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Melanie Perkins | |
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 Perkins in 2019 | |
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37)[1] |
| Education | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Technology entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Canva |
| Spouse | |
Melanie Perkins (born 1987) is an Australian technology entrepreneur, who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Canva (with Cliff Obrecht) and owns 18% of the company.[3]
Perkins is one of the youngest female CEOs of a tech start-up valued over A$1 billion. As of May 2021[update], Perkins was one of Australia's richest women.[note a][4][5][6]
- ^ "Melanie Perkins and Ginia Rinehart revealed as Australia's youngest billionaires at age 36". news.com.au. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Stanton, Kate; Griffith, Hywel (10 January 2018). "The 30-year-old woman who designed a $1bn business". BBC. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Profile - Melanie Perkins". Forbes. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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afr2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sprague, Julie-ann; Bailey, Michael (7 March 2021). "The nation's richest women revealed". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Canva prints a new billionaire". Australian Financial Review. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2021.