Melanie Perkins
Co-founder and CEO of Canva.
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- Melanie Perkins is an Australian technology entrepreneur, co-founder and chief executive of Canva, which she started with Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams in 2013.
- Before Canva she and Obrecht founded Fusion Books, an online yearbook publisher, in 2007.
- She and Obrecht have pledged most of their wealth to philanthropy through the Canva Foundation.
Key facts
- Born
- 1987, Perth, Western Australia1
- Current role
- Co-founder and CEO of Canva1
- Canva
- Valued at over $42 billion, over $3 billion in annual revenue and more than 240 million monthly users (as of November 2025)2
- Earlier
- Co-founded Fusion Books, an online yearbook publisher, in 20071
- Philanthropy
- Pledged most of her wealth, with Cliff Obrecht, through the Canva Foundation1
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