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In 2021, Instructure acquired EesySoft, a Dutch educational technology company, and rebranded the EesySoft product to Impact by
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app in 2013, enabling support for mobile access to the platform. The apps were split into three sections: Canvas
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In June 2013, Instructure secured $ 30 million in Series D Funding, bringing their lifetime funding total to $ 50 million. In
February 2015, Instructure raised another $ 40 million in Series E Funding, raising their lifetime funding total to $ 90 million. CEO Josh Coates described Series E as "a
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Instructure; once incorporated, the founders changed the name of the software from Instructure to Canvas. The Utah-based company tested the
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confirmed a partnership with
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teacher features, and Canvas Parent allowed parents of K–12 students to stay informed on their child's assignments, grades, and overall schooling, all of which being similar to the functions of the website.
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founder Josh Coates, who served as Instructure's CEO from 2010 to 2018 and chairman of the board through 2020, and funding was also received from Epic Ventures.
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