Melanie perkins

CEO and co-founder of Canva Melanie Perkins told audiences on Monday at SXSW Sydney about her career so far and how she achieves big goals.

Taylor Swift is one of 265 new individuals to make it onto this year’s list. Women make up just over 13 per cent of the world’s billionaires. 

Melanie Perkins has rocketed to second spot on the Australian Financial Review’s Rich Women List, with an estimated fortune of $8.2 billion.

There’s still time, but this week is already shaping up to be a massive one for female-founded and co-founded startups.

Canva has hit an on paper valuation of $US15 billion ($19.7 billion) after securing a new round of funding from major US investment funds.

Melanie Perkins, who co-founded Canva, is now one of the richest women in Australia. Her company is now worth $8.6 billion.