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  "markdown": "Co-founder and CEO, Canva.\n\nMelanie Perkins co-founded Canva in Perth in 2013 with Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams and is its chief executive. She previously co-founded Fusion Books, a web-based yearbook publisher.\n\n## What Melanie builds\n\n- [Canva REST APIs + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/canva.md), graded B, 65.3/100, in Programmatic asset production. Canva's REST APIs and hosted MCP server connect applications and agents to its design platform. Co-founder and CEO, Canva, researched 2026-10-28.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Cameron Adams](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/cameron-adams/), Co-founder, Canva\n- [Cliff Obrecht](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/cliff-obrecht/), Co-founder and COO, Canva\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Blackbird Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blackbird-ventures/)\n- [Felicis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/felicis/)\n- [Bill Tai](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bill-tai/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Melanie Perkins?\n\nMelanie Perkins co-founded Canva in Perth in 2013 with Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams and is its chief executive. She previously co-founded Fusion Books, a web-based yearbook publisher.\n\n### What does Canva make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Canva REST APIs + MCP from Canva. Canva's REST APIs and hosted MCP server connect applications and agents to its design platform.\n\n### Who has invested in Canva?\n\nThe sources our research read name Blackbird Ventures, Felicis and Bill Tai.\n\n### How are Melanie's tools graded?\n\nCanva REST APIs + MCP is graded B, 65.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.canva.dev/docs/\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canva\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Perkins\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Obrecht\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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