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Canva wipes $11 billion from its valuation, putting IPO plans in doubt

Blackbird and Airtree mark Canva's worth down sharply, the employee share price falls too, and commentators question whether a 2027 sharemarket float remains realistic amid sliding confidence in AI-era software.

Dylan Field: How Figma Became the Future of Design Collaboration

Startupik profile of Dylan Field tracing Figma's path from browser-based experiment to mainstream design-collaboration tool, its venture funding history, bottom-up adoption, and the Adobe acquisition that collapsed.

Crunchbase Predicts: 15 Companies That Could Go Public In 2026 As The IPO Market Gains Momentum

Crunchbase's 2026 forecast lists fifteen late-stage companies it deems probable or very likely IPO candidates, profiling each with past raises, valuations and secondary sales; Australia's Canva makes the list.

Atlassian Aims For AI Browser For Knowledge Workers With $610M Acquisition Of Startup Behind Dia

Atlassian has agreed to buy The Browser Company, maker of browsers Dia and Arc, for roughly $610 million, aiming to build an AI browser for workplace use.

The IPO Market Is Opening Up. These 14 Companies Could Be Next.

Crunchbase News profiles 14 venture-backed companies its predictive models flag as likely IPO candidates, from Stripe to Sierra Space, recapping their funding histories, valuations and financial milestones.

Why Canva may be undervalued at $65 billion

Opinion column argues Canva's fresh $65 billion valuation from a recent raise looks cheap against Figma's listing multiples, with looming competition from Microsoft, Adobe and Google shaping the design software market.

Also Tech Funding News - Australia

Canva hits $42B valuation in secondary sale, joining Figma in pre-IPO spotlight

Canva launched an employee share sale valuing the design software firm at $42 billion, led by Fidelity with JPMorgan's asset arm joining, ahead of a planned IPO; US rival Figma listed last month.

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AI Dev Tools Will Lead The Way – Our Investment in Gumnut 🦩

Galileo Ventures announces a $240,000 seed backing for Gumnut, a developer-tools startup adding real-time collaboration and AI agents to SaaS forms, and sets out its investment thesis.

7 moments that shaped Figma, as told by Dylan Field

Figma's blog recaps seven moments from CEO Dylan Field's How I Built This interview, covering his childhood acting, Thiel Fellowship, early struggles, mentorship from John Lilly, and the origins of FigJam.

Accel, Square Peg back Chronicle's tool for presentations that won't put you to sleep

Presentation startup Chronicle, based in Sydney and San Francisco, announced a $7.5 million seed round led by Accel and Square Peg, with angels from several major tech companies participating.

Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany

Ignition Lane's Great Big Wrap: VCs court cash, an M&A bash & Canva makes a splash

Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup covering fresh Australian startup raises, new venture funds and closes, a wave of acquisitions, delistings and a liquidation, executive moves, and Canva's product launch.

Also Techboard·Startup Daily

Even Before Figma Deal, Design Startup Funding Looked Good

Roundup of design-sector startup funding covering recent raises by Picsart, LottieFiles, Gravity Sketch and Superside, plus Canva's standing, alongside Adobe's agreed multibillion-dollar purchase of Figma.

Also Startup Daily·frederick.ai