‘We’re recession-proof’: Canva defiant amid downturn
The start-up that had its valuation slashed by 40pc has hit back saying not a day goes by without new business landing at its feet.
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Canva targets enterprise
Canva is zeroing in further on the enterprise market but selling enterprise offerings may not be the pushover that its original consumer package was.
Stories of success showcased in new Amazon Web Services marketing campaigns
Amazon Web Services launches first major Aussie campaign as cloud adoption grows Down Under.
Aussie tech must ride the storm: Paul Bassat
Paul Bassat’s Square Peg has just slashed Canva’s value. Now he says tech founders must relatively quickly find a way to continue to grow.
Canva’s founders lose $7bn net worth
The tech industry is not well.
Canva valuation slashed by $US14bn
Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht have had an estimated $US5bn wiped from their net worth amid a growing technology bloodbath.
How thinking differently draws in investor Wesley Chan
What makes the global startup superstar say yes? Founders such as Canva’s Melanie Perkins who won’t take no for an answer.
Defying the carnage: TEN13 doubles investors in 12 months
Early employees at Canva, Atlassian and Airbnb are backing this syndicate, which began as a private investment fund for a Shark Tank star.
Start-up dubbed ‘the next Canva’
Famed investor Bill Tai has taken a strategic stake in this Australian company that he says shares the same DNA as our hottest tech export.
Canva rout, or discount?
One fund manager just cut its Canva valuation by a third. Does this reflect a sector bloodbath, or rare opportunity in private equity?
Canva looking ‘beyond net zero’
Australia’s fastest growing start-up hit its climate targets two years early, and its billionaire co-founders have a message for others to follow suit.
‘Unicorn factory’ details billion-dollar plan
Australia’s biggest venture capital firm, Blackbird Ventures, has lifted the lid on its three new funds, which it will use to back the next Canva or Culture Amp.
So you want to buy an NFT
Buying a digital likeness of Mike Cannon-Brookes or Clive Palmer sounds daunting, but it’s easier than you might think.
The economy that redesigns itself
The List – Australia’s Richest 250 reinforces how tech, resources and energy are interdependent and all are crucial given our challenging strategic outlook.
How dark moments gave birth to vast Canva fortune
The Canva founders were rejected by more than 100 investors before they got their first ‘yes’.
Two things Richest 250 members have in common
Dream of becoming a billionaire? Then it pays to have these two traits that the founders of Canva and Meriton share, the editor of the Richest 250 tells the Money Cafe podcast.
How a 34-year-old made $13 billion last year
Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins, 34, has rocketed into the top 10 richest Australians for the first time.
Canva enters the wide world of sports
Australia’s fastest-growing company is not slowing down, signing up new sports teams and adding new core functionality.
Rinehart tops Richest 250, Canva’s Perkins the big mover
The top 10 on The List are wealthier than ever before, led by two of the country’s most successful businesswomen who have changed the face of corporate Australia.
Cameron Adams on being a DJ loving climate warrior
Decisive action on climate matters as much as taking democratised design to the world for the co-founder of tech heavy-hitter, Canva.
Canva expands into Europe with a flourish
Start-up success story Canva is setting its sights on Europe, acquiring UK-based data visualisation start-up Flourish for an undisclosed sum.
Canva ‘on track to become a $150bn company’
One of Canva’s earliest backers says the start-up is growing at record pace, but should hold its horses when it comes to an IPO.
Canva’s valuation soars to $54bn
Sydney-based online design Canva began life as an online tool to create school yearbooks and is now the fastest growing company in the nation’s history.
Canva couple storm rich list
The Sydney billionaires are the youngest in the top 10 on The List – but are also set to be among Australia’s biggest philanthropists.
Canva relying on its backers
Tech unicorn Canva just shot the lights out with its latest capital raising. But on paper, the group tells a somewhat different story.
Billionaire Canva pair keep it real at home
Melanie Perkins and Clifford Obrecht will make $800,000 on their Surry Hills apartment; chump change for a couple worth $2.5bn.
Canva founders focus on ‘greater good’
Canva co-founders Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht will target US politics as they donate their billions to ‘the greater good’.
Youngest rich lister doubles wealth
Melanie Perkins now one of Australia’s three wealthiest women after her tech sensation Canva rose in value to $8.77bn.
Melanie Perkins: 32yo, and worth $1.32bn
Melanie Perkins was running her first start-up when she met Bill Tai. There are a few million reasons why you need to know what happened next.
Most interesting person on The List?
There’s one person who encapsulates the changing nature of wealth and business leadership in Australia — and her name is Melanie Perkins.
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