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January 2024
She closed a $400 million fund the week Lehman crashed. Here’s what Canvas Ventures cofounder Rebecca Lynn predicts for the year ahead
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January 2024
She closed a $400 million fund the week Lehman crashed. Here’s what Canvas Ventures cofounder Rebecca Lynn predicts for the year ahead
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July 2023
Bloomberg Technology VC Spotlight: Canvas Ventures Secures All Cash Exit for Casetext
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July 2023
Bloomberg Technology VC Spotlight: Canvas Ventures Secures All Cash Exit for Casetext
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June 2023
Meet the 2023 Canvas Go-to-Market Council
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June 2023
Meet the 2023 Canvas Go-to-Market Council
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February 2023
Our Investment in Smartrr: Investing in Go-to-Market Tools For Customer Lifecycle Management
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February 2023
Our Investment in Smartrr: Investing in Go-to-Market Tools For Customer Lifecycle Management
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March 2022
Canvas Ventures Announces the 2022 Go-to-Market Council
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March 2022
Canvas Ventures Announces the 2022 Go-to-Market Council
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August 2021
Canvas Launches GTM Council, Bringing Together Industry-Leading Experts in Go-to-Market Strategy
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August 2021
Canvas Launches GTM Council, Bringing Together Industry-Leading Experts in Go-to-Market Strategy
April 2021
How are VCs handling diligence in a world where deals open and close in days, not months?
April 2021
How are VCs handling diligence in a world where deals open and close in days, not months?
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March 2021
Canvas Ventures Raises $350 Million To Help Bring Intentionality Back To Early-Stage Investing
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March 2021
Canvas Ventures Raises $350 Million To Help Bring Intentionality Back To Early-Stage Investing
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March 2019
Canvas Ventures hires former Social Capital GP Mike Ghaffary
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March 2019
Canvas Ventures hires former Social Capital GP Mike Ghaffary
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October 2018
SoftBank Gives Startups Billions of Reasons to Hold Off IPOs
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October 2018
SoftBank Gives Startups Billions of Reasons to Hold Off IPOs
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April 2018
Silicon Valley's Most and Least Diverse Investors
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April 2018
Silicon Valley's Most and Least Diverse Investors
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April 2018
Venture Capital Needs To Clean House. But The Bones Are Good
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April 2018
Venture Capital Needs To Clean House. But The Bones Are Good
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April 2018
Rebecca Lynn is #2 Woman on Forbes Midas List, #31 Overall
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April 2018
Rebecca Lynn is #2 Woman on Forbes Midas List, #31 Overall
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March 2018
Startup dollars creep northward, from Silicon Valley to S.F.
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March 2018
Startup dollars creep northward, from Silicon Valley to S.F.
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December 2017
Where VC's Will Invest in 2018: Blockchain, AI, Voice, Pets
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December 2017
Where VC's Will Invest in 2018: Blockchain, AI, Voice, Pets
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October 2017
11 women who prove that health tech investing isn't a boys' club
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October 2017
11 women who prove that health tech investing isn't a boys' club
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October 2017
Venture Capital Micro Funds on Pace for Record Year
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October 2017
Venture Capital Micro Funds on Pace for Record Year
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October 2017
Panel discusses characteristics of AI at World Mobile Congress America 2017
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October 2017
Panel discusses characteristics of AI at World Mobile Congress America 2017
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April 2017
Rebecca Lynn is 25 Out of the Top 100 Venture Capitalists
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April 2017
Rebecca Lynn is 25 Out of the Top 100 Venture Capitalists
September 2016
Canvas Ventures Has Closed Its Second Fund With $300 Million — Or 70 Percent More Than Its First
September 2016
Canvas Ventures Has Closed Its Second Fund With $300 Million — Or 70 Percent More Than Its First
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June 2016
David Morgenthaler, One of Venture Capital's Founding Fathers, Dies at 96
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June 2016
David Morgenthaler, One of Venture Capital's Founding Fathers, Dies at 96
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March 2016
Top Start-Up Investors Are Betting on Growth, Not Waiting for It
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March 2016
Top Start-Up Investors Are Betting on Growth, Not Waiting for It
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January 2016
Female Founders: The State Of The Union
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January 2016
Female Founders: The State Of The Union
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May 2015
Five Top Venture Capitalists Name The Top 10 Tech Trends Of The Next 5 Years
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May 2015
Five Top Venture Capitalists Name The Top 10 Tech Trends Of The Next 5 Years
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March 2015
Canvas Named #1 "VC Firm to Watch" Midas List
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March 2015
Canvas Named #1 "VC Firm to Watch" Midas List
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March 2015
How a Female Partner Rose to the Top of Canvas Ventures
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March 2015
How a Female Partner Rose to the Top of Canvas Ventures
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March 2015
TechFlash Q&A: Six Savvy Women VCs Explain why Diversity Matters
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March 2015
TechFlash Q&A: Six Savvy Women VCs Explain why Diversity Matters
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February 2015
Top women VCs tell how they succeeded, how to close venture's gender gap
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February 2015
Top women VCs tell how they succeeded, how to close venture's gender gap
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February 2015
VC PROFILE: How Morgenthaler Became Canvas and a Female Partner Rose to the Top
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February 2015
VC PROFILE: How Morgenthaler Became Canvas and a Female Partner Rose to the Top
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June 2014
Just 3% Of Venture Capitalists Are Female, But There Are Reasons To Be Optimistic
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June 2014
Just 3% Of Venture Capitalists Are Female, But There Are Reasons To Be Optimistic
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May 2014
Paul Hsiao Joins Canvas Venture Fund as Partner
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May 2014
Paul Hsiao Joins Canvas Venture Fund as Partner
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May 2014
Canvas Names Ex-NEA Partner As Fourth Partner For Latest Fund
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May 2014
Canvas Names Ex-NEA Partner As Fourth Partner For Latest Fund
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September 2013
Morgenthaler Partners Form New $175M Fund to Invest in Cloud, Fintech & Health IT
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September 2013
Morgenthaler Partners Form New $175M Fund to Invest in Cloud, Fintech & Health IT
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September 2013
Morgenthaler Ventures has a New Fund ... And a New Name
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September 2013
Morgenthaler Ventures has a New Fund ... And a New Name
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September 2013
Morgenthaler Partners Hang Out a Shingle With $175 Million Fund
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September 2013
Morgenthaler Partners Hang Out a Shingle With $175 Million Fund
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September 2013
Morgenthaler Partners Raise $175M For Canvas Venture Fund
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September 2013
Morgenthaler Partners Raise $175M For Canvas Venture Fund
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September 2013
Can't Boil the Entire Ocean': VC Talks Strategy With New $175M Fund
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September 2013
Can't Boil the Entire Ocean': VC Talks Strategy With New $175M Fund
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September 2013
Morgenthaler Raises $175 mln, Rebrands as Canvas Venture Fund
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September 2013
Morgenthaler Raises $175 mln, Rebrands as Canvas Venture Fund
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May 2013
Rebecca Lynn Named to Forbes' Top Women VC List
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May 2013
Rebecca Lynn Named to Forbes' Top Women VC List
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