Ortto

Sydney, Australia Software & Technology Acquired

Ortto is a marketing automation and customer data platform that unifies customer data, messaging, and analytics on a single platform. The platform features a visual drag-and-drop journey builder for creating personalized, multi-channel customer journeys with support for email, SMS, in-app messaging, and web push notifications.

Acquired

Ortto has been acquired

Acquired by Canva Apr 8, 2026

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

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Founded

2011

Employees

51–200

Total Funding

$22M

4 rounds

Secondary Signals (Note: SetterVC does not verify the accuracy of these)

1 signal
M&A Recent 2026-04-08

Canva acquired Ortto, the Sydney customer data and marketing automation platform, alongside Simtheory; terms undisclosed.

Acquired by Canva; no standalone secondary liquidity

Funding

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Total raised $22M across 4 rounds

Last updated 10-02-2026

DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
Jun 6, 2017 Series C $12M — Blackbird Ventures
Jul 30, 2015 Series B (extension) Not disclosed — Salesforce Ventures
May 21, 2014 Series B $10M — Rembrandt Venture Partners

Leadership

  • Michael Sharkey

    CEO & Co-Founder

  • Chris Sharkey

    CTO & Co-Founder

  • Tim Howard

    COO, CFO & Co-Founder

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • HubSpot

    Comprehensive marketing automation and CRM platform with email, landing pages, and analytics

  • Mailchimp

    Email marketing and marketing automation platform with customer journey capabilities

  • ActiveCampaign

    Customer experience automation platform with marketing automation, sales, and service

  • Klaviyo

    Marketing automation platform focused on email and SMS for ecommerce and SaaS

  • ConvertKit

    Email marketing platform designed for creators with automation and audience building

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