Salesforce is cutting down on collaboration spaces and hot desks in its new tower, moving away from a trend adopted by Afterpay and Canva, which the software company says just doesn’t work.
The world’s most popular newsletter company is trying to reinvent itself in Australia, and part of that plan involves utilising the popularity of Canva.
An Australian software design giant has added a new company to their portfolio in a purchase rumoured to be worth more than $120m.
Canva has doubled down on its artificial intelligence design prowess, taking over a Sydney firm for an undisclosed sum ahead of a potential IPO and as Microsoft nips at its heels.
Almost half the start-ups funded from Blackbird’s 2022 fund were started by executives who had worked in its portfolio companies.
Super fund Hostplus has made around $1.9bn from an outlay of just $94m on the graphic design company Canva, and insists it wasn’t just a lucky punt.
Canva’s three co-founders have pledged to give away their fortunes, and have already emerged as some of Australia’s biggest living donors.
The graphic design darling wants to grow from 190 million users to 1 billion, and a free-to-use developer marketplace is emerging as a cornerstone for the strategy.
Ed Craven is raiding tech darlings, including Atlassian and Canva, offering sign-on bonuses of up to $100,000 for software engineers at his crypto and gambling empire.
Canva believes it can harness one in five internet users, or one billion monthly active subscribers, and part of achieving that target is to change ‘boring’ communications within companies.
Kite-surfing Silicon Valley investor Bill Tai, who made millions of dollars backing SafetyCulture and Canva, sees a healthy future in companies which build AI infrastructure.
A tree planted for every print order placed with Canva and moving its global data services to be powered by renewable energy is just the tip of the iceberg for Canva.
Canva believes strong cultures are driven by a deeply shared mission and the staff genuinely living its values.
The local start-up has defied the tech bloodbath, posted a $39bn valuation and has plans to list on the US stock exchange. What’s their secret?
Employment Hero is set to be the biggest local tech export since Canva and Atlassian after raising $263m, to be now valued at almost $2bn.
Canva has unveiled a $200m creator fund which will pay royalties to those who let the global design giant use their work to train its generative AI engine.
Australia’s marketing and creative leaders are using generative AI to save time and enhance creativity, according to a new global survey.
The drop in the value of tech darling Canva exposed super funds’ ‘inadequate’ valuation triggers and gaps in board skill-sets, APRA says.
In this list of 50 world-changing inventions across health, technology, sustainability, fashion and the arts you’ll find creativity, imagination, and a talent for invention – it’s a tribute to the Australian spirit.
As Canva turns 10, one of its first investors Wesley Chan calls the decision to write a cheque his ‘career maker’.
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