About Cliff Obrecht & Melanie Perkins
  • Husband and wife Cliff Obrecht and Melanie Perkins are cofounders of design software maker Canva, which was valued by private investors at $40 billion in September 2021 but has since seen its value marked down nearly 40%.
  • Canva was launched in 2013 by the couple together with Cameron Adams in Sydney, Australia, but was met by investor skepticism due to its location.
  • Defying the doubts, Canva has attracted 130 million monthly users to its freemium software, with 6 million teams from companies like Zoom paying for it.
  • The couple has pledged to transfer more than 80% of their stake to the Canva Foundation for charitable causes.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
Source of Wealth
Software, Self Made
Citizenship
Australia
Marital Status
Married
Did you know
Perkins learned kitesurfing in an effort to receive an investment from a group of kiteboard enthusiast venture capitalists, including angel investor Bill Tai.
Obrecht proposed to cofounder Perkins in Turkey's Cappadocia region with a $30 engagement ring.
In Their Own Words

If the whole thing was about building wealth, that would be the most uninspiring thing I could possibly imagine.

Cliff Obrecht & Melanie Perkins
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