Canva
Canva has designs on the pros following its largest ever acquisition
Design software Canva, Australia’s richest start-up, had previously targeted amateurs. Now, it’s going after professional designers.
- by David Swan
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Opinion
Software
Why CFO departure is Canva’s greatest test yet
Canva is known for its fun, whimsical culture but how it deals with allegations of inappropriate behaviour will show if it has indeed grown up.
- by David Swan
Ex-commando Heston Russell, the wrecked $100,000 BMW and the lost friendship
Political lobbyist Michael Kauter says he lost over a $1 million in the fallout from Russell crushing his BMW in a car lift.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Canva eyes $US1.5b share sale despite valuation headwinds
The transaction would be one of the largest in global technology history.
- by David Swan
‘We’re flattered’: AI start-up welcomes Canva comparison
Leonardo’s young executives lay out their ambitions to grow into a billion-dollar business in their first Australian media interview.
- by David Swan
Canva rollercoaster offers tough lessons for super funds
Australia’s financial regulator scrutinised how super funds put a value on unlisted tech play Canva, and found room for improvement.
- by Millie Muroi
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Start-ups
Canva investor cuts valuation by 10 per cent again
Australian start-ups are facing a “mortgage cliff” as companies boasting paper valuations in the hundreds of millions start to run out of cash and raise money at much lower prices.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Cashed up Canva confident it can ride out the tech correction
Never mind the financial losses, Australian design phenomenon Canva is banking on its war chest to protect its workers’ jobs as it threatens to disrupt tech titans, including Adobe and Microsoft.
- by Colin Kruger
Canva v Adobe: Let the games begin
Graphic-design heavyweight Adobe and Australian design software maker Canva both hope to harness artificial intelligence to sharpen up their wares.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Colin Kruger
‘We’re really well insulated’: Canva to escape tech carnage
The company’s bosses say it is in a unique position to avoid fallout from the tech purge that has claimed about 150,000 jobs worldwide so far this year.
- by Colin Kruger
Analysis
Jobs
Job cuts are everywhere in tech. What does Canva know that others don’t?
Are job cuts coming at Canva? The company says no, but it’s hard to be certain when a company like Atlassian went from a hiring blitz to lay-offs.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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