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1.1  Data breach  





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Canva






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Canva Pty Ltd
Company typePrivate
Industry
  • Software
  • Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
    Founders
  • Cliff Obrecht
  • Cameron Adams
  • Headquarters ,

    Area served

    Worldwide
    ProductsCanva, Canva Pro, Canva Teams, Canva Enterprise, Canva for Education, Canva for Nonprofits
    RevenueIncrease US$2 billion (2023)[1]
    Members100 million users [2]

    Number of employees

    4,500[3] (2024)
    ParentCanva Inc.[4]
    Subsidiaries
  • Pexels
  • Serif
  • Kaleido
  • Smartmockups
  • Flourish
  • Websitewww.canva.com
    Canva
    Developer(s)Canva Pty Ltd
    Initial releaseAugust 2013; 10 years ago (2013-08)
    Operating systemWeb application, Android, ChromeOS, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, macOS, Windows
    Available in100 languages[5]
    List of languages
    TypeGraphics software, Whiteboarding
    LicenseSaaS
    Websitewww.canva.com

    Canva is a graphic design platform that provides tools for creating social media graphics, presentations, promotional merchandise and websites.[6][7][8] Launched in Australia in 2013, the service offers design tools for individuals and companies.[9] Its offerings include templates for presentations, posters, and social media content, as well as functionalities for photo and video editing.

    The platform uses a drag-and-drop interface intended to simplify the design process. Canva operates on a freemium model and has expanded its services over the years to include features like a print product platform and a video editing tool.

    History

    [edit]

    Canva was founded in Perth, Australia, by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams on 1 January 2013. In its first year, Canva had more than 750,000 users.[10] In April 2014, social media and technology expert Guy Kawasaki joined the company as its chief evangelist (brand promoter).[11] In 2015, Canva for Work was launched, focusing on marketing materials.[12]

    During the 2016-17 financial year, Canva's revenue increased from A$6.8 milliontoA$23.5 million, with a loss of A$3.3 million. In 2017, the company reached profitability and had 294,000 paying customers.[13]

    In January 2018, Perkins announced that the company had raised A$40 million from Sequoia Capital, Blackbird Ventures, and Felicis Ventures, and the company was valued at A$1 billion.[14][15][13] Australian superannuation funds Hostplus and Aware Super are known to be investors.[16]

    In May 2019, the company raised another round of funding of A$70 million from General Catalyst and Bond and its existing investors Blackbird Ventures and Felicis Ventures, valuing Canva at A$2.5 billion.[17] In October of that year, Canva announced that it had raised an additional A$85 million at a valuation of A$3.2  billion and launched an enterprise product.[18]

    In December 2019, Canva announced Canva for Education, a free product for schools and other educational institutions intended to facilitate collaboration between students and teachers.[19]

    In June 2020, Canva announced a partnership with FedEx Office[20] and with Office Depot the following month.[21] As of June 2020, Canva's valuation had risen to A$6 billion, rising to A$40 billion by September 2021.[22][23] In September 2021, Canva raised US$200 million, with its value peaking that year at US$40 billion.[24][25] By September 2022, the valuation of the company had leveled at US$26 billion.[26] While its value had fallen significantly, perhaps as much as 35% from its 2021 high to mid 2022, it was still known as a "darling" of the Australian tech sector, along with Atlassian.[16][27] In March 2022, Canva had over 75 million monthly active users.[28]

    Co-founders Perkins and Obrecht have already disclosed their plan to give away much of their fortune to numerous philanthropic causes.[29] In 2023, the pair were named in the Australian Financial Review's AFR Rich List as among the 10 most wealthy people in Australia.[30]

    On December 7, 2022, Canva launched Magic Write, which is the platform’s AI-powered copywriting assistant.[31] On March 22, 2023, Canva announced its new Assistant tool, which makes recommendations on graphics and styles that match the user's existing design.[32] On January 11, 2024, Canva launched its own GPT in OpenAI's GPT Store.[33]

    In March 2024, Canva finalised a share sale at a flat valuation of US$26 billion ($39.4 billion) for the company, with buyers wanting US$2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) in shares but purchasing about US$1.6 billion ($2.4 billion) in that tranche.[34]

    The company has announced it intends to compete with Google and Microsoft in the office software category with website and whiteboard products.[26]

    In May 2024, the company announced the launch of Canva Enterprise, a plan designed for large organizations, alongside new tools including Work Kits, Courses and AI capabilities.[35]

    Data breach

    [edit]

    In May 2019, Canva experienced a data breach in which the data of roughly 139 million users was hacked.[36] The exposed data included real names of users, usernames, email addresses, geographical information, and password hashes for some users.[37] Later in January 2020, approximately 4 million user passwords were decrypted and shared online.[38] Canva responded by resetting the passwords of every user who had not changed their password since the initial breach.

    Acquisitions

    [edit]

    In 2018, the company acquired presentations startup Zeetings for an undisclosed amount, as part of its expansion into the presentations space.[39]

    In May 2019, the company announced the acquisitions of Pixabay and Pexels, two free stock photography sites based in Germany, which enabled Canva users to access their photos for designs.[40]

    In February 2021, Canva acquired Austrian startup Kaleido.ai and the Czech-based Smartmockups.[41]

    In March 2024, Canva acquired UK-based Serif, the developers of the Affinity suite of graphic design software, for approximately $380 million.[42][43]

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
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  • ^ "CANVA PTY Ltd | OpenCorporation". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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  • ^ Campbell, Rebekah (15 September 2014). "The Problem With Going Into Business With a Friend". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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  • ^ "Graphic design startup Canva just turned into a unicorn". Fast Company. 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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  • ^ a b "Blackbird reveals Canvas' $14b plunge in value". Australian Financial Review. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  • ^ Clark, Kate (20 May 2019). "Graphic design platform Canva valued at $2.5B with new funds". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  • ^ Cook, Jordan (16 October 2019). "Canva, now valued at $3.2 billion, launches an enterprise product". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  • ^ Hennessy, James (6 December 2019). "Canva has announced a slew of new products, including a video editing tool and an education offering". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020.
  • ^ Crook, Jordan (17 June 2020). "Canva design platform partners with FedEx Office as it pushes further into the US". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  • ^ "Office Depot Enhances Print Services Portfolio with New Graphic Design Solutions Powered by Canva". Bloomberg. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  • ^ Tse, Crystal; Roof, Katie; Tan, Gillian; Lee, Yoolim (22 June 2020). "Australia's Canva Startup Almost Doubles Valuation to $6 Billion". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  • ^ "Canva: Australian online design platform valued at $40bn". BBC. 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  • ^ Konrad, Alex. "Canva Raises At $40 Billion Valuation — Its Founders Are Pledging Away Most Of Their Wealth". Forbes. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  • ^ "Canva: Australian online design platform valued at $40bn". BBC News. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  • ^ a b Bonyhady, Nick (14 September 2022). "Canva to go up against Microsoft and Google". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  • ^ Yun, Jessica (17 January 2023). "'Orange is the new Palo Alto': Why the next Atlassian, Canva will be from the bush". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  • ^ Aziz, Afdhel. "How Canva Is Being A Force For Good By Empowering The Whole World To Design". Forbes. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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  • ^ "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  • ^ "AI text generation is moving mainstream with Canva's Magic Write". PCWorld. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  • ^ Malik, Aisha (23 March 2023). "Canva unveils a series of new features, including several AI-powered tools". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  • ^ Hollander, Roger (13 January 2024). "The Most Popular GPTs in the OpenAI GPT Store". GPTReview.
  • ^ "Canva millionaires made as $US1.6b share sale completes". Australian Financial Review. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  • ^ Wood, Chris (23 May 2024). "Canva Introduces Canva Enterprise, Work Kits and adtech apps". MarTech.
  • ^ "Australian tech unicorn Canva suffers security breach". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  • ^ "139 Million Users Hit in Canva Data Breach". Tom's Guide. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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  • ^ Powell, Dominic. "SmartCompany". Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  • ^ Jonathan, Shieber (17 May 2019). "Australia's design unicorn, Canva, picks up two free image-sharing services, and launches new photo product". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  • ^ Lee, Yoolim (22 February 2021). "Australia's Canva Buys European Design Startups to Fuel Growth". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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  • ^ Miller, Ron (26 March 2024). "With Affinity acquisition, Canva should be able to compete better with Adobe's creative tools". TechCrunch.
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