Australia s youngest billionaire has catapulted herself to the top of the rich list after fresh investment saw her company valued just below $20billion.
Melanie Perkins founded graphic design software platform Canva in 2012 alongside husband Cliff Obrecht and they ve since seen its value grow exponentially after a series of investments and partnerships with companies including FedEx and Office Depot.
Canva is now valued at $19.6billion, which sees the couple with an estimated wealth of $3.43billion according to AFR, which would see them into the top 10 on Australia s rich list joining media magnate Kerry Stokes and Westfield founder Frank Lowy.
Australia s youngest billionaire Melanie Perkins has catapulted herself to the top of the rich list after fresh investment saw her company valued just below $20billion
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The Australian Financial Review marked its 50th anniversary of becoming Australia’s first national daily newspaper in 1963, Carla Zampatti was acknowledged as one of the 50 business leaders, builders, pioneers and stirrers who had shaped modern Australia over the previous past half century.
Her death on Saturday as a result of a fall is tragically premature. As we said in 2013, Ms Zampatti brought European style to Australia as an immigrant female fashion pioneer.
Smashed the business glass ceiling: Carla Zampatti.
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Born in Italy before migrating to Australia as a child in 1950, hers was the classic post-WWII immigration tale like Frank Lowy or Arvi Parbo.