Canva has acquired three office spaces in London as it looks to strengthen the company’s presence in Europe.
This follows co-founder and chief product officer Cameron Adams’ keynote at London Tech Week where he spoke about how AI is accelerating the path to creative mastery in the workplace.
Following positive growth which saw Canva hit 185 million monthly active users and $2.2 billion in revenue globally, the collaborative design platform has expanded its London office space by purchasing three properties around Hoxton Square including 33 Hoxton Square – it’s current European HQ, home to over 200 employees since it opened last May.
The expansion of Canva’s UK footprint is a vote of confidence in the city’s creative and tech expertise, with the firm having grown its UK staff base by over 100% in the last 12 months. It also follows the recent acquisition of UK-founded design platform Affinity.
“Since opening our European campus in London last year, our team and community have grown significantly,” said Duncan Clark, head of Europe at Canva.
“The UK remains one of our key markets, and with Canva’s recent acquisition of Affinity coupled with the demand from non-profits and educational organisations to use our space for events, we’re excited to expand our presence here by adding two new spaces to our Hoxton base.
“Our goal is to create a collaborative campus to bring together our regional teams and strong user communities, enabling us to further our growth as we increase our efforts to empower everyone, in every organisation to design.”
The company is currently used by over 90% of the Fortune 500.