Gary Little
Fondateur chez Canvas Management Co. LLC
Profil
Gary co-founded Canvas Ventures in 2013 to create a focused, boutique venture firm.
He is dedicated to enterprise investments in open source, cloud, and data.
Twice named to the Forbes Midas List, Gary brings 30 years of operating and investing experience to Canvas.
Gary began investing in 1998 after joining Morgenthaler Ventures, where he pioneered investments in the open source space, including early backing of MuleSoft, Sonatype, Jaspersoft.
Earlier in his career as an operator, Gary played key roles at three companies that shaped and defined computing in their era.
Gary began his career at IBM, where he joined the sales team the year the company launched the PC.
During Gary’s tenure, IBM owned 70% of all IT spend.
At Sun Microsystems, he rose through the ranks of marketing and product as the company conquered the server market.
At Apple, he served as Senior Vice President of the Power Macintosh Division and Vice President of Sales of the Americas.
Gary has a BS in electrical engineering from UCLA and MBA from Harvard Business School.
Postes actifs de Gary Little
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Morgenthaler Management Corp.
 Morgenthaler Management Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Morgenthaler Management Corp (Morgenthaler Management) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1968 by David Morgenthaler. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/1997 |
Canvas Management Co. LLC
 Canvas Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Canvas Management Co. LLC (Canvas Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gary Little, Rebecca Lynn and Paul Hsiao. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California. | Fondateur | 01/09/2013 |
Kinetica DB, Inc.
 Kinetica DB, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kinetica DB, Inc. develops solutions that tracks and analyze terrorist and other national security threats in real time. Its product, GPU database, provides a range of methods such as write queries in SQL, use with popular BI tools, full text search, user defined functions, geospatial operations, and visualization pipeline to perform analytics with large datasets on a single converged platform. The company was founded by Amit Vij and Nima Negahban in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2017 |
Platform9 Systems, Inc.
 Platform9 Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Platform9 Systems, Inc. operates as a software service cloud platform. It offers OpenStack transforms users existing servers into self-service private cloud within minutes, enabling organizations to run private clouds. The company was founded by Sirish Raghuram, Bich Le, Madhura Maskasky and Roopak Parikh in 2013 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2017 |
Vendia, Inc.
 Vendia, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vendia, Inc. operates as a serverless platform for sharing distributed data in real time. The company was founded by Shruthi Rao and Timothy Allen Wagner and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/02/2021 |
Functionize, Inc.
 Functionize, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Functionize, Inc. engages in the development and operation of a complete test-automation solution. It offers a machine learning and artificial intelligence platform for software testing. Its products include test creation and execution, self-healing test maintenance, and performance and analytics. The company was founded by Tamas Cser and Raymond Grieselhuber in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2019 |
FOSSA, Inc.
 FOSSA, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services FOSSA, Inc. provides real-time defense against license violations system. It analyzes the Open Source in code to help proactively identify risk and satisfy license obligations. The company was founded by Kevin X. Wang on March 27, 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2020 |
Folloze, Inc.
 Folloze, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Folloze, Inc. provides technology and software services. The firm specializes in sales enablement software, sales acceleration software, effective content marketing software and sales development software. The company was founded by David Brutman and Etai Beck in 2013 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2017 |
Evernote Corp.
 Evernote Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Evernote Corp. develops applications for notes management. It offers mobile productivity apps, iPhone productivity apps, note taking apps, and personal task management apps. The company was founded by Stepan Alexandrovich Pachikov, Phil Libin and David Engberg in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2010 |
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Formation de Gary Little
| Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Sociétés liées
| Sociétés cotées | 2 |
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| APPLE INC. | Electronic Technology |
| LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION | Finance |
| Entreprise privées | 26 |
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Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 Sun Microsystems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, Solaris Operating System, MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and UltraSPARC processor brands. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies which include servers, storage, open source software, tools, and training. The company provides solutions to the social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Venrock Associates
 Venrock Associates Investment ManagersFinance Venrock Associates is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1969. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto. | Finance |
Netli, Inc.
 Netli, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Netli, Inc. provides Internet infrastructure services. Its products include netlilightning, netlioffload, netliview, and netlicontinuity. The company was founded in 1999 by Adam J. Grove & Michael Kharitonov and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA | Technology Services |
SNOCAP, Inc.
 SNOCAP, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SNOCAP, Inc. provides digital licensing and copyright management services for the digital music market place. It also provides digital music and technology services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Voltage Security, Inc.
 Voltage Security, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Voltage Security, Inc. operates as a data protection provider which delivers data-centric encryption, tokenization, and key management solutions. The company was founded by Matt Pauker, Rishi Kacker, Dan Boneh and Guido Appenzeller in 2002 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. | Technology Services |
Mulesoft LLC
 Mulesoft LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services MuleSoft LLC provides open source infrastructure and integration software. It designs and develops an integration platform for connecting applications, data sources, and devices in the cloud or on-premises. The company offers anypoint platform, an integration platform for Software-as-a-Service, service oriented architecture, and application programming interfaces. Mulesoft was founded by Ross Mason in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
ADARA, Inc.
 ADARA, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services ADARA, Inc. provides online display advertising services. Its Magellan platform transforms loyalty audience that enables brands to monetize and nurture their loyalty program customers online and helps advertisers reach exclusive qualified audiences. The company was founded by Charles Mi, I-Heng Mei and James Kim in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Folloze, Inc.
Folloze, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Folloze, Inc. provides technology and software services. The firm specializes in sales enablement software, sales acceleration software, effective content marketing software and sales development software. The company was founded by David Brutman and Etai Beck in 2013 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Commercial Services |
Evernote Corp.
Evernote Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Evernote Corp. develops applications for notes management. It offers mobile productivity apps, iPhone productivity apps, note taking apps, and personal task management apps. The company was founded by Stepan Alexandrovich Pachikov, Phil Libin and David Engberg in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
NexTag, Inc.
 NexTag, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services NexTag, Inc. engages in the development and distribution of online monetization and traffic acquisition technologies. The company was founded by Mark A. Bradley, Purnendu Ojha and Rafael Ortiz in May 1999 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
JasperSoft Corp.
 JasperSoft Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services JasperSoft Corp. provides software development solutions. The company was founded by Raj K. Bhargava and Teodor Danciu in 2001 and is headquartered in Palto Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
imeem, Inc.
 imeem, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services imeem, Inc. operates an online community portal for musicians. It offers instant messaging service that let people communicate through chat, blogging, instant messaging and sharing files. imeem was founded by Dalton Caldwell and Jan Jannink in December 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Unruly Group LLC
 Unruly Group LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Unruly Group LLC provides mobile video advertising services. It offers video ad units, tablet ad units, display ad units, rich media ads and interactivity options. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Morgenthaler Management Corp.
Morgenthaler Management Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Morgenthaler Management Corp (Morgenthaler Management) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1968 by David Morgenthaler. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California. | Finance |
IBM Global Technology Services
 IBM Global Technology Services Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services IBM Global Technology Services provides IT infrastructure and business process services. Its services include strategic, business transformation outsourcing, integrated technology, and global delivery services. The company was founded in 1991 and is located in Armonk, NY. | Technology Services |
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PMW Technologies, Inc.
 PMW Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PMW Technologies, Inc. provides a mobile platform for human resources management. It has a comprehensive Software-as-a-Service solution focused on six core areas critical to developing and motivating a company's workforce from hire to retire: on boarding, learning management, performance management, communication, compensation and succession planning. The firm has locations in California, Georgia and South Carolina. The company was founded by Nathan J. DaPore on September 1, 2009 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC. | Technology Services |
Canvas Management Co. LLC
Canvas Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Canvas Management Co. LLC (Canvas Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gary Little, Rebecca Lynn and Paul Hsiao. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California. | Finance |
Platform9 Systems, Inc.
Platform9 Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Platform9 Systems, Inc. operates as a software service cloud platform. It offers OpenStack transforms users existing servers into self-service private cloud within minutes, enabling organizations to run private clouds. The company was founded by Sirish Raghuram, Bich Le, Madhura Maskasky and Roopak Parikh in 2013 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
Viewics, Inc.
 Viewics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Viewics, Inc. engages in business intelligence and analytics solutions. It offers Viewics LabOps with LiveMonitor, Viewics Dx Optimization, and Viewics Outreach. The company was founded by Tim Kuruvilla, Jai Bhatia, and Dhiren Bhatia in 2009 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA | Technology Services |
Totango, Inc.
 Totango, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Totango, Inc. provides enterprise customer success platform for recurring revenue businesses. It offers customer success center, Zoe, DNA-CX, and Totango Shield. The company was founded by Oren Raboy, Guy Nirpaz and Omer Gotlieb in 2010 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Functionize, Inc.
Functionize, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Functionize, Inc. engages in the development and operation of a complete test-automation solution. It offers a machine learning and artificial intelligence platform for software testing. Its products include test creation and execution, self-healing test maintenance, and performance and analytics. The company was founded by Tamas Cser and Raymond Grieselhuber in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
FOSSA, Inc.
FOSSA, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services FOSSA, Inc. provides real-time defense against license violations system. It analyzes the Open Source in code to help proactively identify risk and satisfy license obligations. The company was founded by Kevin X. Wang on March 27, 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Kinetica DB, Inc.
Kinetica DB, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kinetica DB, Inc. develops solutions that tracks and analyze terrorist and other national security threats in real time. Its product, GPU database, provides a range of methods such as write queries in SQL, use with popular BI tools, full text search, user defined functions, geospatial operations, and visualization pipeline to perform analytics with large datasets on a single converged platform. The company was founded by Amit Vij and Nima Negahban in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Vendia, Inc.
Vendia, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vendia, Inc. operates as a serverless platform for sharing distributed data in real time. The company was founded by Shruthi Rao and Timothy Allen Wagner and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Practice Fusion, Inc.
 Practice Fusion, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Practice Fusion, Inc. engages in the development of cloud-based electronic health record platform for doctors and patients. Its platform features include e-Prescribing, medical charting, scheduling, lab integrations, patient management, patient health record, and mobile EMR and support. The company was founded by Matthew C. Douglass, Jonathan Malek, Alan Wong, and Ryan Howard in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |