capital · May 22, 2026
Canva Acquires Ortto and Simtheory to Expand AI and Marketing Automation
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Canva announced the acquisitions of Ortto, a customer data and marketing automation platform, and Simtheory, an AI collaboration and agent management platform, on April 8, 2026. Ortto was founded by brothers Chris and Mike Sharkey, who previously founded Stayz acquired by Fairfax Media. The deals add marketing automation, customer data capabilities, and agentic AI to Canva's platform as part of efforts to build an end-to-end work and marketing system. Founders Chris and Mike Sharkey will join Canva in leadership roles across AI and marketing technology teams.
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