India, Feb. 24 -- Tech companies rarely embark on a parade of successful acquisitions as Canva, a global visual communication platform, has, over the past few years. The company has now added to that with the acquisitions of MangoAI and Cavalry, which will undoubtedly plug into what is already a comprehensive suite of tools underpinned by utilitarian artificial intelligence (AI). Cavalry is a UK-based 2D animation platform, while MangoAI is a US-based early-stage startup developing video-advertising optimisation tools.

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