Pros
It is extremely unfortunate that some genuine individual contributors have joined specifically for the mission and have been let down time and time again. Pay is good but you have to be willing to lie and be miserable. Will definitely meet a handful of honest and wonderful people at Canvas, but if you're looking for an honest mission and career development as a BIPOC, do not join Canvas. I repeat, DO NOT join Canvas. tl;dr pros - pay is good if you sell your soul to lies. Met some cool people but doesn't outweigh all the cons.
Kontras
Where to even begin? Yes, this is start-up, but product has major flaws that will make your life miserable, regardless of your department. As another reviewer said, the worst part, is management is extremely dishonest and disconnected. Every time you think you're making progress, things just get worse. Employee attrition is a MAJOR concern, and for good cause. The worst part is people of color continue to leave in flocks and management doesn't bat an eye. This is a DEI-focused company, who will not even publish an annual diversity report because of the disappointment in their inability to support underrepresented communities in their own company. If that doesn't turn you away, keep reading. They will give random promotions and multiple promotions to a handful of people over and over and provide no pathway or support for success to the rest of the company. They claim lack of openings, but will invent some new role every other week as a promotion for people management likes and the folks that are willing to lie for them. Just go check out LI and how many positions some folks have gone through-- there are people who have "earned" promotions multiple times in one month, with absolutely nothing to show for themselves. If you're not one of these people, you're being blocked from career development. They invest zero dollars in any sort of training, including DEI training. You can imagine, with a DEI-focused product, how this is a recipe for failure. They expect everyone who gets hired and is passionate about the mission, to be knowledgeable in DEI, ultimately, creating a very uncomfortable culture for POCs at Canvas. Great example is the former CEO of Canvas. People mean well but are not educated, and it continues to be an issue time and time again. Then they expect for BIPOC and underrepresented folks of the company to educate them. They have blogs and podcasts with information about DEI and how to change the tech industry, and yet they implement 0% of the things they talk about. Just look at another reviewer's comments, "often times it feels like they’re too concern[ed] with being fair or equitable". The company mission is literally about equity and progression for underrepresented communities-- yet these are some of the folks that are hired to sell the product. tl;dr Joining Canvas has been the worst decision I've made in my professional career and yet, leaving Canvas has been the best decision I've made in my professional career.