Can I buy Canva stock right now?

No. Canva is a private company with no public ticker and no exchange listing. Accredited investors sometimes access pre-IPO shares through secondary platforms or specialist funds, but those arrangements carry transfer restrictions, fees, and limited information. For most investors, the first real opportunity to buy will be the public listing — targeted for H2 2026 per Blackbird Ventures, but with no S-1 filed and no date confirmed.

What is Canva's valuation in 2026?

The last arm's-length transaction was the August 2025 employee share sale at $1,646.14 per share, implying a $42 billion valuation. As of August 2026, external valuers at Blackbird and Airtree marked the company down approximately 17% to around $34.9 billion in their fund reporting. This is a fund-level accounting mark, not a new financing round. The IPO will set the public market price.

When is the Canva IPO date?

There is no confirmed Canva IPO date. Blackbird Ventures told its LPs the company is 'ready' for a second-half 2026 listing, and Canva hired Kelly Steckelberg — who took Zoom public — as CFO in November 2024. No S-1 has been filed with the SEC. IPO timelines slip routinely; H2 2026 is a target, not a commitment.

Is Canva publicly traded?

No. Canva is a private company incorporated in Delaware (as of early 2025) with no listing on Nasdaq, NYSE, or any other exchange. The founders — Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams — retain control; no governance mechanics have been publicly disclosed ahead of an S-1.

Do Canva employees owe tax when the company goes public?

Generally yes. Employees with double-trigger RSUs face ordinary income at the IPO settlement price — whether or not they sell. ISO holders may owe AMT on the spread between strike and FMV at exercise. NQSO holders pay ordinary income at exercise. The IRS supplemental withholding rate of 22% typically undershoots the real top-bracket liability, leaving a gap that must be funded with estimated tax payments.

Canva stock: no ticker, no public market — valuation marked down, IPO still "ready" for H2 2026

There is no public Canva stock. The last transaction was an $42 billion employee tender in August 2025; external valuers at Blackbird and Airtree have since marked the company to approximately $34.9 billion in their August 2026 fund reporting.¹ Blackbird still calls the company "ready" for a second-half 2026 listing — but no S-1 has been filed, and no date is confirmed.

Hold Canva equity as an employee? Option exercise timing, ISO/AMT exposure, and IPO settlement taxes are the decisions that matter for you — not the secondary-market price. See the Canva employee equity guide and run the ISO/AMT calculator, or get matched with a specialist before the window opens.

What's publicly reported

No ticker, no public market. Canva is private. Its shares do not trade on Nasdaq, NYSE, or any exchange. The company completed a Delaware redomicile in early 2025 — a structural prerequisite for a US listing, not evidence one is imminent.
$42 billion valuation from August 2025 employee tender ($1,646.14/share). Current and former employees could sell up to $3M of vested equity; buyers reportedly included Fidelity and JPMorgan's asset-management arm. This was the last arm's-length transaction at a disclosed price.²
External valuers marked equity to ~$34.9B (August 2026). Blackbird and Airtree updated their fund accounting, reflecting approximately a 17% markdown from the $42B August 2025 tender mark. Blackbird partner Rick Baker attributed this to strategic revaluation rather than fundamental business deterioration, and said the firm remains bullish on Canva's AI-era pivot.¹
No S-1 filed, no confirmed date. Blackbird told LPs the company is "ready" for a H2 2026 IPO. Kelly Steckelberg — who guided Zoom through its IPO — joined as CFO in November 2024. The structural moves are in place; the public filing has not happened.
$3.3B+ ARR, 260M+ monthly users. Canva is reported among the most profitable pre-IPO tech companies globally. No audited financials are public prior to an S-1 filing.

All figures are from public reporting and fund disclosures. Valuation marks are fund-accounting entries, not trading prices. This site is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Canva. Company names and trademarks belong to their respective owners; references are for identification and education only.

Can you buy Canva stock today?

Not on any public market. Before the IPO, the paths for outside investors are narrow:

Private secondary markets. Accredited investors sometimes buy pre-IPO shares from existing holders through platforms or specialist funds. Nasdaq Private Market listed an indicative Canva price of $1,695.10 per share as of August 7, 2026³ — but that is a dealer indication, not a public market price, and most share transfers require company approval. Fees are real, information is limited, and after a valuation markdown the buyer and seller views of fair value may diverge significantly.
Funds with existing positions. Blackbird, Airtree, Sequoia, and Iconiq hold Canva; access to those funds is typically limited to institutional or qualified investors with minimum commitments.
Be wary of unsolicited "pre-IPO Canva access" pitches. Offers of easy pre-IPO access to hot private companies are a well-documented fraud vector. If someone is selling you Canva shares via social media or an unsolicited pitch, verify the counterparty's registration and the company's transfer-approval process independently before sending money.

For most investors, the first practical opportunity to buy will be the open market after the listing. IPO allocations flow primarily to institutional investors; retail access typically starts on day one of trading or later — at whatever price the market sets, which may be above or below any private-round mark.

How the valuation got here

2021 — $40B peak (private round). Canva raised at one of the highest pre-IPO valuations in Australia's startup history during a period of broad tech multiple expansion.
2023 — Marked down to ~$26B. Tech multiples compressed globally; external valuers revised the fund mark downward across the Blackbird and Airtree portfolios.
August 2025 — $42B via employee tender ($1,646.14/share). The mark recovered and exceeded the 2021 peak, supported by reported $3.3B+ ARR and the company's AI-feature expansion.²
August 2026 — External valuers mark to ~$34.9B. A roughly 17% markdown in fund valuations from the last tender price. No new financing round has been accepted at this level; it is a fund-accounting revision, not a transaction.¹

The range between $26B (2023 trough) and $42B (2025 tender) illustrates how much private valuations move without the company's fundamentals changing dramatically. The IPO will be the first moment a broad market sets the price in real-time, with full transparency on audited financials and governance structure.

For employees: what the IPO means for your taxes

If you hold Canva equity as a current or former employee, the listing is primarily a tax event before it is a liquidity event. A lockup will prevent most selling for weeks or months after the IPO; the tax clock starts running the moment RSUs settle or options are exercised.

Double-trigger RSUs settle as ordinary income at the IPO settlement price, whether or not you sell a single share. The IRS supplemental withholding rate of 22%⁴ typically falls far short of the real marginal rate for top-bracket holders — especially in California, where ordinary income tops out at ~52–53% combined federal and state.
ISO holders face AMT at exercise spread. At the implied FMV near $1,600+ per share, even modest option grants carry material alternative minimum tax exposure. Use the ISO/AMT calculator to estimate your incremental AMT bill before exercising.
NQSO holders pay ordinary income at exercise. The spread between your strike price and the FMV at exercise is W-2 income in the year of exercise — immediate, unavoidable, and withheld like wages.
A lockup follows. Modern tech IPOs use 90–180 day lockup periods, sometimes staggered by earnings-window alignment or price triggers. Your concentration target and glidepath should be written before the lockup ends — not after the first selling window opens with pressure to act.

The full six-step pre-IPO planning checklist — grant inventory, settlement tax modeling, estimated tax funding, concentration target, and lockup prep — is in the Canva employee equity guide.

Holding Canva equity? Model the event before the window opens.

Get matched with a fee-only fiduciary who specializes in pre-IPO equity — option exercise timing, ISO/AMT modeling, IPO settlement taxes, and lockup concentration planning. Free, no obligation.

Sources

Startup Daily — Canva wipes $11 billion from its valuation (August 2026) — external valuers at Blackbird and Airtree marking to ~$34.9B, Blackbird partner Rick Baker's characterization as strategic revaluation.
Seeking Alpha — Canva initiates share sale at $42B valuation amid IPO push (August 2025) — $1,646.14/share employee tender pricing, $3M employee cap, Fidelity and JPMorgan as reported buyers.
Nasdaq Private Market — Canva company page — indicative price $1,695.10/share as of August 7, 2026. Not a public market price; all transfers subject to company approval and transfer restrictions.
IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets; supplemental withholding rate 22% on supplemental wages up to $1M (IRS Pub. 15-T). California top rate per California FTB; combined federal + California rate for ordinary income in top bracket approximately 52–53%.

Company facts reflect public reporting as of August 24, 2026. No Canva S-1 has been filed; all valuation figures are fund marks or secondary-market indications, not public-market prices. Tax figures verified against IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 for tax year 2026. Verify everything against your own grant documents and official company communications before acting.