Rebecca Lynn

Rebecca began her venture career at Morgenthaler Ventures before co-founding Canvas Ventures in 2013. Throughout her investing career, she has focused on identifying transformative companies early and working closely with founders as they build and scale.

Before becoming an investor, Rebecca was an operator at NextCard, the first online credit card company, where she helped scale the company from 30 to 1,300 employees through its IPO and developed deep expertise in credit operations, customer acquisition, and scaling financial products. She later advised major financial services companies, including Experian and Capital One. Earlier in her career, Rebecca worked at Procter & Gamble, where she developed a foundation in consumer marketing, product strategy, and building products for large markets.

Rebecca has long been active at the intersection of technology and healthcare. In 2010, she founded DC2VC, a nationwide competition designed to identify promising healthcare startups and connect entrepreneurs with venture investors.

Her career began far from Silicon Valley: Rebecca trained as a chemical engineer and worked in a nuclear research reactor before moving into business, technology, and investing.

Rebecca holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri and a JD/MBA from UC Berkeley. She serves on the board of Berkeley SkyDeck and remains actively involved with the university's entrepreneurial community.

A frequent speaker on venture capital, technology, and entrepreneurship, Rebecca has appeared at Bloomberg Invest, Fortune Brainstorm AI, and Money20/20, and regularly lectures at UC Berkeley and Stanford.