Melanie Perkins
Family money the super-fuel on female billionaires list
Australia has a lot of female billionaires per capita, but all but one have had access to the family money tree.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Latest
Sunday Life’s Trailblazers: 25 women reshaping Australia
For our special anniversary edition, we’ve selected 25 of Australia’s most influential change-makers; the courageous, whip-smart women who have inspired us over the past 25 years, as well as those leading the charge ahead.
- by Genevieve Quigley and Julia Naughton
Canva to go up against Microsoft and Google
Australia’s most successful privately held technology company is betting on documents, virtual whiteboards and website design to justify its mammoth valuation.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Canva founders join Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge to give away most of their fortune
The Giving Pledge says 14 more billionaires, including the founders of Australian design startup Canva, promised this year to donate more than half their fortunes, joining a total to 231 philanthropists from 28 countries.
- by Glenn Gamboa
Canva founders to put their billions to good use
The Australian design startup has been valued at $US40 billion ($55 billion) in its latest capital raising, making it the world’s most valuable private consumer software company ever.
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
Billionaires
Australia’s $55 billion new tech giant teaches old corporates a lesson
For older established companies, typically run by male baby boomers, the concept of a social licence is relatively new. Unintentionally, the story of Canva amounts to generational shaming.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Start-ups
Eight times a year in the office: Canva prepares for ‘fully flexible’ return
High-flying design software startup Canva is readying for a fully flexible return to work once lockdowns come to an end.
- by Cara Waters
‘Exponential rate:’ Canva’s growth spurt revealed in regulatory filing
Financial accounts show tech darling Canva’s growth has exploded over the past year as the shift in the way people work during the pandemic boosted its revenue.
- by Cara Waters
‘Truly special’: Canva’s valuation rockets to $19 billion
Australian graphic design startup Canva has hit a valuation of $US15 billion ($19.7 billion) on paper after securing a new round of investment.
- by Cara Waters
Canva co-founder backs Facebook’s move to ban news, slams ‘stupid’ tech regulation
Tech mogul Cliff Obrecht has backed Facebook’s nationwide news ban and says the Australian government does not understand technology companies.
- by Cara Waters
'Business as usual': Canva revenue surge keeps IPO hopes intact
Australian tech giant Canva latest financial results filed with the corporate regulator show its revenue continues to rise.
- by Cara Waters
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