GoCanvas (previously known as Canvas)[1] is a United States-based technology company which provides mobile apps and forms for data collection and sharing.[2] The company's main offices are in Reston, Virginia, with a regional office in Sydney, Australia.[3]

GoCanvas
Company typePrivate
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
HeadquartersReston, Virginia, USA
Area served
Worldwide
ServicesMobile application development
Owner
  • K1 Investment Management
  • (2018-24)
  • Nemetschek
  • (2024–present)
Websitegocanvas.com

Founded in 2008, Canvas specializes in Software as a Service (SaaS). It achieved a first round of funding in 2011.[4] In 2014, the company had 50 employees.[4] It was acquired by private equity firm K1 Investment Management for more than $100 million at the end of 2018.[5] In June 2024, Nemetschek announced that it has acquired GoCanvas for $770 million.[6]

GoCanvas services provide mobile and tablet interfaces for filling out forms or collecting other data, which is then stored online, through a cloud model. Apps offered by the company allow businesses to decrease paper usage.[4] MyCanvas is a service which allows access to data created by paid accounts, allowing, for example, a customer to review records they have submitted to a GoCanvas user.[7][8]

GoCanvas allows users to customize their apps and can include GPS location capture, photos, signature capture, and reference data. Data can be exported in a comma-separated values spreadsheet or a pdf.[9]

GoCanvas is a competitor of other digital forms providers such as Jotform, GoFormz, and Formstack.

References

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  1. ^ "The New GoCanvas is Here!". GoCanvas. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ King, Rachel (5 September 2012). "How Pepsi Bottling Ventures IT Says Yes, Even When Strapped for Resource". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ^ Overly, Steven (7 December 2012). "The Download: Canvas goes international with Sydney office". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Nycz-Conner, Jennifer (11 December 2014). "Paperless office startup Canvas receives $9M investment". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. ^ McQuilkin, Kieran (4 February 2019). "Reston Software Company GoCanvas Acquired by L.A. Investors for $100M+". AmericanInno. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Nemetschek Group Completes Acquisition of GoCanvas Holdings, Inc". Nemetschek Group. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  7. ^ Seo, Michael. "MyCanvas Allows Homeowners To Access Their Personal Service Data History In The Cloud". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Introducing MyCanvas!". Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  9. ^ Gahran, Amy. "Tracking Inventory Have You Stressed? Try These 5 Mobile Apps". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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