K1 Investment Management has put $150m into Motorola Solutions-backed GoCanvas and reportedly acquired a majority stake in the process.

GoCanvas, a US-based app development platform backed by data communications and telecommunications equipment provider Motorola Solutions, obtained $150m in funding on Thursday from investment firm K1 Investment Management.

The transaction has given K1 a majority stake in GoCanvas, according to several press reports, though no such mention was made in the official media release and GoCanvas referred to the deal only as a “partnership” in a blogpost.

GoCanvas’ management remains with the business following the transaction.

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Thierry Heles is the former editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and was the producer and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast until December 2024.