Canvas Ventures

Investor- Venture Capital

Overview

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm focused on making early-stage investments in technology companies.

Country: United States

Founded: 2013

Headquarters: Portola Valley, California

Investment Strategy

Geography

  • North America

Sector Focus

  • WealthTech
  • Payments and Remittances
  • Data and Analytics

Investment Stage

  • Early Stage Venture
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Series D

Summary

Canvas Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture-capital firm focused on making early-stage investments in technology companies. We are thesis investors, which means we focus on select investment themes, including FinTech, marketplaces, digital health, new enterprise, and more. Are these the only areas in which we invest? No. But these are the domains in which we have the deepest knowledge and strongest networks.

With our thesis-based approach to investing, Canvas is already establishing itself as the go-to VC for fintech, digital health, marketplaces, “new enterprise,” and more. Canvas portfolio companies include CrowdFlower, Eden, Everwise, FutureAdvisor, HealthLoop, Totango, Transfix, Viewics, and Zola. We have a lot of experience helping companies recruit talent, scale operations, and secure follow-on investment when they need it. And, startups tell us we add a lot of marketing and PR firepower to their arsenal. Like founders, our ultimate goal is to help build enduring companies that create real, lasting value.

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Investments

Date

Name

Size

Round

Co-Investors

Sector

Country

June 2016

CrowdFlower Inc

$10m

Series D

Rebecca Lynn

Data Analytics

United States

November 2015

Zola

$10m

Series B

Paul Hsiao

E-Commerce

United States

May 2015

Totango

$7m

Venture

Gary Little

Data Analytics

United States

October 2014

Viewics

$8m

Series A

Gary Little

Healthcare Analytics

United States

September 2014

CrowdFlower Inc

$12.5m

Series C

Rebecca Lynn

Data Analytics

United States

May 2014

FutureAdvisor

$15.5m

Series B

Rebecca Lynn

Advisory

United States

February 2014

Totango

$15.5m

Series B

Gary Little

Data Analytics

United States

Funds Raised

Vintage

Fund Name

Amount

2016

Canvas Ventures 2, L.P.

$286m

Fund I

$175m

Key Employees

Rebecca Lynn
General Partner & Managing Director

Gary Little
General Partner

Paul Hsiao
General Partner

Ching Wu
Partner, Marketing & Investor Relations

Gary Morgenthaler
General Partner, Canvas Venture Fund

Travis Boettner
VP of Finance