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Canva has bought Sydney AI firms Simtheory and Ortto, adding an agentic AI platform and a marketing...
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The article updates the player map for the AI Agents segment by detailing Canva's inorganic expansion into agentic platforms to capture enterprise workflow spend.
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Canva has bought Sydney AI firms Simtheory and Ortto, adding an agentic AI platform and a marketing automation suite to its stack. This is Canva’s 8th AI purchase, bringing total AI‑focused spend past $400 million. The move accelerates its shift from a design tool to an end‑to‑end AI work platform, positioning it to compete directly with Adobe’s AI suite and capture enterprise workflow spend. 🚀