Canva shifts showcase to US ahead of potential IPO
Australia’s $39bn tech darling is shifting its largest tech event to the US this year, in a bid to pick up more enterprise customers ahead of a potential IPO.
Australia’s $39bn tech darling is shifting its largest tech event to the US this year, in a bid to pick up more enterprise customers ahead of a potential IPO.
The big, bold plans behind the design darling’s new Tech Central office include ice baths and fishing ponds, as it announced hitting $2bn in revenue.
Canva’s search for a new chief financial officer will cross borders as it deals with an internal investigation into an incident which sparked an early departure by its CFO.
Canva’s award-winning chief financial officer Damien Singh has abruptly left the tech unicorn amid an investigation into ‘inappropriate behaviour’ raised online.
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A float of tech darling Canva would be a ‘natural path of the evolution’ of the $40bn digital design company, but co-founder Cameron Adams says there is no hurry.
Chief information officers will cull a plethora of AI apps staff use but spend up big on the ones that deliver a return on investment, according to Canva.
Early investors and employees at the graphic design juggernaut are set to sell $1.5bn worth of stock to new investors as the company finalises a deal on a major share sale.
Banksy is among the list of 5000 well-known artists Canva has compiled to block users from recreating AI artworks with its latest tools in a bid to avoid law suits.
Before it collapsed, Australia had caught the eye of SVB thanks to the success of Atlassian, Canva and SafetyCulture, and the bank had been planning to open its next office here.
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The start-up darling says its new features – five years in the making – will avoid the gaffes and misinformation that have plagued products such as ChatGPT.
Australia’s youngest billionaire – who rarely posts on social media – has shared a rare slice of her private life after a major change.
Mining magnates and property barons are still doing well on The List, but technology titans like Mike Cannon-Brookes and Melanie Perkins are the big losers this year.
Melanie Perkins has spoken publicly for the first time about becoming a parent, after she welcomed a baby with co-founder Cliff Obrecht amid one of the most challenging years in business.
Australian tech darling Canva has unveiled its latest Melbourne campus, just weeks after it announced new products in the higher education market.
Venture capital giant Blackbird Ventures has led an investment round into Tasmanian fintech start-up Sumday, with billionaire Cameron Adams also backing the software company.
A Sydney start-up building an AI product it says will revolutionise company and team performance coaching secures $5m from several major investors.
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Australia has a rich and proven track record in pioneering media technology which includes gaming, animation, virtual reality and digital art.
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