Rebecca Lynn is an American venture capitalist. She is the co-founder and general manager of Canvas Ventures, an early-stage investment firm based in Portola Valley, California.[1]
Lynn grew up in a small town in Missouri. She was a first-generation college student.[2] She holds a chemical engineering degree from the University of Missouri and a degree in international property law from UC Berkeley, where she also earned an MBA.[3]
Lynn worked at Procter & Gamble after completing her bachelor's degree, where she contributed to identifying market opportunities for consumer products.[4][5] After post-graduation, Lynn moved to the Silicon Valley in 1998 when she landed a job at NextCard as an early employee doing marketing.[5] She began her investment career at Morgenthaler Ventures in 2007. In 2012, she was made a partner. In 2013, she co-founded Canvas Ventures, a VC firm spun out from Morganthaler.[6]
In 2009, Lynn made an early stage investment in Lending Club (NYSE: LC). She was appointed to the company's board of directors three months later. In December 2014 Lending Club went public. It was the largest U.S.tech IPO of the year, with the stock trading up 56% in its first day.[7]
In addition to recognition in the Wall Street Journal[8] and the New York Times,[9] Lynn was ranked on the Midas List five years in a row. Named a Woman to Watch: Senior Deal Maker by the Wall Street Journal in 2021. [10] As of 2022, she was the top female investor in the history of the Midas List, which was first published by Forbes in 2001.[11]
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