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Canva announces major job cuts after 'our hardest year yet'

Canva announces major job cuts after 'our hardest year yet'

Summary

Canva said 1,271 employees—22% of its workforce—will lose their jobs, relocate or change roles in a restructuring. CEO Melanie Perkins cited slower growth and described the past year as the company’s hardest; Canva also plans to make Sydney the primary base for more product teams and require hybrid workers to spend two to three days a week in the office from next year.

Key Facts

  • The restructuring will affect 1,271 people, or 22% of Canva’s workforce.
  • Some employees will lose their jobs, while others will be asked to relocate or change roles.
  • Canva has staff in 37 countries.
  • Sydney will become the primary home for more of Canva’s product teams.
  • From next year, hybrid workers will be expected to work in the office two to three days a week.
  • Perkins said Canva’s growth slowed for the first time in a decade.
  • Blackbird Ventures and Airtree reportedly lowered Canva’s valuation from A$60 billion to about A$49 billion.
  • Canva was founded in 2013 and makes design tools and templates for users without technical or design backgrounds.
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