Startup · $500k raised
Software platform running information and advertising screens in offices and retail outlets
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Doohly raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Archangel Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Skalata Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
The transaction that ended Doohly's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | Acquisition | 2026 | $30m | Startup Daily (7 Sep 2026), Startup Daily (17 Apr 2026), Startup Daily (9 Apr 2026), SmartCompany (9 Apr 2026), This Week in Australian Startups, SmartCompany (26 Mar 2026), Startup Daily (25 Mar 2026), Skalata Ventures |
Companies Doohly acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Doohly. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Canva has bought AI agent platform Simtheory and marketing software Ortto from the Sharkey brothers, who also founded Stayz — its fourth and fifth purchases this year, prices undisclosed.
Canva has bought Sydney AI startup Simtheory and marketing automation firm Ortto, its fifth and sixth acquisitions in ten months, as it repositions from design tool to AI workplace platform; no prices disclosed.
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Newsletter highlights Australian startup funding including Jet Zero, Kismet, VaultEscrow, Jupiter Ionics, ChronoForge, FLK it over, Anni, and Bae Juice, alongside M&A activity.
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Roundup of seven Australian startups whose raises total $11.8 million, spanning cybersecurity, proptech, seaweed, drinks, antiques, campervan housing and outdoor advertising, plus a government grant to Fremantle Seaweed and the shutdown of Voly.
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Design software company Canva has acquired Melbourne adtech firm Doohly for $30 million, a deal that hands windfalls to the startup's founders and shareholders Skalata Ventures and Archangel Ventures.
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