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Canva layoffs: Affected staffers to get 6 months’ pay, a MacBook, and $10,000 to start upCanva has announced significant changes that will impact around 1,271 team members, driven by a downturn in revenue growth. To improve proj...
First husband, then wife lose their tech jobs in US, newborn baby at home and healthcare coverage worries. Heartbreaking post highlights growing anxiety among tech workersHa Nguyen, a founder and managing partner, shared the heartbreaking story of a US-based tech couple who lost their jobs one after another w...
Canva layoffs severance package: From six months’ salary, $10,000 grants to MacBooks, here’s what company has promised affected employees following a 22% workforce reductionCanva layoff news: Canva Group has announced plans to lay off approximately 1,271 employees as part of a major restructuring effort. The co...
Canva layoffs: Top manager feels ‘deja vu’, urges colleagues to ‘to be kind’ after 1,271 job cutsCanva employee Artemi Ollin says the company's decision to cut 1,271 jobs feels like “déjà vu” after he experienced layoffs at Google. In a...
Canva to cut about 22% of staff as growth slowdown triggers restructuringAustralian graphic design platform Canva Group said on Wednesday it would cut 1,271 jobs, or about 22% of its workforce, as part of a restr...
Canva may announce another round of layoffs in November, report claims; hiring freeze also possibleCanva appears to be bracing for possible layoffs or a hiring freeze after recently downsizing their team by cutting 32 employees from the t...
In 2015, Airtree backed Canva's $6 million Series A; 6 years later, a partial sale at a $39 billion valuation returned 1.4x its first fund; here's howCanva reached a $39 billion valuation when Airtree reduced part of its holding in 2021. In September that year, Canva announced a separate ...
Quote of the Day by Melanie Perkins: “It's important to tell the story, because if your audience doesn't understand the problem, they won't...” —Canva CEO's powerful lesson on communication, storytelling, entrepreneurship, business success, leadership, explaining ideas clearly, understanding your audience and turning innovative ideas into meaningful solutions and lasting impactQuote of the Day by Melanie Perkins "It's important to tell the story, because if your audience doesn't understand the problem, they won't ...
Canva billionaires Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht are giving away $150 million in cash with no conditions for the world's largest unconditional cash transfer program in a low-income countryCanva founders are funding a large cash transfer program in Malawi and under this initiative, they provides families with unconditional fun...
Quote of the Day by Melanie Perkins: ‘Just get started, you’ll learn everything…’Quote of the Day by Melanie Perkins: Canva CEO Melanie Perkins, a prominent entrepreneur, advises aspiring founders to overcome the fear of...
Canva’s Obrecht says firm eyeing IPO in 'next couple of years'Canva was last valued around $42 billion in a share sale. Cofounders Obrecht, Melanie Perkins, and Cameron Adams recently brought in former...
Canva begins share sale at $42 billion valuation in road to IPOAustralian design software startup Canva has launched an employee stock sale. The company's valuation is now at $42 billion. This marks a s...
Forbes unveils 50 richest self-made women of 2025: China and Hong Kong lead, US follows, tech dominatesForbes' 2025 ranking highlights the world's richest self-made women, with China and Hong Kong leading with 18 entries, followed by the U.S....
$202 billion and 11% of Australia’s GDP: Meet the top 10 billionairesThe Australian Financial Review's 2025 Rich List reveals Australia's wealthiest, with the top 10 holding $202 billion, a 9.2% decrease from...
India is our fifth largest market; one of the fastest growing: Melanie Perkins, CEO, CanvaDesign software startup Canva considers India as a big market due to the rising smartphone use and booming creator economy in the country. ...
India big market for Canva; looking to build local team there: CEO Melanie PerkinsIndia is the fifth largest market for Canva, which is bullish on the country's burgeoning creator economy, having doubled its growth betwee...
Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath to donate 50% of his wealth“I am committed to positively impacting the world. The mission of creating a more equitable society aligns with my values and aspirations’’...
It took Melanie Perkins 100+ rejections over 3 years (& some faith!) to give life to design platform CanvaThe Australian design platform was founded by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams in 2013.
The 32-year-old founder of startup Canva gets $3.2 billion valueAt 19, Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht became launched their design platform, Fusion Books. In 2013, Cameron Adams joined them and co-fou...
Canva sets sights on 1 million user base in India by 2016India has become the fourth-largest market for us. We already have 1,50,000 users in India who have created more than one million designs i...