Welcome to our News page! You’ll find press coverage for Canvas, as well as our portfolio companies, below. It is only a smattering of the press our community has generated. You’ll find more news by following us on Twitter @CanvasVC or the Canvas Ventures Facebook page.
Our Investment in Airvet
Unlike any of the other pet telehealth platforms on the market, Airvet approaches the market with a philosophical difference to put pets and pet-owners first. Pet health is also relatively underpenetrated in telehealth and telemedicine today.
Airvet, a telehealth veterinary platform, just clawed its way to a $14 million Series A round
Today, the company is announcing $14 million in Series A funding led by Canvas Ventures, with participation by e.ventures, Burst Capital, Starting Line, TrueSight Ventures, Hawke Ventures and Bracket Capital, as well as individual investors.
Airvet obtains $14 million in investor funding
The telemedicine app maker has 2,700 veterinarian uses as demand for virtual care spikes amid public health concerns.
Mike Ghaffary, Partner at Canvas Ventures, speaking at online Marketplace Conference
Join us ONLINE for our annual Marketplace Conference on May 27 & 28, 2020 that unites marketplace founders, VCs, and subject matter experts to discuss the present and the future of marketplaces and network effects. Our guests have the chance to join us for thought leadership on fundraising, growth hacking and strategy, legal issues and more, as well as 1:1 access and networking with top VCs.
[PODCAST] Crisis Coverage with Grace Isford – GTM Playbook; Building a Career in VC; Societal Challenges and Opportunities Post-COVID; and a Comprehensive Analysis of Successful GPs and Venture Investments
Grace Isford of Canvas Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss the GTM Playbook; Building a Career in VC; Societal Challenges and Opportunities Post-COVID; and a Comprehensive Analysis of Successful GPs and Venture Investments.
Built In’s LA’s 100 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles 2020
Flowspace included in Built In's "Best Places to Work in Los Angeles 2020".
How Can More Diverse Leadership Spark Better Ideas in Transportation?
What happens when you eliminate the echo effect, and new conversation enters the board room? How can a more diverse leadership team create a competitive advantage in business? Whether you're running a trucking company or building a technology startup, adding diversity to your team will introduce new perspective. And new perspective might just be the key to taking your company to the next level. In this podcast, host Seth Clevenger asks two pioneer women, Lily Shen, President of Transfix, and Ellen Voie, President of Women in Trucking, what it will take for trucking companies to remove barriers and become more inclusive.
The Coronavirus Economy: How a new coworking space designed to celebrate people of color is coping through the pandemic
Ethel’s Club launched last year as a new kind of coworking space—one that actively celebrates people of color and a diverse membership. Fortune spoke with founder and CEO Naj Austin for a new series, The Coronavirus Economy, about how the outbreak has affected her business, her thoughts on the future, and how she is working through the pandemic.
[PODCAST] Fulfillment Strategy during COVID-19: How can you optimize your fullfillment strategy during a global pandemic? Guest: Ben Eachus, Co-Founder & CEO, Flowspace
Increased demand signals and rapidly changing customer expectations are just some of the challenges companies face when determining their fulfillment strategies. With the added disruption of a global pandemic like Covid 19, businesses have to consider other ways to meet those expectations and keep the supply chain in motion. Ben Eachus, Co-Founder and CEO of Flowspace, joins us to talk about a few ways to optimize your fulfillment strategy.
32 Artificial Intelligence Companies Building a Smarter Tomorrow
List of 32 artificial intelligence companies and AI startups you may not know today, but you will tomorrow.
U.S. Employers Scramble to Address Mental Health Epidemic
Vida Health Inc., a digital network of therapists and clinicians that works with companies like Cisco, Visa, PayPal and Boeing, has seen 15-20% week-on-week increases in mental health and stress-related appointments since mid-March, and a 30-50% boost in new client interest. “Everyone is looking for virtual mental healthcare right now,” said chief executive officer Stephanie Tilenius. “We’re just hiring as fast as we can.”
Venturing into Voice with True Ventures & Canvas Ventures
Venturing into Voice with Priscilla Tyler of True Ventures & Grace Isford of Canvas Ventures
Flowspace- The fulfillment platform of the future
To facilitate high-speed delivery for merchants, fulfillment platform Flowspace built a network of warehouses and connected them with intelligent software. The result is one of the country’s largest warehousing and fulfillment platforms.
Volvo to use Luminar’s lidar in production vehicles to unlock automated driving on highways
Volvo Cars will start producing vehicles in 2022 that are equipped with lidar and a perception stack — technology developed by Silicon Valley startup Luminar that the automaker will use to deploy an automated driving system for highways.
Small Business, Big Mission: CEO of Vida Health is taking care to look after her own as demand rockets
Stephanie Tilenius, founder and CEO of Vida Health, just started using the meditation app her company offers. She needs it as she deals with increased demand.
Venture Investing in the Age of the Coronavirus
Grace Isford, of Canvas Ventures, discusses where VCs can invest to make a difference in the wake of the pandemic.
Casetext Announces $8.2 Million in New Funding
Casetext, the litigation automation company, today announces $8.2 million in new funding. The round was led by one of the top-revenue generating law firms in the country, underscoring the industry’s early interest in Compose, the brief automation technology announced by Casetext last month. This new investment brings Casetext’s total funding to over $40 million. Several inside investors also participated in the round, including Union Square Ventures, Canvas Ventures, and Y Combinator Continuity.
Shen takes reins as Transfix’s new CEO; McElroy to be chairman
Transfix, the digital freight brokerage based in New York City, announced that its co-founder and chief executive officer, Drew McElroy, would step aside to become chairman, and that chief operating officer and president Lily Shen would be the new CEO.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Collaborates with Thrive Global to Launch The Health and Wellness For All Program
Building on its renowned commitment to support the public health community around the world, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health announced today the launch of The Health and Wellness For All Program in collaboration with Thrive Global, the behavior change technology company founded by Arianna Huffington to help people adopt healthier habits to reduce stress and improve health and performance. T
The 10 Most Innovative Logistics Companies of 2020
As companies’ supply chains and customer bases grow increasingly global, some of the best logistical solutions are being pioneered by nontraditional players. Flowspace revolutionized warehouse management in a way that allows even small businesses to fulfill orders from around the world in just days—and it’s growing fast.
Kinetica Simplifies Active Analytics with Launch of Kinetica Cloud
Kinetica, the provider of the Kinetica Active Analytics Platform for the modern digital economy, announced the availability of Kinetica Cloud today. Enterprises can utilize the full capabilities of the Kinetica platform in an optimal cloud environment, which include historical data analytics, streaming data analytics, location intelligence, and machine learning. Kinetica Cloud is available immediately. Kinetica Cloud has already been adopted by the San Francisco Estuary Institute.
Kinetica Hires Former Box Chief Revenue Officer to Support Explosive Global Business Growth
Kinetica, the leading Active Analytics Platform for the modern digital economy, announced the appointment of Tom Addis as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) today. The new hire will further support Kinetica’s rapid growth, and will lead the expansion of Kinetica’s enterprise sales globally.
Gabi Raises $27 Million to Help Customers Get Cheaper Insurance
Insurance startup Gabi has raised $27 million in a Series B funding round. The tool allows customers to upload their current insurance policy and find a more affordable option with similar coverage. Nick Fairbairn, Chief Marketing Officer at Gabi, joined Cheddar to discuss.
Gabi raises $27 million to disrupt consumer insurance and automate paperwork
Gabi Insurance has raised $27 million in funding to disrupt insurance brokers and get you better rates for car, homeowner’s, or renter’s insurance. Mubadala Capital, the asset management arm of Mubadala Investment, led the round. Existing investors Canvas Ventures, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Securian Ventures, A.Capital Ventures, and Project A also participated in the round.
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