When was Canvas Network founded?

Canvas Network was founded in 2002.

Where is Canvas Network located?

Canvas Network is headquartered in Salt Lake City, United States.

Where does Canvas Network rank among its competitors?

Canvas Network ranks 191st amongst 5862 active competitors, of which 164 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was UpGrad, which secured $42.6M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Canvas Network?

Canvas Network's top competitors include Coursera, Seekho and Udemy. Among them, UpGrad secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

Canvas Network - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Canvas Network, a product of Instructure offers open, online courses. Provides a networking platform for teachers, students, and institutions. Individual instructors or sponsoring institutions to offer certificates of participation or completion. Provides a marketplace for educators to teach courses. Uses the LMS product Canvas created by Instructure to help educators.

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Founded Year

2002

Location

Salt Lake City, United States

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Funding Raised

Investors

Evolution VC Partners

Ranked

191^st among 5862 active competitors

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Canvas Network is a funded company. Canvas Network has 1 institutional investor.

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The founders of Canvas Network is Brian Whitmer.

Here are the details of Canvas Network's key team members:

Brian Whitmer: Co-Founder & CPO of Canvas Network and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.

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Top competitors of Canvas Network include Coursera, Seekho and Udemy. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Canvas Network, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Coursera 2012, Mountain View (United States), Public	Provider of online courses, professional certificates, and degree programs	$443M	New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins ... & 49 others	81/100
2nd	Seekho 2020, Bengaluru (India), Series B	Provider of short educational videos covering technology business and finance	$42.3M	Elevation Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners ... & 38 others	81/100
3rd	Udemy 2010, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of a marketplace offering online courses	$274M	Norwest, Insight Partners & 68 others	79/100
4th	MasterClass 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Provider of online courses delivered by celebrity experts	$461M	Fidelity Investments, IVP & 61 others	76/100
5th	Adda247 2016, Gurugram (India), Series C	Provider of an online test preparation platform	$64.4M	STL, WestBridge Capital & 8 others	73/100
6th	UpGrad 2015, Mumbai (India), Series F	Higher education and upskilling platform	$372M	Temasek, 360 One & 52 others	72/100
7th	Degreed 2012, Pleasanton (United States), Series D	Provider of a learning experience platform for workforce skill development	$367M	Jump Capital, Owl Ventures & 35 others	70/100
8th	Great Learning 2013, Gurugram (India), Acquired	Provides online learning programs for IT	-	-	69/100
9th	edX 2012, Boston (United States), Acquired	Online learning platform offering courses, certificates, and degrees from top institutions	-	Achieve Partners	68/100
10th	Platzi 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Online courses in web and app development	$78.5M	Foundation Capital, Prosus & 25 others	62/100
191st	Canvas Network 2002, Salt Lake City (United States), Funding Raised	MOOC for vocational training	-	Evolution VC Partners	37/100