CoreWeave launched Forge, a development layer for training, inference, evaluation and agent development in one connected environment. MasterClass and Canva were already building on Forge at the time of the announcement.

Canva and Monotype expanded their partnership, adding more than 1,000 font styles from Monotype and its foundry partners to Canva. The expanded selection covers Arabic, Bengali, Hindi, Khmer, Lao, Thai and Vietnamese, bringing the total number of Monotype and partner font styles available in Canva to more than 3,000.

Canva and Jio announced a strategic partnership to provide millions of Jio users in India with Canva Pro or Canva Pro Lite at no additional cost for up to 12 months. Eligibility is linked to Jio recharge plans, with access available through the MyJio app from September 16.

Canva partnered with EBANX and Capitec Pay to offer recurring subscription payments to South African customers without requiring a credit card. Canva became the first international subscription service to use Capitec Pay’s recurring payment infrastructure, with EBANX enabling the integration.

Canva announced more than 100 upgrades across its Visual Suite, spanning Docs, Presentations, Sheets, Whiteboards, Websites, Print, and Video. The updates are rolling out globally and are intended to let teams manage complete projects within one connected platform.

On August 16, the Australian Financial Review reported that Canva was among the major investors backing Sharon AI, with the shareholding disclosed in SEC filings. The filing lists Canva International Holdings, Inc. with 406,028 Sharon AI shares and says Sharon AI signed its first major customer contract with Canva in February 2026.

Canva partnered with Cell C to expand access to digital design and content-creation tools in South Africa. Cell C customers purchasing a 5GB Anytime Data Bundle from August 11 through October 31, 2026, receive three months of Canva Pro at no additional cost.

Canva and Cimpress announced a strategic partnership integrating Canva’s design platform with Cimpress’s global print network through VistaPrint. The partnership is intended to go live in more than 25 countries by the end of September 2026, enabling users to send Canva designs for printing across products including apparel and marketing materials.

Canva introduced expanded AI capabilities and smoother workflows as part of its effort to build a more connected, end-to-end creative platform.

Canva announced new education and creator partnerships across South Africa, Ethiopia, and the wider African continent to provide free design tools, training, and opportunities.

Canva relaunched Affinity as a free professional design application combining photo editing, vector design, and page-layout tools.