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Our Investment in Smartrr: Investing in Go-to-Market Tools For Customer Lifecycle Management
Our Investment in Smartrr: Investing in Go-to-Market Tools For Customer Lifecycle Management
Canvas Ventures Announces the 2022 Go-to-Market Council
Canvas Ventures Announces the 2022 Go-to-Market Council
Canvas Launches GTM Council, Bringing Together Industry-Leading Experts in Go-to-Market Strategy
Canvas Launches GTM Council, Bringing Together Industry-Leading Experts in Go-to-Market Strategy
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News about our companies
Smartrr
February 2023
Smartrr bags $10M for its customer experience approach to e-commerce subscriptions
Smartrr
TechCrunch
TechCrunch
February 2023
Smartrr bags $10M for its customer experience approach to e-commerce subscriptions
Particle Health
July 2022
Our Investment in Particle Health: Standardizing Access to Health Data
Particle Health
July 2022
Our Investment in Particle Health: Standardizing Access to Health Data
Particle Health
July 2022
Particle Health Raises $25M To Make Healthcare Data Access Seamless Across The Digital Health Spectrum
Particle Health
AlleyWatch
July 2022
Particle Health Raises $25M To Make Healthcare Data Access Seamless Across The Digital Health Spectrum
Particle Health
July 2022
The 8 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of July 2022
Particle Health
AlleyWatch
July 2022
The 8 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of July 2022
Keyway
June 2022
Keyway Unlocks $25 Million in Series A Funding
Keyway
Commercial Observer
June 2022
Keyway Unlocks $25 Million in Series A Funding
Zola
June 2022
Exclusive: Zola Founder Shan-Lyn Ma Appoints a Co-CEO
Zola
Fortune
Fortune
June 2022
Exclusive: Zola Founder Shan-Lyn Ma Appoints a Co-CEO
Roofstock
June 2022
Roofstock Named to Forbes' 2022 Fintech 50
Roofstock
Forbes
Forbes
June 2022
Roofstock Named to Forbes' 2022 Fintech 50
Vendia
May 2022
Data-sharing Platform Vendia Raises $30M Series B
Vendia
TechCrunch
TechCrunch
May 2022
Data-sharing Platform Vendia Raises $30M Series B
Flyhomes
May 2022
For First-Time Homebuyers, Are Starter Homes Becoming Extinct?
Flyhomes
USA Today
May 2022
For First-Time Homebuyers, Are Starter Homes Becoming Extinct?
Keyway
April 2022
Matias Recchia Creates Keyway To Make Real Estate Easy For Small And Medium-Sized Business
Keyway
Forbes
Forbes
April 2022
Matias Recchia Creates Keyway To Make Real Estate Easy For Small And Medium-Sized Business
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Shoreline
March 2022
Shoreline Scores $35M Series B To Build Automated Incident Response Platform
Shoreline
TechCrunch
TechCrunch
March 2022
Shoreline Scores $35M Series B To Build Automated Incident Response Platform
Tilled
February 2022
Tilled Expands PayFac-as-a-Service Innovation with New Capital and Capabilities
Tilled
February 2022
Tilled Expands PayFac-as-a-Service Innovation with New Capital and Capabilities
NuBrakes
February 2022
[LISTEN] Walker Drewett (NuBrakes) - How He Started a Mobile Brake Repair Company with No Automative Experience
NuBrakes
Consumer VC
February 2022
[LISTEN] Walker Drewett (NuBrakes) - How He Started a Mobile Brake Repair Company with No Automative Experience
Routefusion
January 2022
Routefusion Raises $10.5M Round To Simplify Cross-Border Payments
Routefusion
TechCrunch
TechCrunch
January 2022
Routefusion Raises $10.5M Round To Simplify Cross-Border Payments
Routefusion
January 2022
Our Investment in Routefusion
Routefusion
January 2022
Our Investment in Routefusion
NuBrakes
December 2021
Our Investment in NuBrakes
NuBrakes
December 2021
Our Investment in NuBrakes
NuBrakes
December 2021
NuBrakes Scores Major Funding To Expand Mobile Repair Business
NuBrakes
Forbes
December 2021
NuBrakes Scores Major Funding To Expand Mobile Repair Business
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June 2023
Bloomberg Technology VC Spotlight: AI and Venture Trends
Insights
June 2023
Bloomberg Technology VC Spotlight: AI and Venture Trends
Canvas News
February 2023
Our Investment in Smartrr: Investing in Go-to-Market Tools For Customer Lifecycle Management
Canvas News
February 2023
Our Investment in Smartrr: Investing in Go-to-Market Tools For Customer Lifecycle Management
Portfolio News
February 2023
Smartrr bags $10M for its customer experience approach to e-commerce subscriptions
Portfolio News
February 2023
Smartrr bags $10M for its customer experience approach to e-commerce subscriptions
Insights
December 2022
Rebecca Lynn - Finding Your Customers
Insights
December 2022
Rebecca Lynn - Finding Your Customers
Insights
November 2022
Now Is the Time to Be Opportunistic
Insights
November 2022
Now Is the Time to Be Opportunistic
Insights
August 2022
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Driving Revenue With Enterprise Partners: How to Scale Efficiently With a B2B2C Model
Insights
August 2022
Driving Revenue With Enterprise Partners: How to Scale Efficiently With a B2B2C Model
Insights
August 2022
Series A Q&A With Paul Hsiao: Advice for Founders Fundraising In A Storm
Insights
August 2022
Series A Q&A With Paul Hsiao: Advice for Founders Fundraising In A Storm
Portfolio News
July 2022
Our Investment in Particle Health: Standardizing Access to Health Data
Portfolio News
July 2022
Our Investment in Particle Health: Standardizing Access to Health Data
Portfolio News
July 2022
Particle Health Raises $25M To Make Healthcare Data Access Seamless Across The Digital Health Spectrum
Portfolio News
July 2022
Particle Health Raises $25M To Make Healthcare Data Access Seamless Across The Digital Health Spectrum
Portfolio News
July 2022
The 8 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of July 2022
Portfolio News
July 2022
The 8 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of July 2022
Insights
June 2022
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Growth Marketing in a Down Market: Which Channels to Use Now
Insights
June 2022
Growth Marketing in a Down Market: Which Channels to Use Now
Portfolio News
June 2022
Keyway Unlocks $25 Million in Series A Funding
Portfolio News
June 2022
Keyway Unlocks $25 Million in Series A Funding
Portfolio News
June 2022
Exclusive: Zola Founder Shan-Lyn Ma Appoints a Co-CEO
Portfolio News
June 2022
Exclusive: Zola Founder Shan-Lyn Ma Appoints a Co-CEO
Portfolio News
June 2022
Skyflow Launches Integration To Build Privacy and Data Protection Into the Snowflake Data Cloud
Portfolio News
June 2022
Skyflow Launches Integration To Build Privacy and Data Protection Into the Snowflake Data Cloud
Insights
June 2022
How To Raise Venture Capital for Your Startup Regardless of Market Conditions
Insights
June 2022
How To Raise Venture Capital for Your Startup Regardless of Market Conditions
Portfolio News
June 2022
Platform9 Raises $26M To Help Manage Distributed Cloud Clusters
Portfolio News
June 2022
Platform9 Raises $26M To Help Manage Distributed Cloud Clusters
Portfolio News
June 2022
Roofstock Named to Forbes' 2022 Fintech 50
Portfolio News
June 2022
Roofstock Named to Forbes' 2022 Fintech 50
Portfolio News
May 2022
Data-sharing Platform Vendia Raises $30M Series B
Portfolio News
May 2022
Data-sharing Platform Vendia Raises $30M Series B
Insights
May 2022
Series A Q&A With Paul Hsiao: Most Common Questions About Raising Your Series A Round
Insights
May 2022
Series A Q&A With Paul Hsiao: Most Common Questions About Raising Your Series A Round
Insights
May 2022
From Product-Led Growth to Profitable Growth: Why PLG is Much More Than a Free Trial
Insights
May 2022
From Product-Led Growth to Profitable Growth: Why PLG is Much More Than a Free Trial
Portfolio News
May 2022
For First-Time Homebuyers, Are Starter Homes Becoming Extinct?
Portfolio News
May 2022
For First-Time Homebuyers, Are Starter Homes Becoming Extinct?
Portfolio News
April 2022
Matias Recchia Creates Keyway To Make Real Estate Easy For Small And Medium-Sized Business
Portfolio News
April 2022
Matias Recchia Creates Keyway To Make Real Estate Easy For Small And Medium-Sized Business
Insights
April 2022
Tech Needs To Step Up In Effort To Rebuild America’s Middle Class
Insights
April 2022
Tech Needs To Step Up In Effort To Rebuild America’s Middle Class
Portfolio News
March 2022
Shoreline Scores $35M Series B To Build Automated Incident Response Platform
Portfolio News
March 2022
Shoreline Scores $35M Series B To Build Automated Incident Response Platform
Portfolio News
March 2022
Our Investment in Navattic
Portfolio News
March 2022
Our Investment in Navattic
Portfolio News
March 2022
Proptech Greets Another Unicorn With Roofstock’s $240 Million Series E Fundraise
Portfolio News
March 2022
Proptech Greets Another Unicorn With Roofstock’s $240 Million Series E Fundraise
Portfolio News
March 2022
Keyway Secures Funding To Buy Property from Small Business Owners and Lease It Back to Them
Portfolio News
March 2022
Keyway Secures Funding To Buy Property from Small Business Owners and Lease It Back to Them
Canvas News
March 2022
Canvas Ventures Announces the 2022 Go-to-Market Council
Canvas News
March 2022
Canvas Ventures Announces the 2022 Go-to-Market Council
Portfolio News
February 2022
Tilled Expands PayFac-as-a-Service Innovation with New Capital and Capabilities
Portfolio News
February 2022
Tilled Expands PayFac-as-a-Service Innovation with New Capital and Capabilities
Insights
February 2022
The Marketplace Checklist: 16 Questions
Insights
February 2022
The Marketplace Checklist: 16 Questions
Portfolio News
February 2022
[LISTEN] Walker Drewett (NuBrakes) - How He Started a Mobile Brake Repair Company with No Automative Experience
Portfolio News
February 2022
[LISTEN] Walker Drewett (NuBrakes) - How He Started a Mobile Brake Repair Company with No Automative Experience
Insights
January 2022
What I Tell All My CEOs After A Year of Conversations with Marketing Leaders at Airtable, Curology, One Medical, Twilio, and Uber
Insights
January 2022
What I Tell All My CEOs After A Year of Conversations with Marketing Leaders at Airtable, Curology, One Medical, Twilio, and Uber
Portfolio News
January 2022
Routefusion Raises $10.5M Round To Simplify Cross-Border Payments
Portfolio News
January 2022
Routefusion Raises $10.5M Round To Simplify Cross-Border Payments
Portfolio News
January 2022
Our Investment in Routefusion
Portfolio News
January 2022
Our Investment in Routefusion
January 2022
[LISTEN] What’s Next After the iPhone, Unpacking Web3, Metaverse and Remote First Products, and Is This the Time to Be Investing in B2C or B2B
January 2022
[LISTEN] What’s Next After the iPhone, Unpacking Web3, Metaverse and Remote First Products, and Is This the Time to Be Investing in B2C or B2B
Insights
December 2021
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Honing Your Positioning Strategy: Read These Insights from Top Product Marketers at Peloton and Uber
Insights
December 2021
Honing Your Positioning Strategy: Read These Insights from Top Product Marketers at Peloton and Uber
December 2021
Finding Success with Partnerships: Hear from Early Business Development Leaders at Venmo and Uber
December 2021
Finding Success with Partnerships: Hear from Early Business Development Leaders at Venmo and Uber
Portfolio News
December 2021
Our Investment in NuBrakes
Portfolio News
December 2021
Our Investment in NuBrakes
Portfolio News
December 2021
NuBrakes Scores Major Funding To Expand Mobile Repair Business
Portfolio News
December 2021
NuBrakes Scores Major Funding To Expand Mobile Repair Business
Insights
November 2021
Sales in the Early Stages: Proven Advice for Getting It Right
Insights
November 2021
Sales in the Early Stages: Proven Advice for Getting It Right
Portfolio News
November 2021
Our Investment in OfferFit
Portfolio News
November 2021
Our Investment in OfferFit
Portfolio News
November 2021
Check Out the 9-Slide Pitch Deck This Ex-Googler Used To Raise $15 Million for SME Property Tech Startup Keyway
Portfolio News
November 2021
Check Out the 9-Slide Pitch Deck This Ex-Googler Used To Raise $15 Million for SME Property Tech Startup Keyway
Portfolio News
November 2021
Our Investment in Keyway
Portfolio News
November 2021
Our Investment in Keyway
Portfolio News
October 2021
Skyflow’s Data Privacy API Business Raises $45M Series B
Portfolio News
October 2021
Skyflow’s Data Privacy API Business Raises $45M Series B
Insights
October 2021
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Building a Growth Engine From Day 1: Advice from Early Marketing Leaders at Headspace and Zillow
Insights
October 2021
Building a Growth Engine From Day 1: Advice from Early Marketing Leaders at Headspace and Zillow
Portfolio News
October 2021
Our Investment in ResQ: A Leading Back-of-House SaaS Platform and B2B Marketplace
Portfolio News
October 2021
Our Investment in ResQ: A Leading Back-of-House SaaS Platform and B2B Marketplace
Insights
October 2021
Wall Street Journal Women to Watch 2021
Insights
October 2021
Wall Street Journal Women to Watch 2021
Portfolio News
September 2021
Customer Success Company Totango Lands $100M Growth Investment
Portfolio News
September 2021
Customer Success Company Totango Lands $100M Growth Investment
Insights
August 2021
[LISTEN] How the Data Economy Is Impacting Consumer and the State of the Series A
Insights
August 2021
[LISTEN] How the Data Economy Is Impacting Consumer and the State of the Series A
Canvas News
August 2021
Canvas Launches GTM Council, Bringing Together Industry-Leading Experts in Go-to-Market Strategy
Canvas News
August 2021
Canvas Launches GTM Council, Bringing Together Industry-Leading Experts in Go-to-Market Strategy
Portfolio News
June 2021
See the Pitch Deck That Landed Startup Robocorp a $21 Million Series a Round To Take On Microsoft and UiPath in the Hot Robotic Process Automation Market
Portfolio News
June 2021
See the Pitch Deck That Landed Startup Robocorp a $21 Million Series a Round To Take On Microsoft and UiPath in the Hot Robotic Process Automation Market
Portfolio News
June 2021
[LISTEN] Flyhomes' Giant Round and a Small Growth Fund Among Giants
Portfolio News
June 2021
[LISTEN] Flyhomes' Giant Round and a Small Growth Fund Among Giants
Portfolio News
June 2021
Homebuying Startup Flyhomes Closes $150 Million Series C
Portfolio News
June 2021
Homebuying Startup Flyhomes Closes $150 Million Series C
Portfolio News
May 2021
Tilled Takes A New Approach To PayFac-as-a-Service, Banks $11M Series A
Portfolio News
May 2021
Tilled Takes A New Approach To PayFac-as-a-Service, Banks $11M Series A
Insights
May 2021
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Every Early-Stage Startup Must Identify and Evaluate a Strategic Advantage
Insights
May 2021
Every Early-Stage Startup Must Identify and Evaluate a Strategic Advantage
Insights
May 2021
Too Much Money, Too Few Deals—Investing in Today’s Startup Ecosystem
Insights
May 2021
Too Much Money, Too Few Deals—Investing in Today’s Startup Ecosystem
Insights
May 2021
5 Post-COVID Trends in Digital Health Investing
Insights
May 2021
5 Post-COVID Trends in Digital Health Investing
Portfolio News
May 2021
Vida Health Raises $110 Million To Expand Its Chronic Care Management Platform
Portfolio News
May 2021
Vida Health Raises $110 Million To Expand Its Chronic Care Management Platform
Canvas News
April 2021
How are VCs handling diligence in a world where deals open and close in days, not months?
Canvas News
April 2021
How are VCs handling diligence in a world where deals open and close in days, not months?
Insights
April 2021
Knowing When Your Startup Should Go All-In On Business Development
Insights
April 2021
Knowing When Your Startup Should Go All-In On Business Development
Canvas News
March 2021
Canvas Ventures Raises $350 Million To Help Bring Intentionality Back To Early-Stage Investing
Canvas News
March 2021
Canvas Ventures Raises $350 Million To Help Bring Intentionality Back To Early-Stage Investing
Portfolio News
March 2021
On-Demand Logistics and Fulfillment Startup Flowspace Raises $31M
Portfolio News
March 2021
On-Demand Logistics and Fulfillment Startup Flowspace Raises $31M
Insights
March 2021
Marketplace Checklist: How To Analyze Labor Marketplaces
Insights
March 2021
Marketplace Checklist: How To Analyze Labor Marketplaces
Portfolio News
March 2021
[LISTEN] How I Built Resilience: Shan-Lyn Ma of Zola
Portfolio News
March 2021
[LISTEN] How I Built Resilience: Shan-Lyn Ma of Zola
Insights
February 2021
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What Is The Right Amount of Bureaucracy For A Startup? Introducing “Minimum Viable Bureaucracy” (MVB)
Insights
February 2021
What Is The Right Amount of Bureaucracy For A Startup? Introducing “Minimum Viable Bureaucracy” (MVB)
Portfolio News
February 2021
Our Investment in Vendia: The New Standard for Data Sharing
Portfolio News
February 2021
Our Investment in Vendia: The New Standard for Data Sharing
Portfolio News
February 2021
Vendia raises $15.5 million to disrupt transaction processing
Portfolio News
February 2021
Vendia raises $15.5 million to disrupt transaction processing
Portfolio News
January 2021
Why We Invested in Darwin Homes: Superpowering the Single-Family Residential Market
Portfolio News
January 2021
Why We Invested in Darwin Homes: Superpowering the Single-Family Residential Market
Portfolio News
January 2021
DoorDash Execs’ Proptech Company Darwin Homes Raises $15 Million Series A To Equip Investors in Single-Family Homes With Institutional Real-Estate Management Tools
Portfolio News
January 2021
DoorDash Execs’ Proptech Company Darwin Homes Raises $15 Million Series A To Equip Investors in Single-Family Homes With Institutional Real-Estate Management Tools
Portfolio News
January 2021
Brace picks up $15.7 million in Series B funding round
Portfolio News
January 2021
Brace picks up $15.7 million in Series B funding round
Insights
January 2021
Focusing As You Scale: A Conversation with Kevin Ryan, Founder and Chairman of MongoDB, Zola, and Gilt Groupe
Insights
January 2021
Focusing As You Scale: A Conversation with Kevin Ryan, Founder and Chairman of MongoDB, Zola, and Gilt Groupe
Portfolio News
December 2020
Our Investment in Skyflow: Safeguarding Customer Data with a Privacy API
Portfolio News
December 2020
Our Investment in Skyflow: Safeguarding Customer Data with a Privacy API
Portfolio News
December 2020
Skyflow Raises $17.5 Million Series A for Data Privacy API
Portfolio News
December 2020
Skyflow Raises $17.5 Million Series A for Data Privacy API
Portfolio News
December 2020
Skyflow raises $17.5M more to help companies protect your personal data
Portfolio News
December 2020
Skyflow raises $17.5M more to help companies protect your personal data
Portfolio News
December 2020
Skyflow raises $17.5 million to bring its data privacy API to more businesses
Portfolio News
December 2020
Skyflow raises $17.5 million to bring its data privacy API to more businesses
Portfolio News
December 2020
What it Took For a 17-Year-Old to Transform the Automotive Industry ... and Become the Youngest Self-Made Billionaire
Portfolio News
December 2020
What it Took For a 17-Year-Old to Transform the Automotive Industry ... and Become the Youngest Self-Made Billionaire
Portfolio News
December 2020
Luminar CEO: We're absolutely in this for the long run
Portfolio News
December 2020
Luminar CEO: We're absolutely in this for the long run
Portfolio News
December 2020
Luminar going public makes 25-year-old Austin Russell one of world's first, and youngest, self-driving billionaires
Portfolio News
December 2020
Luminar going public makes 25-year-old Austin Russell one of world's first, and youngest, self-driving billionaires
Portfolio News
December 2020
Luminar Technologies becomes public company as lidar race builds
Portfolio News
December 2020
Luminar Technologies becomes public company as lidar race builds
Portfolio News
December 2020
Meet The World's Newest And Youngest Self-Made Billionaire: Luminar's Austin Russell
Portfolio News
December 2020
Meet The World's Newest And Youngest Self-Made Billionaire: Luminar's Austin Russell
Portfolio News
December 2020
Real Autonomy Video from Luminar
Portfolio News
December 2020
Real Autonomy Video from Luminar
Portfolio News
November 2020
Luminar Inks Deal To Sell Laser Sensors To Intel's Mobileye Ahead Of Nasdaq Listing
Portfolio News
November 2020
Luminar Inks Deal To Sell Laser Sensors To Intel's Mobileye Ahead Of Nasdaq Listing
Portfolio News
November 2020
Luminar Increases Guidance; Accelerating Deals
Portfolio News
November 2020
Luminar Increases Guidance; Accelerating Deals
Portfolio News
October 2020
Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Hub is Helping NORAD Monitor US Airspace
Portfolio News
October 2020
Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Hub is Helping NORAD Monitor US Airspace
Portfolio News
October 2020
Introducing Open Source Security Management at Enterprise Scale
Portfolio News
October 2020
Introducing Open Source Security Management at Enterprise Scale
Portfolio News
September 2020
The Decline In Millennial Health Needs To Be Addressed
Portfolio News
September 2020
The Decline In Millennial Health Needs To Be Addressed
Portfolio News
July 2020
CVS Health Selects Vida Health's Weight Loss+ Program for Inclusion in Its Point Solutions Management Offering
Portfolio News
July 2020
CVS Health Selects Vida Health's Weight Loss+ Program for Inclusion in Its Point Solutions Management Offering
Insights
June 2020
How Eat24 Scaled to $700 Million Gross Revenue in 5 Years
Insights
June 2020
How Eat24 Scaled to $700 Million Gross Revenue in 5 Years
Portfolio News
June 2020
Airvet, a telehealth veterinary platform, just clawed its way to a $14 million Series A round
Portfolio News
June 2020
Airvet, a telehealth veterinary platform, just clawed its way to a $14 million Series A round
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