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Canva's new AI update allows users to generate presentations and documents by providing text prompts that can pull data from sources like Slack and email.
Canva is strategically repositioning itself from a "design platform with AI tools" to an "AI platform with design tools."
The new Canva AI 2.0 can orchestrate actions across the entire suite of Canva tools, unlike the previous version which had more limited capabilities.
Canva has reached $4 billion in annualized revenue.
Canva's enterprise business generates $500 million in annualized revenue.
Canva's enterprise business grew by 100% over the last year.
Melanie Perkins believes the next stage of AI development, which she calls "AI 2.0," is characterized by iterative, agentic orchestration rather than one-shot generation.
Canva has a 100-person research team working specifically on its proprietary AI and design models.
Canva is giving the first one million users of its new AI tools a free "AI Pass" valued at $100 per month.
A significant internal technology breakthrough in October prompted Canva to fully commit to developing its agentic AI capabilities for Canva AI 2.0.
Canva's internal strategy for AI adoption involves providing its teams with access to all major AI tools rather than standardizing on a single one.
Canva has undertaken an "AI-native transformation" of every internal system and process, including QA and product development.