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Melanie Perkins

Canva
Sydney, Australia
Melanie Perkins co-founded Canva in 2013 with Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams after being rejected by over 100 investors. Starting with a school yearbook design tool, she turned Canva into a visual design platform used by over 170 million people monthly. As CEO she has maintained a highly values-driven culture and pledged the majority of the company's equity to philanthropy. Named one of the youngest female CEOs of a tech unicorn.
Design / SaaS

About Canva

Canva is an online design and visual communication platform offering drag-and-drop tools for creating presentations, social media graphics, videos, documents, websites, and whiteboards.

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