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Canva

Publishing and design platform

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1001+ employees
  • B2C
  • B2B
  • Design
  • Publishing
  • No-Code
Surry Hills, NSW

Company mission

To empower businesses to design anything, and publish it anywhere.

Top investors

Few candidates hear
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56% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Launched in 2013, Canva is a free online visual communications and collaboration platform. It features a vast range of templates including presentations, websites, and social media graphics, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips.

With the aim to empower 100% of the world to communicate in ways that were once limited to the 1%, Canva was founded on the belief that people shouldn’t need to understand complex software to unlock their creativity. Simplicity is central to Canva’s offering, its straightforward drag-and-drop user interface avoiding complex tools that require training. This approach has been hugely popular and has been key in setting the company apart in the market, with 85% of the Fortune 500 now using the site.

More recently, Canva has broadened its offerings through a number of acquisitions and now offers a full visual communications platform, featuring stock content, innovative editing features, and data visualization. Zeetings, Pexels & Pixabay, Kaleido, Smartmockups and Flourish have all joined Canva, and the business is well set to continue leading and innovating in the space.

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Benefits

  • Virtual and in-office clubs, events and celebrations for you to connect with your teammates
  • An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for you to spend as you choose on personal education, wellbeing, home office and social connection. You know better than anyone how to Vibe & Thrive!
  • Flexible hours and a hybrid working model which values work-life balance and gives you the option to choose how you best work
  • Support for family and carers including a parental leave policy that prioritises inclusivity recognises the diverse representations of modern families
  • Equity options to be truly a part of the Canva journey Unique and flexible leave so you can recharge, give back, support others or focus on your own professional development
  • Our very own Canva University, internal coaching and Employee Assistance Programs to help you be your best self
  • Canva For Good program matching your not-for-profit donations, Force for Good leave (3 paid volunteering days) and a range of sustainability and ethical initiatives to get involved in

Company values

  • Make complex things simple - You aim for the most simple, intuitive and effective solution to any problem.
  • Set crazy big goals and make them happen - If you like to dream big, and take on challenges that both scare and excite you, you’ll love uniting with a team to achieve a common goal.
  • Be a force for good - You want to make Canva and the world a better place through positive actions.
  • Empower others - Learning to share your lego is key to the Canva experience. Change is constant, so we all need to be able to adapt, pass on our knowledge, and learn new skills.
  • Pursue excellence - Leading by example and maintaining a high bar is how you can pursue excellence at Canva.
  • Be a good human - Respect, kindness and open minds drive this value. We appreciate and accept everyone for who they are, as they are. This counts for you too!

Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)

May 2024

$400m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Sep 2021

$200m

LATE VC

Total funding: $968.6m

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Leadership

Cameron studied at the University of Melbourne before working as a Developer and Designer for Eclipse and Google for a combined 5 years. They then founded Fluent.io in 2011, and Canva in July 2012.

Having studied at the University of Western Australia, Melanie first founded Fusion Books in 2007 and and co-founded Canva in 2012. Melanie is now CEO of Canva.

Having studied at the University of Western Australia, Cliff spent 5 years as Managing Director of Fusion Books. They left this role in 2013, having co-founded Canva with Melanie and Cameron the previous year.

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