Cliff Obrecht
$7.6B
Born
Dec 28, 1985
Age
39
Source of Wealth
Software
Residence
Sydney,
Citizenship
Australia
Marital Status
Married
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Western Australia
- Cliff Obrecht is cofounder and chief operating officer of design software maker Canva, which was valued by private investors at $42 billion in August 2025.
- Canva was launched in 2013 by Obrecht, now-wife Melanie Perkins and Cameron Adams in Sydney, Australia, but was met by investor skepticism due to its location.
- Like Perkins, Obrecht owns an estimated 18% stake. The couple has pledged to transfer more than 80% of their stake to the Canva Foundation for charitable causes.
- Defying the doubts, Canva has attracted 240 million monthly users to its freemium software, with 6 million teams from companies like Zoom paying for it.
- Canva's software enables the creation of attractive visuals for menus, resumes and Instagram graphics.
- Obrecht proposed to cofounder Perkins in Turkey's Cappadocia region with a $30 engagement ring.
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