# Canva

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/canva-pty

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Sydney, Australia
- Website: www.canva.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $294M
- Latest round: Series A (Jun 22, 2020)
- Investors on record: 14

## About

Based in Sydney, Australia, and founded in 2012 by co-founders Cameron Adams, Cliff Obrecht, and Melanie Perkins., Canva Pty Ltd. operates as a graphic design platform. In August 2023, Coatue Management and ICONIQ Capital acquired a 3% minority stake in Canva Operations Pty Limited from Blackbird for AUD 150 million. In January 2024, Coatue Management, ICONIQ Capital, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Teachers' Innovation Platform, and Quadrant Private Equity acquired a stake in Canva Operations Pty Limited for Canva Operations Pty Limited. In May 2024, Quadrant Private Equity acquired a 1.2% minority stake in Canva Operations Pty Limited from Blackbird for AUD 500 million.

Canva Pty Ltd. is a developer of an online graphic design platform that offers images, icons, shapes, font styles, design presentations, and graphic designs for social media. The platform also features a drag-and-drop design tool for a variety of stock library photographs, illustrations, and imagery to create a personalized graphic card. The company also offers presentation products such as workplace templates, talking presentations, canva live, mobile presentations, magic shortcuts, charts, and infographics.

Canva Pty Ltd generates revenue through subscription fees, which start at a 30-day free trial and USD 333.25 per month on a yearly plan for Canva Pro.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Jun 22, 2020, $60M — General Catalyst Partners, Felicis Ventures, Blackbird, HSG, Bond
- Series E, Oct 16, 2019, $85M — General Catalyst Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird, HSG, Bond
- Series D, May 21, 2019, $70M — General Catalyst Partners, Felicis Ventures, Blackbird, Bond
- Series C, Jan 9, 2018, $40M — Felicis Ventures, Blackbird, HSG
- Series B, Sep 8, 2016, $15M — Felicis Ventures, Blackbird
- Series A, Oct 6, 2015, $15M — Matrix Partners, Felicis Ventures, Blackbird, Vayner/RSE
- Series A, May 5, 2015, $6M — Matrix Partners, Shasta Ventures, Blackbird, AirTree Ventures
- Seed, Mar 19, 2013, $3M — InterWest Partners, Matrix Partners, 500 Global, Commercialisation Australia, Blackbird, Five V Capital
- Seed, Jun 1, 2012, $0.3M — Blackbird

## Investors

- Blackbird (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/blackbird) — Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
- InterWest Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/interwest-partners) — Seed
- Matrix Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/matrix-partners) — Seed, Series A
- 500 Global (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/500-global) — Seed
- Commercialisation Australia — Seed
- Five V Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/five-v-capital) — Seed
- Shasta Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shasta-ventures) — Series A
- AirTree Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/airtree-ventures) — Series A
- Felicis Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/felicis-ventures) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
- Vayner/RSE (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/vayner-rse) — Series A
- HSG (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hsg) — Series C, Series E, Series A
- General Catalyst Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/general-catalyst-partners) — Series D, Series E, Series A
- Bond (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bond) — Series D, Series E, Series A
- Bessemer Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bessemer-venture-partners) — Series E