Canva
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Awaira Score
Out of 100
HQ
Australia
Founded
2013
Raised
$589M
Stage
Private
Team
7500
About Canva
Canva is an Australian graphic design platform founded in 2013 that enables users to create visual content without design experience. The company operates a web and mobile-based design tool offering templates, stock images, fonts, and design elements for creating presentations, social media graphics, documents, and marketing materials. Canva's core technology applies artificial intelligence and…
Key Facts
- Canva is valued at $42B as of March 2026.
- Canva has raised a total of $589M in disclosed funding across 7 funding rounds.
- Canva was founded in 2013 by Melanie Perkins and is headquartered in Australia.
- Canva employs approximately 7500 people.
- Canva operates in the Enterprise AI category and is currently at the Private stage.
- Canva has an Awaira Score of 95/100, ranking it among the top tier AI companies on Awaira.
- Canva's most recent funding round was a Series F of $200M closed in December 2021, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company.
Source: Awaira · Updated Mar 24, 2026
Valuation
$42B
Post-money
Total Raised
$589M
All rounds
Awaira Score
95/100
Founded
2013
7500 employees
Strengths & Risks
Strengths
Unicorn status with $42B valuation
Elite Awaira Score of 95/100
Large team of 7500+ employees
Analysis based on publicly available data. Not investment advice.
Funding Velocity
7
Total Rounds
$78.8M
Avg Round Size
9.1yr
Funding Span
Canva raised 7 rounds over 9.1 years, averaging $78.8M per round — a pace of roughly one round every 16 months.
Awaira estimate based on public data. Not financial advice.
How does Canva stack up against competitors?
Competitor Comparison
| Metric | ★Canva | Notion | Delhivery AI | Celonis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awaira Score | 95/100 | 91/100 | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Total Raised | $589M | $418M | $1.25B | $2B |
| Valuation | $42B | $11B | $3.45B | $13B |
| Stage | Private | Private | Public | Series D |
| Founded | 2013 | 2013 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Employees | 7500 | 2500 | 5000+ | 1000+ |
| Country | 🇦🇺 | 🇺🇸 | 🇮🇳 | 🇩🇪 |
Investors in Canva
Funding Rounds
InactiveLed by Fidelity Management & Research Company
$200M
Dec 2021
Led by T. Rowe Price
$200M
Apr 2021
Led by Dragoneer Growth Investors
$70M
Jan 2019
Led by Benchmark
$60M
Jan 2017
Led by Sequoia Capital
$15M
Jan 2015
Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
$3.6M
Jan 2014
$3M
Jan 2013
Canva Latest News
Exclusive: Inside Canva AI 2.0 with CPO Cameron Adams - The Rundown AI
Canva and Anthropic launch Claude Design for AI-powered visual creation - The Next Web
Canva Announces Anthropic Collaboration to Bring AI-Powered Design to Millions - Business Wire
I Love Canva. It’s Cheap. I Might Cancel Anyway Because of AI. And That’s a Warning for Every B2B Vendor. - SaaStr
Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions - TechCrunch
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