Canva poaches Zoom exec as IPO speculation heats up
The tech giant has recruited Zoom CFO Kelly Steckelberg to replace its former finance boss Damien Singh, who left amid a scandal.
Melanie Perkins
ASX 200 at all-time high; CBA hits record
ASX 200 soars to record high on large scale buying before a late selloff. RBA ‘vigilant’ on inflation risks. Goyder to chair Perron Group. TechOne hits record after profit jump on a strong day for tech stocks. CBA, Xero, WiseTech also hit records. Elders dives after capital raise. Santos buoyant on higher returns promise
AI a threat to incumbent big companies: Paul Bassat
The advent of the internet was great for start-ups and awful for incumbents, Seek co-founder Paul Bassat says, and AI will be even more disruptive.
Aussie tech darling worth more than Woolies
A homegrown tech unicorn has reached a huge milestone evaluation, making it worth more than Woolworths, Telstra and Coles.
Windfall for founders as Canva’s valuation soars
Canva is now valued at $US32bn after an ‘extraordinary’ year and several secondary share sales, adding an extra $2.5bn to the wealth of two of its co-founders.
SafetyCulture slashes annual loss as it eyes AI prize
One of Australia’s hottest start-ups is making inroads on becoming a household name in workplace quality and excellence.
Revenue hits $2.5bn but Canva in no hurry to float
Visual communications company Canva has topped $2.5bn in annual revenue and has 200 million users but co-founder Cliff Obrecht says that doesn’t mean there’s any hurry for an IPO.
ReadyTech doubles down on backing Tassie tech talent
Canva co-founder Cameron Adams moved there, so have more Atlassian employees, now a top executive has revealed why Tasmania is fertile ground to develop tech talent.
How Canva keeps young workers happy … and no it’s not perks
In world where causes are close to many people’s hearts, Canva says it has the solution to avoid the infamous Officeworks Palestine-Israeli newspaper fracas earlier this year.
Desk is best at Salesforce as tech giant bucks shared space trend
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.
Mailchimp’s Australian expansion leans heavily on Canva
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.
Aussie software giant’s start-up move
An Australian software design giant has added a new company to their portfolio in a purchase rumoured to be worth more than $120m.
Canva takes over design rival as threat looms from Microsoft
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.
Budding founders learn the ropes
Almost half the start-ups funded from Blackbird’s 2022 fund were started by executives who had worked in its portfolio companies.
Daring start-up strategy pays off for Hostplus
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 founders’ $31.6m charity giveaway
Canva’s three co-founders have pledged to give away their fortunes, and have already emerged as some of Australia’s biggest living donors.
Canva reaping dividends from $50m developer fund
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.
Tech billionaire offers $100,000 bonus to work for him
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.
Inside Canva’s plan to reach one billion users
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.
Senior Canva manager quietly exits ahead of overhaul
The executive who managed Canva’s enterprise business has stepped down amid the design giant’s overhaul to target more corporate clients.
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