The company behind Canva
Canva
Canva is made by a privately held, venture-backed company based in Sydney, Australia, and co-founded by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams. It earns money from paid subscriptions, and said in August 2025 that it had $3.3 billion in annualized revenue from 27 million paid users.
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Canva at a glance
- Chief executive
- Melanie Perkins
- Based in
- Sydney, Australia
- Last valuation
- US$31 billion
- Reported August 2026
- Latest round
- Employee share sale
- August 2025
- Team
- 5,000 people
- Ownership
- Privately held
Canva's CEO and founders
The people Canva names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there. Their accounts are the ones its own pages link to.
Canva funding
Raised $200 million at a $40 billion valuation in September 2021, led by T. Rowe Price, per TechCrunch, after $71 million at $15 billion in April 2021, co-led by Dragoneer, when Fortune put the total to date at nearly $390 million. An August 2025 employee share sale led by Fidelity valued it at $42 billion. techcrunch.comfortune.comfortune.com
| When | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Employee share sale | Not stated | Led by Fidelity Management and Research Co.. With J.P. Morgan Asset Management. fortune.com |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Funding round | $200 million | Led by T. Rowe Price. With Franklin Templeton, Sequoia Capital Global Equities, Bessemer Venture Partners, Greenoaks Capital, Dragoneer Investments, Blackbird, Felicis, AirTree Ventures. techcrunch.com |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Funding round | $71 million | Led by Dragoneer. With T. Rowe Price, Skip Capital, Blackbird Ventures. fortune.com |
Every investor named
- T. Rowe Price · led a round
- Dragoneer · led a round
- Fidelity Management and Research Co. · led a round
- AirTree Ventures
- Bessemer Venture Partners
- Blackbird
- Blackbird Ventures
- Dragoneer Investments
- Felicis
- Franklin Templeton
- Greenoaks Capital
- J.P. Morgan Asset Management
- Sequoia Capital Global Equities
- Skip Capital
Canva valuation
US$31 billion
August 2026
SmartCompany reported in August 2026, citing Capital Brief, that an independent valuation for Canva's annual employee share issue put it at US$31 billion, down from the US$42 billion of its August 2025 employee share sale. smartcompany.com.au
A private company’s valuation is set when it raises money and is rarely updated in public. It is not a share price.
Company details
- Ownership
- Privately held and venture-backed: news reports of its funding name T. Rowe Price, Dragoneer, Blackbird, AirTree Ventures, Fidelity and J.P. Morgan Asset Management among its investors. It has not listed on an exchange. techcrunch.com
- Based in
- Sydney, Australia fortune.com
- Team
- More than 5,000 employees, as SmartCompany reported in August 2026 when covering its annual employee share issue smartcompany.com.au
Canva on social media and the web
- X (Twitter)x.com/canva
- Instagraminstagram.com/canva
- Facebookfacebook.com/canva
- GitHubgithub.com/canva-sdks
Only accounts Canva links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.
Canva news and launches
- Oct 1, 2026New preview APIs: Create image generation job and Get image generation job
- Sep 29, 2026New preview APIs: Create design generation job and Get design generation job
- Sep 23, 2026Chart data fields and video autofill in the Get brand template dataset API are now generally available
- Sep 21, 2026Autofill APIs now available to apps acting for users on Canva Pro or Canva Teams plans
Media kit
The Canva media kit
Everything on this page as a designed PDF to keep or pass on: the facts, the people, the funding with a chart of every round, the products with their grades and pictures, the news and every official channel. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Canva.
Questions about Canva the company
Who is the CEO of Canva?
Melanie Perkins is Canva's co-founder and CEO, according to smartcompany.com.au, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Who founded Canva?
Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams are named as founders of Canva.
How much funding has Canva raised?
Raised $200 million at a $40 billion valuation in September 2021, led by T. Rowe Price, per TechCrunch, after $71 million at $15 billion in April 2021, co-led by Dragoneer, when Fortune put the total to date at nearly $390 million. An August 2025 employee share sale led by Fidelity valued it at $42 billion.
Who are Canva's investors?
The announcements name T. Rowe Price, Dragoneer, Fidelity Management and Research Co., AirTree Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird, Blackbird Ventures, Dragoneer Investments, Felicis, Franklin Templeton, Greenoaks Capital and J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and 2 more. T. Rowe Price, Dragoneer and Fidelity Management and Research Co. led rounds.
When did Canva last raise money?
The most recent round announced was in August 2025: Employee share sale, led by Fidelity Management and Research Co..
What is Canva's valuation?
US$31 billion, as of August 2026. SmartCompany reported in August 2026, citing Capital Brief, that an independent valuation for Canva's annual employee share issue put it at US$31 billion, down from the US$42 billion of its August 2025 employee share sale.
Who owns Canva?
Privately held and venture-backed: news reports of its funding name T. Rowe Price, Dragoneer, Blackbird, AirTree Ventures, Fidelity and J.P. Morgan Asset Management among its investors. It has not listed on an exchange.
Where is Canva based?
Canva gives its base as Sydney, Australia.
How many people work at Canva?
More than 5,000 employees, as SmartCompany reported in August 2026 when covering its annual employee share issue.
Is Canva on social media?
Canva links to its own accounts on X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook and GitHub. The links are on this page, taken from Canva's own site.
Where this comes from
Read on Oct 18, 2026. Facts come from Canva’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.