particle Health provides secure healthcare data access and interoperability services, enabling analysis and actionable insights across healthcare platforms.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechBrooklyn, US

Dan Horbatt(Founder)inTroy Bannister(Founder)inJason Prestinario(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardGreene Taylor(Director)

Board seatRebecca Lynn· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCollaborative FundConversion CapitalLifeX VenturesMenlo VenturesNat TurnerPruVen Capital Partners+3 more

PipeDreamspipedreams.cominSeries A · Jan 2021 · $25M

PipeDreams acquires home services businesses and applies technology to build operational infrastructure that helps them grow.

Data & InfrastructurePropTechSaaSAlameda, US

Dan Laufer(Chairman/CEO)inTyler Green(Founder)inJeremiah Jackson(CEO)Jennifer Dillon(CFO)

Board seatPaul Hsiao· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFJ LabsGaingelsMultiplier CapitalVesta Ventures

Tilledtilled.cominSeries A · May 2021 · $12.5M

Tilled provides payment facilitation services delivered as a software-as-a-service platform, enabling software companies to embed payment processing capabilities, monitor merchant transactions, and generate revenue from payments across the U.S. and Canada.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBoulder, US

Caleb Avery(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Allen(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBen Capell(Director)inAbhinav Tiwari(Director)John Wallington(Director)in

Board seatRebecca Lynn· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlumni VenturesBootstrap Venture PartnersClocktower VenturesFJ LabsFourth Realm+7 more

Totangototango.cominSeries A · Oct 2017 · $16M

Totango offers a customer success platform for businesses to manage customer relationships and drive revenue retention and growth, including AI-powered features like account summaries and a customer intelligence engine.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Mateo, US

Guy Nirpaz(Founder)inTomer Manor(VP Finance)inKeith Frankel(CEO)inSherman Chu(Director)inTomas Carlos Tovar(Director)Nechemia Jacob Peres(Director)

Board seatGary Little· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGreat Hill PartnersBenhamou Global VenturesGarage CapitalBGVBioGeneration VenturesGemini Israel Ventures+1 more

Vendiavendia.netin𝕏Series A · Feb 2021 · $16M

Vendia provides a platform for unified data integration that connects disparate data sources and enables secure data sharing across systems and warehouses.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Tim Wagner(Founder)inShruthi Rao(Founder)in

BoardSwaroop Kolluri(Director)in

Board seatGary Little· per SEC Form D

Co-investors515 VenturesAspenwoodBlockchain CoinvestorsCorrelation VenturesFloodgateNeotribe Ventures+5 more

Watershed Informatics Inc.watershed.bioinSeries A · Jan 2023 · $15M

Watershed is a bioinformatics platform for data-driven discovery and collaboration, handling biological data from sequencing to mass spectrometry.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDigital HealthCambridge, US

Mark Kalinich(Founder)inJonathan Wang(Founder)in

Board seatPaul Hsiao· per SEC Form D

Co-investors515 VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersDorm RoomSoma CapitalGreenoaks

Anyone AIanyoneai.cominPre-Seed · Jun 2022 · $2M

Anyone AI provides intensive, online machine learning training programs for software developers in Latin America, connecting graduates to AI job opportunities globally.

AI & Machine LearningEdTech

Co-investorsLatitud VenturesLotux VenturesMagma Partners

Astranisastranis.comin𝕏Feb 2020

Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

John Gedmark(CEO)inRyan McLinko(CTO)inMike Mancini(Executive Officer)Siamak Ebadi(Lead RF Engineer)inHall Chen(RF Payload Design)inShraddha Pandya(Talent Acquisition)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzATEL VenturesBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic Ventures+87 more

Backbonebackbone.comin𝕏Jul 2026

Backbone One is a mobile game controller that enables remote play of PC games installed on Steam from mobile devices via the Steam Link app.

ConsumerGamingHardwareVancouver, US

Maneet Khaira(Executive Officer, Director)inSydney Newton(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGurdeep Pall(Director)

Co-investors359 CapitalActivant CapitalG SquaredHabitat PartnersIndex VenturesLeft Lane Capital+18 more

Bracebrace.ioJan 2021 · $15.7MDefunct

Brace is a web hosting service that syncs with file storage like Dropbox and maintains separate draft and production environments, with the production version optimized for performance.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Eric Rachmel(Founder)inLauri HynynenCole Krumbholzin

Co-investorsY CombinatorElevate VenturesPoint72 Ventures

Bracebrace-ltd.cominJan 2021 · $15.7M

Brace develops software and remote-enabled services to improve operational efficiency in orthodontic clinics, allowing practitioners to focus more time on diagnosis and treatment quality while addressing workplace challenges in a predominantly female workforce.

Future of WorkHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSTokyo, JP

Jun Yoshizumi(CEO / Dentist)

Co-investorsANOBAKACrosslink CapitalElevate VenturesPoint72 Ventures

Bretton AIbretton.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2026 · $75M

Bretton AI provides an agentic AI platform and managed services for regulated banks, focusing on financial crime prevention, fraud detection, institutional risk management, and back-office operations in the financial services sector.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Will Lawrence(Founder)inAlex Jin(Founder)inRick Shooman(Managing Director, Head of Services)inJames Rogers(AI Operations Lead)Alexander Chester(Operations Engineer)Scott Macpherson(Deployments Lead)

Co-investorsGreylock PartnersSapphire VenturesSoma CapitalThomson Reuters VenturesY CombinatorCapital Bank Group+2 more

Clippayclip.comin𝕏

Clip provides financial technology products and services to help businesses in Mexico access modern fintech solutions and grow their operations.

FintechRetail TechSaaSMexico City, MX

Vilash Poovala(Founder)inAdolfo Babatz(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalAccionCapria VenturesDalus CapitalEndurance28General Atlantic+13 more

Crustdatacrustdata.comin𝕏Dec 2024

CrustData provides real-time company and people data through APIs and integrations, helping users identify early signals of activity within organizations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Abhilash Chowdhary(CEO)inManmohit Grewal(Founder)inChris Pisarski(Founder)inAshley Liu(Chief of Staff)Jack Wang(AI Engineer)Jonathan Jenkins(Founding ML Engineer)

Co-investorsY CombinatorA.Capital VenturesLobster CapitalPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementGeneral Catalyst+6 more

Darwindarwinhomes.comin

Darwin Homes offers a technology platform for renters to discover, tour, and lease homes, and for property owners to manage their rental properties through modern management services.

MarketplacesPropTechSaaSAustin, US

Zachary Kinloch(Founder)inRyan Broderick(Founder)inWilliam Hauser(Founder)

BoardMichael Ghaffary(Director)inJake Fingert(Director)inChristian Idylle(Director)

Co-investorsCamber CreekPear VCTq Ventures LlcAmplify CapitalAscension Ventures

Edenedenworkplace.comin𝕏SeedAcquired

Eden provides an all-in-one workplace experience platform that helps companies manage hybrid and office operations through integrated HR, people operations, and workplace software.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Joe Du Bey(CEO)inGuy Morita(Founder)inKyle Wilkinson(CTO)inMaryn JuergensCecilia LiangSara Wong(People \u0026 Office Operations)

Co-investorsY CombinatorBessemer Venture PartnersS28 CapitalAlate PartnersComcast VenturesFundersClub+26 more

Evernoteevernote.comin𝕏Acquired

Evernote is a note-taking and productivity platform that helps individuals and teams capture, organize, and access information across devices.

AI & Machine LearningSaaS

Eric Libin(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementEastlink Capital PartnersFelicis VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView Capital+9 more

Figure Eight Inc.figure-eight.com

Machine learning software platform that transforms unlabeled data into high-quality AI training data.

Lukas Biewald(Founder)

Co-investorsCheyenne VenturesGen CapitalK9 VenturesPromus VenturesThe Perkins FundTrinity Ventures+2 more

Float Healthfloathealth.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2023 · $10M

Float operates a technology platform that enables nurses to administer specialty medications to patients at home, serving patients requiring specialty infusions and healthcare providers seeking to shift treatment delivery from hospitals and clinics.

Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesMedical DevicesCarlsbad, US

Ryan Johnson(Founder)inChristy Johnson(Founder)inLauren Sullivan(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMike Ghaffary(Director)inSara Adler(Director)in

Co-investorsAlso CapitalY CombinatorWave Capital

Flowspaceflow.spacein𝕏Series A · Dec 2021 · $12M

Flowspace provides end-to-end fulfillment and logistics services for e-commerce brands, offering warehousing, order management, and logistics support across the United States.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLos Angeles, US

Ben Eachus(CEO)inJason Harbert(CTO)inHarry Wilson(Founder)Josh Praus(Recruiter)Mitch Oliver(Engineering Manager)Chris Changchien(Engineering Manager)

Co-investorsBuildGroupeGateway CapitalIndustrious VenturesMoment Ventures, LlcNextwave [X] PartnersPLG Ventures+9 more

Fluxxfluxx.ioin𝕏Mar 2017 · $16M

Fluxx is a cloud-based grants management software platform that enables grantmakers to manage the full lifecycle of grants from announcement through measurement and evaluation.

Enterprise SoftwareGovTechImpact & Social GoodSaaSSan Francisco, US

Kerrin Mitchell Johnson(Founder)inJessica Forster(Executive Officer)Kristopher Tan(Executive Officer)inKristy Gannon(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Hansen(Executive Officer)inKerrin Mitchell(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsABS Capital PartnersFelicis VenturesWestern Technology Investment

FOSSAfossa.systemsin𝕏Oct 2020 · $23.2M

FOSSA builds satellite-based IoT connectivity, including satellite infrastructure, ground stations, and IoT devices, for remote asset monitoring.

HardwareIoTSaaSSpace Tech

Julián Fernández(CEO & Co-Founder)inVicente González(COO & Co-Founder)inSergio Sarasola(CTO)in

Co-investorsEmerald Technology Ventures AgKibo VenturesBain Capital VenturesCostanoa VenturesIndico Capital PartnersNabtesco Technology Ventures+2 more

Functionizefunctionize.comin𝕏Series A · Aug 2016 · $41M

AI-powered test automation platform using intelligent agents to build and maintain software tests.

San Francisco, US

Tamas Cser(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRay Grieselhuber(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investors1Flourish CapitalWipro Ventures

FutureAdvisorfutureadvisor.comSeries Bacquired by BlackRock

FutureAdvisor provides digital wealth management services to middle- and upper-middle-income households, offering automated portfolio management and financial advice at lower costs than traditional advisory firms.

FintechSan Francisco, US

Bo Lu(CEO)inChris Nicholson(Head of Communications \u0026 Recruiting)inJon Xu(President)in

Co-investorsBling CapitalF-Prime CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalKapor CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen Ventures+2 more

General Assemblygeneralassemb.lyin𝕏Jul 2015

General Assembly delivers tech bootcamps and workforce training programs to help individuals launch technology careers, while serving companies seeking to build diverse tech talent pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechNew York, US

Jake Schwartz(Founder)inAdam Pritzker(Founder)inBrad Hargreaves(Founder)inMatt Brimer(Cofounder)inH. Scott Kirkpatrick(Executive Officer)inJill Maguire-Ward(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsFresco CapitalLearn CapitalMaveronRaptor GroupVTF CapitalWestern Technology Investment+3 more

Greenlitegreenlite.comin𝕏Feb 2026 · $75M

GreenLite provides construction permitting services using AI and human expertise to accelerate the approval process for builders and developers.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechGovTechNew York, US

James Gallagher(Founder)inBen Allen(Founder)inBenjamin Allen(Founder)inAlex Jin(Founder)Will Lawrence(Founder)in

BoardBryan Rosenblatt(Director)

Co-investors53 StationsChicago VenturesCraft VenturesEnergize CapitalFundamental VenturesGrid Capital+6 more

Hostiehostie.aiinSeries A · Jul 2026 · $12M

Hostie provides a voice AI phone system for restaurants that answers calls, texts, and emails to handle reservations, private dining, takeout orders, and guest questions.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Randall Hom(Founder)inBrendan Wood(Founder)in

Co-investorsBehind Genius VenturesGradient VenturesObvious VenturesScribble VenturesBurst CapitalCisco Investments+1 more

JasperSoftjaspersoft.comacquired by TIBCO

Jaspersoft is Java-based reporting and embedded analytics software for developers, offered in commercial and community editions, that supports pixel-perfect, ad hoc, operational, and embedded reports.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Al Campa(Founder)Raj Bhargava(Founder)

Co-investorsSapphire VenturesToba CapitalWestern Technology InvestmentMorgenthalerScale Venture PartnersWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)

Karakaralabs.aiinSeed

Kara engineers single-crystal diamond, handling growth in its own reactors as well as processing and characterization in-house.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsQuantum ComputingSan Francisco, US

Anuveer Chadha(Founder)inAarin Jhaveri(CEO)inArjun Lakhanpal(Founder)in

Co-investorsRebel FundTranspose Platform ManagementWSSY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBlast.Club+12 more

Kineticakinetica.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2017 · $50M

Kinetica is a GPU-accelerated database that runs vector similarity search alongside structured filters, joins, and time windows within a single SQL statement, keeping new embeddings queryable the moment they land.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise Software

Nima Negahban(Founder)in

Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesCiti VenturesMeritech Capital Partners

Ktlaktla.com𝕏

KTLA is a Los Angeles-based news and media outlet publishing local and general-interest video coverage on topics such as regional events, technology, and entertainment.

Media & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US

Don Corsiniin

LendingClubhappen.comin𝕏

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ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSector AgnosticLehi, US

Scott SanborninRenaud Laplanche(Founder)Soul Htite(Founder)

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAlpaca VCCanaan PartnersCapitalGCoatue ManagementCorigin Ventures+17 more

Luminarluminartech.cominDefunct

MicroVision develops solid-state lidar sensors and perception software for object detection, mapping, and autonomous navigation.

HardwareMobility & TransportationRoboticsDetroit, US

Glen DeVos(CEO)inDrew Markham(General Counsel & Secretary, Senior Vice President People Operations)inGreg Scharenbroch(Vice President of Global Engineering)inFabio Laura(Vice President, Product Engineering & Operations)inAustin Russell(Founder)

Co-investorsG2 Venture PartnersInvariantes FundLe Mercier’s CapitalOctave Ventures LlcSQN Venture Partners, LLCThe Westly Group+1 more

Marieclairemarieclaire.comin𝕏

Marie Claire is a women's lifestyle media outlet publishing articles on fashion, beauty, celebrity news, culture, travel, and politics.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Marvinmeetmarvin.cominSeries A · Mar 2021 · $12M

Marvin provides mental health and well-being support for healthcare employees, combining input from therapists, academic researchers, data scientists, and clinical operations leaders.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSan Marino, US

John Bracaglia(Founder)inAparna Atluru(Founder)

Co-investorsDesigner FundScrum VenturesSquad CapitalAPOLLO PROJECTSCanaan PartnersCanary+6 more

MasonHubmasonhub.coinSeed · Sep 2021 · $50M

MasonHub offers a platform and order fulfillment services that give commerce brands visibility into their omnichannel supply chains, storing and shipping goods while tracking inventory through to delivery.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsAlpha EdisonCorazon CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGaingelsSand Hill AngelsSalesforce Ventures

Navatticnavattic.cominSeed · Mar 2022 · $4M

Navattic builds interactive product demo software that helps sales teams engage buyers and accelerate deal closure.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York City, US

Neil McLean(Founder)inRandy Frank(Founder)inChris Hoyle(Founder)inBen Pearson(Head of Sales \u0026 GTM)Kateri Martin(Growth Lead)Walker Gray(Product Engineer)

Co-investors645 VenturesBrexLighthouse Network Ventures LlcRecall CapitalY Combinator

Northstarnorthstarmoney.comOct 2022 · $24M

Financial services and risk analysis platform

Matt Matteson(Founder)William Peng(Founder)

Co-investorsEarl Grey CapitalM13Notable CapitalParade VenturesRRE VenturesSwell Partners+6 more

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NuBrakes provides mobile brake repair services that come directly to customers at their office, home, or apartment in multiple U.S. cities.

ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSAustin, US

Co-investorsAutomotive Ventures MobilityBling CapitalForefront VentureGurtin VenturesMana VenturesCapital Factory+1 more

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BrazeAI Decisioning Studio is an AI platform that helps marketers make personalized 1:1 customer decisions by optimizing channel, offer, creative, and timing across hundreds of customer attributes.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechBoston, US

George Khachatryan(Founder)Victor Kostyuk(Founder)

BoardMike Ghaffary(Director)in

Co-investors515 VenturesAfterWork VenturesAlumni VenturesBlack Nova VCCarbide VenturesDarcy Naunton+4 more

Owlowlcam.comacquired by Xirgo Technologies

Acquired by Xirgo Technologies

Co-investorsWestern Technology Investment

Parakeetparakeetrisk.comin𝕏Oct 2024 · $3M

Parakeet Risk provides continuous monitoring and management of third-party risks for industrial companies, focusing on contractor and supplier oversight.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTech

Jowanza Joseph(Founder)in

Co-investorsMythos Ventures Management, LlcTeamworthy VenturesVery Serious VenturesBeta BoomCoFound Partners VentureStoryHouse

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Aptive SystemsDwellConnectGabi Personal Insurance AgencyGPUdbHubHausKidBox.com, Inc.Owl CamerasPossible FinancialShoreline Software11 HonoreBillyardCheckGabiLabeled Data (Appen acquisition)NexTagRobocorpSelect

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 20

6 IPOs · 14 acquisitions · showing 14

BoxNYSE: BOXDoximityNYSE: DOCSIntuitNASDAQ: INTULemonadeNYSE: LMNDOmada HealthNASDAQ: OMDASoFiNASDAQ: SOFIZeroDownacq. by FlyHomesBillyardacq. by ExperianCheckacq. by IntuitFutureAdvisoracq. by BlackRockJasperSoftacq. by TIBCONexTagacq. by Providence Equity PartnersOwlacq. by Xirgo TechnologiesShorelineacq. by NVIDIA

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures

as of Dec 2024
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Canvas Ventures 3 L.P.LPs: Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System, Richard King Mellon Foundation2020—-3.2%0.92x0.00x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Canvas Ventures made?
Canvas Ventures has 107 tracked investments, 20 of which have exited, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Canvas Ventures invest at?
Canvas Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is Canvas Ventures's typical check size?
Canvas Ventures typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.
What sectors does Canvas Ventures focus on?
Canvas Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Digital Health, Fintech, InsurTech.
Where is Canvas Ventures located?
Canvas Ventures is headquartered in Portola Valley, US.
Does Canvas Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Canvas Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Canvas Ventures co-invest with?
Canvas Ventures most often shares deals with FJ Labs, Y Combinator, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), among 357 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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388th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Gary Little, Canvas Ventures

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Rebecca Lynn Spins Out of Canvas Ventures to Found Canvas Prime as Solo GP | Fortune Term Sheet

Fortune Magazine · Rebecca Lynn

What VCs Actually Want Beyond an AI Demo | Rebecca Lynn, Canvas Ventures

EO · Rebecca Lynn

Preparing a Startup for M&A - Rebecca Lynn, Co-Founder Canvas Ventures

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Rebecca Lynn, Co-Founder of Canvas Ventures - Building a Billion Dollar Brand

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Grit, What the Best Entrepreneurs Have in Common - Rebecca Lynn, Co-Founder of Canvas Ventures

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Co-investors · 165

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

$200K – $40M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.

$150K – $20M
Gaingels

Gaingels is a large venture investor that co-invests alongside lead VCs in companies committed to building diverse and inclusive teams, while advocating for LGBTQ+ representation and equity of access in venture capital.

$200K – $500K
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a global venture capital and investment firm backing founders across stages and industries, with a notable focus on AI, healthcare transformation, defense, and space.

$30M
Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing transformative technology companies, with a strong current emphasis on artificial intelligence across enterprise, healthcare, and consumer markets.

$1M – $20M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
FJ Labs

FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.

$100K – $3M
Uncorrelated Ventures

Uncorrelated Ventures is an early-stage investment firm backing infrastructure software and hardware companies, with over $750M in AUM across three active funds and early investments in 100+ companies.

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$500K – $100M
Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.

$500K – $15M
▶153 more co-investors

Sequoia CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesInsight PartnersNorwest Venture PartnersSapphire VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersKhosla VenturesFoundation CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Great Oaks Venture CapitalPlug and Play VenturesThrive CapitalCamber CreekFounder CollectiveBenchmarkBain Capital VenturesBattery VenturesGradient VenturesBling CapitalTrinity Ventures75 & SunnyGeneral AtlanticComcast VenturesIndustry VenturesHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)UpHonest CapitalScale Venture PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersBowery CapitalThreshold VenturesNewView CapitalHouseGraph VenturesSilverton Partners1984 Ventures Management, LlcAlpaca VCAcurio VenturesInvariantes FundCoughdrop CapitalQuest Venture PartnersHaymaker VenturesFounders FundCraft VenturesUncork CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Tiger Global ManagementBalderton CapitalEniac VenturesACME CapitalAME Cloud VenturesFifth WallPrecursor VenturesObvious VenturesAfore CapitalBond Capital ManagementSouth Park CommonsF-Prime CapitalBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcMaveronRidge VenturesDCM VenturesBAM VenturesAltaIR CapitalTq Ventures LlcKindred VenturesHomebrewChemistryCostanoa VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)MS&AD VenturesAugust CapitalScribble VenturesWebb Investment NetworkPoint72 VenturesMouro CapitalVitalStage VenturesMontage VenturesProject A VenturesG2 Venture PartnersArtis VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalCelesta CapitalNeotribe VenturesAVVBioGeneration Venturesf7 VenturesBMW i VenturesAlpha EdisonMindset VentureUnchained Capital, Inc.Peak State Ventures7GC & CoBrainstorm VenturesIdeas y CapitalWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)Four Rivers Groupbloom venture partnersMountain Group CapitalAlate PartnersTechstarsLong Journey VenturesUberB Capital GroupQuiet CapitalGoat CapitalPartech VenturesHCVCPhysical IntelligenceElectric CapitalIntel CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.LightbankGSV AccelerationGeneral PartnershipFootworkInspired CapitalRenegade PartnersTenaya CapitalICONIQ CapitalWildcat Venture PartnersChapter One VenturesMucker CapitalClimate CapitalAllison Pickens VenturesSummit PartnersLocus VenturesStageOne VenturesPropeller VCPresence CapitalConstruct CapitalSmash CapitalRubicon Venture CapitalcLabsGigascale CapitalTLV PartnersAmity VenturesWestWave CapitalNational Grid PartnersFYRFLY Venture PartnersHuman CapitalXSeed CapitalFirsthandVCProof GroupSalica InvestmentsOlima VenturesThayer VenturesGroWrkCleo CapitalTakwin VenturesNorthwestern Mutual AcceleratorThe Valley FundKeymaker

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