JAKARTA - Canva announced the acquisition of MangoAI and Cavalry, two artificial intelligence companies, to strengthen its suite of AI features and professional creative software.
This acquisition marks Canva's fourth and fifth acquisitions in the last two years, following Affinity (2024), Leonardo (2024), and MagicBrief (2025), as the company focuses more on building the world's most complete suite of visual communication tools.
By combining Cavalry and MangoAI into its unified design platform, Canva is accelerating its investment in the technology and talent that shapes the future of creativity.
"Now, with the addition of Cavalry to Canva, we're taking another big step to help professional designers break free from complicated and expensive tools," said Cliff Obrecht, Founder and COO, Canva.
By acquiring MangoAI, Canva is also increasingly focused on building new reliable products for marketing and creative teams.
By leveraging MagicBrief, MangoAI's algorithms and learning cycles will support Canva's next generation of AI-based marketing products,
Meanwhile, by acquiring Cavalry, a UK-based 2D animation platform trusted by leading graphic designers, Canva is advancing its efforts towards professional-grade creative tools.
Made by animators, for animators, Cavalry makes 2D animation smarter, easier, and faster to produce. It removes barriers for creatives working with separate, expensive, and fragmented tools.
"Together, we have a tremendous opportunity to deliver a smarter workflow that makes animation more powerful, and much more accessible, for a new generation of creatives," said Chris Hardcastle, Co-Founder, Calvary.
Meanwhile, as part of the acquisition, MangoAI co-founder Nirmal Govind joined Canva as its first Chief Algorithms Officer, a new role reflecting Canva's deepening investment in the areas of AI research, personalization, and internal model development.
"I'm excited to join the team and help shape how data, algorithms, and AI support personalized experiences across products," said Nirmal Govind, co-founder of MangoAI.
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