Canva
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Canva is an online graphic design platform founded on January 1, 2013, in Sydney, Australia, by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams 1. The idea originated from Perkins and Obrecht’s earlier company Fusion Books, an online yearbook design tool launched in 2007 2. Canva’s platform enables non-designers to create professional-quality graphics using drag-and-drop tools and templates. The company has raised approximately $572 million in venture funding and was valued at $40 billion as of its September 2021 round 3 4.
Funding History
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead Investor(s) | Key Co-Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Mar 2013 | $3M | Matrix Partners, InterWest Partners | 500 Startups, Bill Tai, Lars Rasmussen, Ken Goldman 5 | – |
| Series A | Oct 2015 | $15M | Felicis Ventures | Matrix Partners, Blackbird Ventures, VaynerRSE 6 | $165M |
| Series B | Sep 2016 | $15M | Blackbird Ventures | – 7 | – |
| Series C | Jan 2018 | A$40M | Sequoia Capital | Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures 8 | A$1B |
| Series D (tranche 1) | May 2019 | $70M | Bond, General Catalyst | Felicis Ventures, Blackbird Ventures 9 | $2.5B |
| Series D (tranche 2) | Oct 2019 | $85M | – | Bond, General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird, Sequoia China 10 | $3.2B |
| Series E | Apr 2021 | $71M | Dragoneer, T. Rowe Price | Blackbird Ventures, Skip Enterprises 11 | $15B |
| Series E (extension) | Jun 2020 | $60M | – | Bond, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital China, Felicis Ventures, Blackbird 3 | $6B |
| Series F | Sep 2021 | $200M | T. Rowe Price | Franklin Templeton, Sequoia Capital Global Equities, Bessemer Venture Partners, Greenoaks Capital, Dragoneer, Blackbird, Felicis, AirTree Ventures 4 | $40B |
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Sources
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Canva, Wikipedia, accessed March 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canva↩
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CNBC, “Canva: How Melanie Perkins built a $3.2 billion-dollar design start-up,” January 9, 2020. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/09/canva-how-melanie-perkins-built-a-3point2-billion-dollar-design-start-up.html↩
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TechCrunch, “Canva raises $60 million on a $6 billion valuation,” June 22, 2020. https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/22/canva-raises-60-million-on-a-6-billion-valuation/↩↩
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TechCrunch, “Canva raises $200 million at a $40 billion valuation,” September 14, 2021. https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/14/canva-raises-200-million-at-a-40-billion-valuation/↩↩
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Canva Newsroom, “Aussie startup Canva announces $3 million seed round from world class investors,” March 2013. https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/aussie-startup-canva-announces-3-million-seed-round-world-class-investors/↩
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TechCrunch, “Design Platform Canva Scores $15 Million Series A, Valued At $165 Million,” October 6, 2015. https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/06/design-platform-canva-scores-15-million-series-a-valued-at-165-million/↩
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Tracxn, “Canva — 2026 Funding Rounds & List of Investors,” accessed March 2026. https://tracxn.com/d/companies/canva/__LHKOZhxQIkd1nKd00xe8ZiSIZ1WlxGLsiY4nuztOWOY/funding-and-investors↩
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Canva Newsroom, “Canva raises $40M round to earn Unicorn title,” January 2018. https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/canva-raises-40m-round-earn-unicorn-title/↩
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TechCrunch, “Graphic design platform Canva valued at $2.5B with new funds,” May 20, 2019. https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/20/graphic-design-platform-canva-valued-at-2-5b-with-new-funds/↩
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TechCrunch, “Canva, now valued at $3.2 billion, launches an enterprise product,” October 16, 2019. https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/16/canva-now-valued-at-3-2-billion-launches-an-enterprise-product/↩
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MarketScreener, “Canva receives $71 million in funding from Skip Enterprises, T. Rowe Price, Blackbird Ventures, Dragoneer,” accessed March 2026. https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/T-ROWE-PRICE-GROUP-INC-40311214/news/Canva-Inc-announced-that-it-has-received-71-million-in-funding-from-Skip-Enterprises-Pty-Limited-33448377/↩