The challenges of building a global startup in six new languages
 

The challenges of building a global startup in six new languages
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Although India,*Brazil,*Spain and*Mexico are among its 10 biggest markets, graphic design startup Canva has so far only been*available*in English.

For a company that has set its sights on reaching a global scale, that's been a must to change. On Tuesday, the Australian company launched six new*languages*online —*Spanish,*French,*Italian, Polish,*German and Brazilian Portuguese*— helping it reach more than 1 billion people in their native tongue.

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The Sydney-based startup says it has more than 10 million users from 179 countries, giving it a large audience that could benefit from a localised platform.*During a recent soft launch of European Spanish, Canva found more than 350,000 people switched over their app, co-founder*Melanie Perkins told Mashable Australia. Read more...


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