# Canvas funding: rounds and investors

> Canvas has raised $35M across 11 rounds since 2008. Investors include Camber Creek, Osage Venture Partners and Motorola. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/canvas (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Canvas*

11 rounds we have observed, with the 18 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$35M** raised across 11 rounds since 2008, from 12 sources

**$20K** Seed **$750K** Series A **$325K** Series A **$1.2M** Series B **$3.0M** Series C **$4.0M** Series C **$1.8M** Venture **$9.0M** Venture **$15M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Growth Feb 2024
- **Led by:** Artinia Group
- **Biggest round:** $15M Series A · Dec 2017
- **Investors:** 18 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

**$20K** Seed

**$750K** Series A

**$1.2M** Series B

**$3.0M** Series C

**$4.0M** Series C

**$9.0M** Venture

**$15M** Series A

**?** Venture

**?** Growth

- **First round:** Seed, $20K
- **Biggest round:** $15M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months

## The rounds

- **Feb 2024** Growth **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* [Artinia Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artinia-group) Lead [Gemini Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gemini-investors) [True West Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-west-capital-partners) Reported by Artinia Group
- **Aug 2023** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *5 new* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) [Suffolk Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suffolk-technologies) Source recorded SEC filing: $718K sold, first sale Dec 2021
- **Dec 2017** Series A **$15M** *4 new* [AME Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures) [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) Morado Playground Global/ Xplorer Reported by FinSMEs and 1 other SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Dec 2017
- **Dec 2014** Venture **$9.0M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Osage Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-venture-partners) [River Cities Capital Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/river-cities-capital-funds) [Camber Creek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camber-creek) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $9.0M sold, first sale Dec 2014
- **Jan 2014** Venture **$1.8M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale Jan 2014
- **May 2013** Series C **$4.0M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Osage Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-venture-partners) [Motorola](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motorola) [Camber Creek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camber-creek) Reported by finsmes.com
- **Mar 2013** Series C **$3.0M** *1 new* [Canva](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canva) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Jul 2011** Series B **$1.2M** *3 new* [CIT GAP Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cit-gap-funds) [Motorola](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motorola) [Camber Creek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camber-creek) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $1.2M sold, first sale Jul 2011
- **Jul 2009** Series A **$325K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Mar 2009** Series A **$750K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Aug 2008** Seed **$20K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series B** 2011 **Series C** 2013 **Series C** 2013 **Venture** 2014 **Venture** 2014 **Series A** 2017 **Venture** 2023 **Growth** 2024 [Camber Creek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camber-creek) [Osage Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-venture-partners) [Motorola](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motorola) [Artinia Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artinia-group) L [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [AME Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures) [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) [CIT GAP Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cit-gap-funds) [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Camber Creek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camber-creek) VC firm **3** rounds

[Osage Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/osage-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Motorola](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motorola) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[Artinia Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artinia-group) Growth equity **1** round, led 1

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[AME Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) VC firm **1** round

[CIT GAP Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cit-gap-funds) VC firm **1** round

[Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) Accelerator **1** round

[Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) VC firm **1** round

[River Cities Capital Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/river-cities-capital-funds) Investment firm **1** round

[Suffolk Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suffolk-technologies) VC firm **1** round

[Gemini Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gemini-investors) Private equity **1** round

[Canva](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canva) VC firm **1** round

[True West Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-west-capital-partners) Private equity **1** round

Morado no record of our own yet **1** round

Playground Global/ Xplorer no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Canvas

### Who invested in Canvas?

Canvas's investors include Camber Creek, Osage Venture Partners, Motorola, Artinia Group and Alumni Ventures, and 13 more on record. Artinia Group led its latest round.

### How much has Canvas raised?

Canvas has raised $35M across 11 rounds since 2008. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Canvas last raise?

Canvas's most recent round was a Growth in Feb 2024, led by Artinia Group.

### What was Canvas's biggest round?

Canvas's largest round on record is $15M (Series A), in Dec 2017.

### Who backed Canvas first?

Canvas's first round on record, in Jul 2011, was backed by CIT GAP Funds, Motorola and Camber Creek.

### What stage is Canvas at?

Canvas's latest named round is a Growth, in Feb 2024.

### Where is Canvas based?

Canvas is based in the United States.

### Who led Canvas's rounds?

Artinia Group led the Growth in 2024.

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