# Rebecca Lynn: investor profile

> Rebecca Lynn, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Broadway Angels,Canvas Ventures. 1 investment on record.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Rebecca Lynn

Co-Founder and Managing Director at [Canvas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canvas-fund)

Latest rounds

- **Yellowsmith** Seed · $850k Aug 2012

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Aug 2012
- **Filings:** 13 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 13 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Canvas Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Canvas Ventures** VC firm · US **4** cheques in 12 months **20** all time **4** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canvas-fund)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $850k
- **Active:** 2012

2012

- [Yellowsmith](https://millionrounds.com/company/yellowsmith) *Seed* **$850k** *US* Aug 2012 Joined · +9 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**

Alongside

- Emily Melton *1*
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)
- Leah Busque *1*
- [Lightbank *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank)
- [Michael Marks *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-marks)
- [Rachel Sheinbein *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rachel-sheinbein)
- Raj Atluru *1*
- [Riverwood Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riverwood-capital)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **airVet, Inc.** Director since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Keyway Real Estate, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Particle Health Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Tilled, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **POSSIBLE FINANCIAL INC.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Casetext, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Owl Cameras, Inc.** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Gabi Personal Insurance Agency, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Roofstock, Inc.** Director since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Xulu, Inc.** Director since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **HealthLoop, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Practice Fusion Inc** Director on 2 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **LendingClub Corp** Director on 3 filings · since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Canvas Ventures

- [**Paul Hsiao** CEO and Founder *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-hsiao)
- [**Gary Little** Co-Founder & Operating Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gary-little-2)
- [**Gary Morgenthaler** Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gary-morgenthaler)
- [**Jon Xu** Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jon-xu)
- [**Katherine Plumlee** Chief Strategy Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/katherine-plumlee)
- [**Lucas Cohen** Marketing *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/lucas-cohen)
- [**Mike Ghaffary** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-ghaffary)
- [**Travis Boettner** CFO & CCO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/travis-boettner)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Fund/Build/Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fund-build-scale) · 13 Aug 2026 · 41 min If It’s Not on Paper, It’s Not Real: Canvas Prime's Rebecca Lynn With [Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) About this episode Canvas Prime Co-founder and Managing Director Rebecca Lynn has spent 25 years in venture capital, backing companies including LendingClub, Doximity and Casetext and helping founders navigate more than a dozen exits. In this conversation, we get into why taking venture capital puts founders on a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Term Sheet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/term-sheet) · 13 Aug 2025 · 27 min Nvidia + AMD’s Deal & Unfiltered Chat with OG VC, Canvas Prime’s Rebecca Lynn | Fortune Term Sheet With [Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) About this episode This week, Allie speaks with Rebecca Lynn, Managing Director at Canvas Prime and trailblazing venture capitalist. Together they discuss Rebecca’s roots in the Midwest, her path to Silicon Valley and what she’s learned as an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. Also in this episode: the unusual… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 23 Oct 2023 · 51 min 406. Why Good Marketing Beats Good Product, Emerging Use Cases for AI, and Tactical Advice for Founder to Build Their GTM (Rebecca Lynn) With [Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) Mentions [Canvas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canvas-fund) About this episode Rebecca Lynn of Canvas Ventures joins Nate to discuss Why Good Marketing Beats Good Product, Emerging Use Cases for AI, and Tactical Advice for Founder to Build Their GTM. In this episode we cover: Product Market Fit, Customer Needs, Marketing Strategies and Product Development Marketing… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 27 Dec 2022 · 54 min Rebecca Lynn - Finding Your Customers - [Invest Like the Best, EP.309] With [Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) Mentions [Canvas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canvas-fund)[Positive Sum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/positive-sum)[Procter & Gamble](https://millionrounds.com/fund/procter-and-gamble) About this episode My guest this week is Rebecca Lynn. Rebecca co-founded early-stage investor Canvas Ventures in 2013 and is regularly featured as one of the best VCs in the market. She has deep positioning and go-to-market experience, which she honed during her time at Procter & Gamble, and that's the focus of our… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 29 Oct 2019 · 1h 22m E994: All Turtles CEO Phil Libin shares his state machine that answers all growth questions; Future of Early-Stage VC w/Pete Flint (NFX), Rebecca Lynn (Canvas Ventures), Dave Samuel (Freestyle Capital); plus LAUNCH Scale Partner Talk w/Lever CTO Nate Smit With [Dave Samuel](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-samuel)[Pete Flint](https://millionrounds.com/person/pete-flint)[Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) Mentions [Canvas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canvas-fund)[Freestyle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle)[Phil Libin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phil-libin)[Howie Liu](https://millionrounds.com/person/mr-howie-liu)[Nate Smith](https://millionrounds.com/person/nate-smith)[Scott Sanborn](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-sanborn) About this episode 1:03 Jason intros Phil Libin from LAUNCH Scale 2019 1:51 Phil Libin on "The State Machine that Answers All Growth Questions" 32:40 Jason joins Phil on stage for Q&A 39:56 Jason intros Phil (NFX), Rebecca (Canvas Ventures) & Dave (Freestyle Capital) 41:34 Transitioning from founder to VC 44:08 How… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 19 Dec 2016 · 35 min 20VC: Learnings From Mary Meeker & Larry Summers, Missing Out On Uber & The Changing World of VC with Canvas Partner, Rebecca Lynn With [Larry Summers](https://millionrounds.com/person/larry-summers)[Mary Meeker](https://millionrounds.com/person/mary-meeker)[Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) About this episode Rebecca Lynn is a Partner @ Canvas, where she focusses on Fintech, Digital Health, SaaS and mobile. Rebecca led an early stage investment in Lending Club, which was the largest US technology IPO of 2014 and the 4th largest Internet IPO since 2001. She has also led investments in the likes of Check… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Rebecca Lynn in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 9 Sept 2026 · 1h 21m Did OpenAI Steal the Navier-Stokes Solution? | E2335 Mentions [Ben Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lerer)[Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau)[Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) About this episode This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent: https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twistdomain NetSuite: https://www.netsuite.ai/twist Vanta: https://www.vanta.com/twist Plaud: https://plaud.ai/twist Today's show: An Anthropic researcher quit this week, saying both… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 22 Feb 2024 · 7 min Investor Stories 336: Key Advice (Sigalow, Lynn, Tully) Mentions [Ian Sigalow](https://millionrounds.com/person/ian-sigalow)[Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ian Sigalow Rebecca Lynn Tim Tully We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 30 Nov 2023 · 12 min Investor Stories 324: Visionary Founders (Lynn, Sigalow, Wagner) Mentions [Peter Wagner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-wagner)[Ian Sigalow](https://millionrounds.com/person/ian-sigalow)[Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rebecca Lynn Ian Sigalow Peter Wagner We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 16 Nov 2023 · 6 min Investor Stories 322: Lessons Learned (Ding, Lynn, Kaiser) Mentions [Joe Kaiser](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-kaiser)[Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Shensi Ding Rebecca Lynn Joe Kaiser We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 26 Oct 2023 · 7 min Investor Stories 319: Best LP Question (Ehrenberg, Duesterhoeft, Lynn) Mentions [Roger Ehrenberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roger-ehrenberg)[Rebecca Lynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-lynn-2) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Roger Ehrenberg Sebastian Duesterhoeft Rebecca Lynn We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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