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Director of Engineering, Canva · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Engineering | Canva | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Mon 5 Jul 2021), Startup Daily (Tue 23 Feb 2021) |
Every published round Seb Ruiz took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL0 | Seed | 9 Jul 2021 | $5.1m | Participant | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
Companies Seb Ruiz has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL0 | 9 Jul 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Seb Ruiz, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Seb Ruiz has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Seb Ruiz did.
Stories naming Seb Ruiz. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup reporting Butn's ASX listing, Cicada Innovations' renewed health-sector partnership, and fresh raises by Kāhu, FL0, Lyka, Sourse AI and Evos.
Canva has acquired Austrian AI startup Kaleido.ai and Czech mockup tool Smartmockups for undisclosed sums, adding AI and automation capability, and announced monthly active users have doubled to 50 million.
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