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Pre-seed $2m

Canva acquires Sydney AI marketing tech startup MagicBrief

Canva has bought Sydney marketing-analytics startup MagicBrief. Terms undisclosed. The deal follows the startup's 2023 pre-seed raise led by Blackbird and Archangel Ventures.

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Pre-seed $2m

Blackbird leads $2 million pre-Seed round into martech startup MagicBrief

Blackbird led a $2 million pre-seed raise for MagicBrief, a Sydney martech startup building an advertising creative workflow platform, with Archangel Ventures and several founder-angels also taking part.

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