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About Investor

Melanie Perkins is an Angel Investor at Canva and is based in Sydney, Australia. She focuses on SaaS, developer tools, AI, and education companies at the Seed and Series A stages. Her investment interests include scalable software, tools for creators and developers, intelligent technologies, and products that improve learning and education. Melanie typically invests between $50K and $1M, with a preferred ticket of approximately $250K. As a lead investor, she plays an active role in company evaluation, product strategy, financing decisions, and portfolio development. Through Canva and her angel investments, she supports founders building accessible software, AI, and education technology products.