# Rebecca Lynn

> Rebecca Lynn is a veteran venture capitalist and the managing director of Canvas Prime, a solo-GP early-stage fund she launched in August 2025 after co-founding Canvas Ventures in 2013. A chemical engineer turned nuclear reactor researcher turned Procter & Gamble marketer turned JD/MBA turned VC, Lynn has backed Lending Club, Doximity, and Luminar and appeared on the Forbes Midas List for five consecutive years - earning recognition in 2022 as the top female investor in the history of the list. She focuses on fintech, digital health, and AI, and describes herself simply as 'energized by chaos.'

- **Role:** Managing Director at Canvas Prime
- **Organizations:** Canvas Prime, Canvas Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Economic Innovation Group
- **From:** Missouri, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, JD/MBA, UC Berkeley (Haas School of Business and School of Law)
- **Known for:** Forbes Midas List - 5 consecutive years, Recognized as the top female investor in the history of the Forbes Midas List (2022), Ranked #23 on Forbes Midas List 2015

## Career timeline

- **early 1990s** — Worked as a chemical engineer at a nuclear research reactor
- **mid-1990s** — Joined Procter & Gamble, learning product-market fit and global scaling
- **1998** — Joined NextCard as employee #30, VP of Marketing; scaled company from 30 to 1,300 employees through IPO ($1.3B market cap in 2000)
- **2001-2006** — Consulted for Experian and Capital One; earned JD/MBA from UC Berkeley
- **2007** — Joined Morgenthaler Ventures as a VC
- **2009** — Made first early-stage investment: Lending Club
- **2010** — Founded DC2VC, a national healthcare startup competition
- **2012** — Named Partner at Morgenthaler Ventures
- **2013** — Co-founded Canvas Ventures (spun out of Morgenthaler); nearly $900M AUM
- **2014** — Lending Club IPO - largest U.S. tech IPO of 2014, stock up 56% on day one
- **2015** — Ranked #23 on Forbes Midas List
- **2022** — Recognized as the top female investor in the history of the Forbes Midas List
- **2025-08** — Launched Canvas Prime as solo GP, spinning out of Canvas Ventures

## Achievements

- Forbes Midas List - 5 consecutive years
- Recognized as the top female investor in the history of the Forbes Midas List (2022)
- Ranked #23 on Forbes Midas List 2015
- Wall Street Journal 'Woman to Watch: Senior Deal Maker'
- New York Times Top Woman VC
- Backed Lending Club - largest U.S. tech IPO of 2014
- Board member at Doximity (NYSE: DOCS)
- Backed Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR)
- Notable exits: Casetext to Thomson Reuters, Check to Intuit, FutureAdvisor to BlackRock, Gabi to Experian, RelateIQ to Salesforce
- Co-founded DC2VC healthcare startup competition
- Member, California Bar Association
- Member, U.S. Patent Bar
- Published in Berkeley Law and Technology Journal
- Board member, Berkeley Skydeck incubator

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Launched Canvas Prime as solo managing director, spinning out from Canvas Ventures after 12 years
- **2024-05** — Featured speaker at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2024
- **2022-04** — Recognized as the top female investor in the history of the Forbes Midas List

## Links

- Website: https://www.canvas.vc/team-member/rebecca-lynn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnra/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/VCRebecca

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Last updated: 2026-04-29