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Canva

Sydney, Australia Founded 2013

Operates a visual-communication and design platform used by individuals, teams, and enterprises.

Consumer / AI & ML / cloud
Domaincanva.com
Indexed investors1
Named founders3
Evidence policySource-linked
Products

What Canva builds

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01

Visual Suite

Integrated design workspace for presentations, documents, whiteboards, video and social content.

02

Magic Studio

AI-powered creation, editing and workflow tools across Canva.

03

Canva Enterprise

Brand, permissions, collaboration and content operations for large organizations.

04

Websites

No-code creation and publishing for responsive websites and landing pages.

05

Affinity

Professional photo, vector and publishing applications within Canva’s creative portfolio.

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Principal founders & key executives

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Melanie Perkins, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at CanvaFounder & executive

Melanie Perkins

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

Co-founded Canva and leads its global visual-communication and design-platform mission.

Cliff Obrecht, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer at CanvaFounder & executive

Cliff Obrecht

Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer

Co-founded Canva and leads operating execution and company scaling.

Cameron Adams, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer at CanvaFounder & executive

Cameron Adams

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer

Leads Canva’s product direction across design workflows, collaboration and AI-powered creation.

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