Startup · $16m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Ortto raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Ventures | Unnamed stage | - |
The transaction that ended Ortto's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | Acquisition | 19 Apr 2026 | - | This Week in Australian Startups, Startup Daily (Fri 17 Apr 2026), Startup Daily (Thu 9 Apr 2026), SmartCompany |
Companies Ortto acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Sharkey | Founder | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Ortto. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Fortnightly digest of local startup news: funding totalling $89.9m, acquisitions by SafetyCulture, Canva and CleanPeak Energy, CEO changes at Droneshield and Swyftx, and Zeller's move into the UK.
Canva has bought AI agent platform Simtheory and marketing software Ortto from the Sharkey brothers, who also founded Stayz — its fourth and fifth purchases this year, prices undisclosed.
Canva has bought Sydney AI startup Simtheory and marketing automation firm Ortto, its fifth and sixth acquisitions in ten months, as it repositions from design tool to AI workplace platform; no prices disclosed.
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