Series A in 2019

"The only thing that has been constant throughout our company’s journey is there has always been a new challenge that we needed to overcome."

Melanie Perkins

Co-Founder & CEO, Canva

Source: SmartCompany

Why we invested in

Canva

General Catalyst managing director Kyle Doherty said "investing in Canva is a no brainer. In only five years it has not only demonstrated the need for a simpler way to design, but it is also one of the rarer cases of a tech startup that is already profitable while growing incredibly quickly." (Source: Sydney Morning Herald)

Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Canva is building the platform for creative content creation and publication. Canva makes graphic design simple for everyone by bringing together a drag-and-drop design tool with a library of more than one million stock photographs, graphic elements and fonts. Canva has found compelling product-market fit with a freemium web-based digital design tool. The company is harnessing global momentum to build a scalable platform that is used by digital-first professionals and amateurs alike via a variety of business models.

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