Xan Wood

Xan Wood

Investor atCanvas PrimeSan Francisco

Xan Wood is an investor at Canvas, focusing on AI applications in healthcare and fintech. He previously worked in private equity and credit in Asia and founded Courtyard Ventures.

What Xan can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Canvas Prime writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Canvas Prime.

Career

  1. Development Finance Asia · Private Equity
  2. TransAsia Private Capital · Private Credit
  3. Canvas · Investor
    2024
  4. Canvas Prime · Investor
    Now

Companies founded

Courtyard Ventures

Focus

artificial intelligencehealthcarefintechearly-stage

Education

Berkeley Haas, MBAUniversity of Edinburgh, MA in History

Also at Canvas Prime

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Questions

Who is Xan Wood?

Xan Wood is an investor at Canvas, focusing on AI applications in healthcare and fintech. He previously worked in private equity and credit in Asia and founded Courtyard Ventures.

How much does Xan Wood invest?

Xan Wood invests through Canvas Prime, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Xan Wood?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Xan in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Canvas Prime backed works better.

What did Xan Wood do before Canvas Prime?

Private Equity at Development Finance Asia; Private Credit at TransAsia Private Capital; Investor at Canvas.

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