Canva

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Canva, visual communications SaaS, founded June 2012, headquartered in Surry Hills, Sydney. It's grown from a drag-and-drop design tool into a full visual worksuite covering docs, presentations, websites, video, and print, with ~$3B in annual revenue and a $65B valuation as of August 2025. A Nasdaq IPO is widely anticipated for 2026.

Key facts

Founded

June 2012

Founders

Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, Cameron Adams

Employees

5500

Sectors

saas, ai

Website

www.canva.com

Mission

Empower everyone to communicate visually — democratising design for individuals, teams, and enterprises through an accessible, AI-assisted visual worksuite.

Recent activity

• Apr 2026product
  Canva held its annual Canva Create event on April 16, 2026, unveiling Canva AI 2.0 — described as the company's biggest product launch to date. The release repositions the platform from a design tool with AI features to what Canva calls an 'AI platform with design tools', with imagination as the starting point for creation. x.com
• Apr 2026product
  At Canva Create 2026, Canva announced 46+ individual product updates alongside AI 2.0, including an enhanced Magic Edit tool that lets users select image regions and generate variations via text prompts. linkedin.com
• Apr 2026product
  Canva hosted a live 'Canva @ Work' stage session at Canva Create on April 16, featuring a real marketing campaign built and launched in real time with LinkedIn and Stripe as partners. linkedin.com
• Feb 2026product
  Canva shipped a batch of product updates including grouped element editing, an Edit as Video feature for refining animations and timing, direct publishing to LinkedIn, Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Mailchimp, and Simplebooklet, plus an Image to Video tool that converts photos into 3-second AI-generated clips. x.com
• 2026product
  Canva integrated with ChatGPT, allowing users to turn ChatGPT-generated images into fully editable Canva designs via Magic Layers without leaving the chat interface. x.com
• 2026investment
  Canva committed $400 million to AI development, signalling a major shift in its R&D spend toward AI capabilities. linkedin.com
• Apr 2026press
  Canva was fined $792,000 by Australian regulators for failing to lodge financial results on time. tracxn.com
• Apr 2026product
  Canva acquired customer data platform Ortto, its most recent M&A deal per PitchBook. pitchbook.com
• Apr 2026product
  Canva Create 2026 event held in Los Angeles with 5,000+ attendees; keynote livestream on April 16 showcased new product launches and AI features. linkedin.com
• Apr 2026product
  Klaviyo expanded its integration partnership with Canva, announced at Canva Create. tracxn.com
• Aug 2025fundraise
  Canva reached a $65B valuation per Tracxn, up significantly from its $39B secondary transaction valuation in 2023. tracxn.com
• Dec 2025press
  Inc. Magazine profiled Canva's AI-driven growth strategy and hiring culture, citing $3B in annual revenue and a pending IPO. inc.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Cliff Obrecht · Co-Founder & COO
  LinkedIn
• Melanie Perkins · Co-Founder & CEO
  Brief →
• Cameron Adams · Co-Founder & CPO
• Kelly Steckelberg · CFO
• Alfredo Tan · Chief Growth & Customer Officer

Sources

• Canva LinkedIn
• How AI Is Powering Canva to a $42 Billion Valuation and a Future IPO – Inc.
• Canva 2026 Company Profile – Tracxn
• Canva 2026 Company Profile – PitchBook
• Canva Funding Rounds – Tracxn
• Cliff Obrecht LinkedIn
• https://x.com/canva
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ronnyhermosa_canva-canvaverifiedexpert-canva-activity-7467576560204812290-jsvB?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAGmaB5cBbVniNLl4b3Blqf9qVYc7h7j3QDg
• https://x.com/canva/status/2026320309272387937
• https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/canvas-400m-ai-push-8680306/

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