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Inside Canva’s $3B ARR AI Design Rocketship — CTO Brendan Humphreys on Magic Studio & Canva Code
Canva just announced $3 billion in ARR, 230 million monthly active users, and 24 million paying subscribers—including 95% of the Fortune 500. Even more impressive? They’ve been profitable for seven years while growing at 40–50% per year.
In this episode, Canva’s Head of Engineering, Brendan Humphreys, reveals how he went from employee #12 to leading 2,300 engineers across continents, and why Canva’s “pragmatic excellence” lets them ship AI features at breakneck speed—like launching Canva Code to 100 million users in just three months.
Brendan shares the story of Canva’s AI journey: building…
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