Canvas is a United States-based technology company which provides mobile apps for data collection and sharing. The company's main offices are in Reston, Virginia, with a regional office in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 2008, Canvas specializes in Software as a Service (SaaS). It achieved a first round of funding in 2011. In 2014 the company had 50 employees. Canvas 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.