Canva

Empower the world to design.

Founded 2012

Australia 20019 employees Post IPO Total: $665.71M

General Information

Company Name Canva

Founded Year 2012

Location

Australia

Employees 20019

Funding Stage Post IPO

Business Model Freemium, SaaS, B2C

Revenue Model Freemium, Subscription, Usage Based

Offices as of Oct 2026

Surry Hills, Australia Makati, Philippines Beijing, China Austin, United States

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Pricing Changed Oct 31, 2026

Canva changed the terms for its AI allowance add-ons, clarifying availability for Pro and Business plans for AI Pass and Business plan for AI top-ups, as well as the duration for top-ups.

Feature Release Oct 15, 2026

Canva is promoting a quick tip from #DesignSchool that helps users avoid manually resizing their posts, improving workflow efficiency.

New Partnership Oct 14, 2026

Canva has announced a partnership with LinkedIn, introducing new bite-sized lessons from them in its Design School to enhance app and integration usage.

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AI Insight

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1 month ago

Canva recently experienced a significant private valuation markdown and reduced growth projections due to an 'AI bill shock' caused by soaring compute costs for frontier models. This prompted a strategic pivot to rebuild its AI architecture and dramatically reduce per-task costs, demonstrating agility in adapting to the new economics of AI-powered SaaS. This crucial shift towards cost-optimized AI integration is designed to safeguard profitability and prepare the company for its anticipated public listing.

Signal Types

Valuation Change Financial Performance Product Strategy Investor Activity

Strategic Labels

AI Cost Optimization Valuation Adjustment SaaS Economic Shift

Next Move: Optimization

Impact: 9/10

Ideal For: Growth Equity / Pre-IPO Investors

About Canva

Canva is a global online visual communications platform that provides a simple drag-and-drop interface and an extensive range of templates and resources for users worldwide. It is based in Australia and serves small businesses, enterprises, educational institutions, creatives, marketing professionals, social media managers, real estate professionals, and government agencies.

Founded in 2012, Canva offers services such as design tools, AI-powered features, digital and print templates, video and photo editing, brand management, and content creation. The company operates on a freemium business model with a SaaS, B2C approach, and generates revenue through subscriptions and usage-based offerings.

Business keywords: Visual Communication, Design Platform, Drag-and-Drop Interface, Templates, Stock Photography, Illustrations, Video Editing, Audio Clips, Graphic Design, Web App Development, Software Innovation, Creative Empowerment, Accessibility, Digital Publishing, Social Media Graphics

Services & Products

Design Tools

AI-Powered Features

Digital and Print Templates

Video and Photo Editing

Brand Management

Content Creation

Target Customers

Small Businesses Enterprises Educational Institutions Creatives Marketing Professionals Social Media Managers Real Estate Professionals Government Agencies

Pricing

as listed on Oct 31, 2026

$250/year per person · Enterprise on request

Education: $250/year per person
Canva Enterprise: contact sales

Canva's pricing page

Funding Rounds & Investors (16)

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Funding Stage	Amount	Investors	Lead Investors	Date
Secondary Market	Undisclosed	2	Morgan Partners, Fidelity Investments	01 Aug 2025
Secondary Market	Undisclosed	-		01 Nov 2024
Growth Equity VC	$100.00M	1	Quadrant Private Equity	01 May 2024
Secondary Market	Undisclosed	-		01 Jan 2024
Secondary Market	Undisclosed	2	Coatue, ICONIQ Capital	01 Aug 2023
Late VC	$200.00M	8	Airtree Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners +6	01 Sep 2021
Late VC	$71.00M	4	Blackbird Ventures, Skip Capital +2	01 Apr 2021
Late VC	$60.00M	5	Felicis Ventures, Blackbird Ventures +3	01 Jun 2020
Series D	$85.00M	4	Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures +2	01 Oct 2019
Series D	$70.00M	4	Felicis Ventures, Blackbird Ventures +2	01 May 2019

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Latest News

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Canva appoints ex-Bukalapak CEO to lead its South-east Asia operation

The Business Times Oct 11, 2026

Canva Introduces ProSuite, Uniting Top Creative Tools for Designers

Small Business Trends Oct 10, 2026

Canva’s backers cut $7.1bn from its valuation, and its own valuer cut more

Thenextweb Aug 14, 2026

Goldman Sachs creates private markets platform as rich investors seek the next SpaceX and Stripe

Cnbc Jul 21, 2026

Canva launches inside Google Gemini, completing its push to be the design layer for every major AI a... — Thenextweb

Canva launches inside Google Gemini, completing its push to be the design layer for every major AI assistant

Thenextweb May 20, 2026

97% of marketers use AI daily – 78% of consumers wish they wouldn’t

Thenextweb May 14, 2026

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FAQ About Canva

Empower the world to design.

Canva was founded in 2012.

Canva is headquartered in Australia. As of Oct 2026, it also has offices in Surry Hills, Australia, Makati, Philippines, Beijing, China and Austin, United States.

Canva has a Freemium, SaaS and B2C business model. Its revenue comes from Freemium, Subscription and Usage Based.

As listed on Canva's pricing page on Oct 31, 2026: $250/year per person · Enterprise on request (Education: $250/year per person; Canva Enterprise: contact sales).

Canva has approximately 20019 employees.

Canva has completed 16 funding rounds, raising a total of $665.71M. The latest funding stage is Post IPO.

Canva offers: Design Tools, AI-Powered Features, Digital and Print Templates, Video and Photo Editing, Brand Management, Content Creation.

Top alternatives and competitors to Canva include Picsart, Department of Visual Media, BITS Pilani, Over, Quantum Design Lab, Pixcap. These companies operate in related industries and serve comparable markets. You can compare them side by side on Bounce Watch.

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