Jan 8: Canva, the world’s leading all-in-one visual communication platform, is stepping into Shark Tank India Season 5 as title sponsor, bringing the power of clear, creative storytelling to one of India’s most defining startup stages. The partnership underscores Canva’s commitment to empowering entrepreneurs in its fourth-largest market to turn bold ideas into compelling stories that truly resonate.
As India’s startup ecosystem scales at unprecedented speed, the ability to communicate an idea clearly has become a critical advantage. Shark Tank India has emerged as a national platform where founders pressure-test their vision, earn credibility, and tell their story at scale. Through this partnership, Canva reinforces its mission to democratise access to design, equipping entrepreneurs with intuitive, powerful tools to pitch with confidence, build with clarity, and grow with impact as they shape the next generation of Indian businesses.
“Canva sits at the intersection of ideas and execution,” Shubhika Jain, Brand Lead India at Canva.
“Shark Tank India is where that intersection is tested at scale. This partnership is about enabling Indian founders to show up with creativity, clarity and conviction at moments that define their journey, and equipping them with the right tools to carry that momentum forward as they grow.”
Visual Communication as a Business Superpower
Visual communication is no longer just a design skill, but a core business capability. According to Canva’s State of Visual Communication Report 2025, 89% of business leaders consider visual fluency a must-have skill, while 94% of GenZ professionals in India say they do their best work when communicating visually. For startup teams juggling everything from investor pitches and brand building to marketing and internal communication, Canva brings it all together in one place.
From investor-ready pitch decks and Docs-to-Decks workflows to Brand Kits that keep teams consistent, collaborative whiteboards for planning, and one-click resizing for multi-channel marketing, founders can move seamlessly from idea to execution. With Canva available in multiple Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, and Telugu, teams can create confidently in the language of their choice. Built-in AI features like Canva AI, Magic Write, and Ask Canva, further help teams create, collaborate, and scale faster, without the need for large marketing or design resources.
Built into the Founder Journey
Canva’s presence in the Tank will be rooted in authentic, in-show usage, reflecting how founders naturally use the platform while building their pitches. Canva will be seamlessly integrated across the season through daily summaries, weekly episodic moments, and weekly wrap videos powered by Canva AI.
Taking the experience beyond the screen, Canva will also launch a dedicated “As Seen on Shark Tank” template collection in January. Available free to all users, the collection will enable aspiring entrepreneurs to use the same tools, formats and design approaches seen on the show to their own pitches, brands and business communication.
As one of Canva’s most important growth markets, India is home to founders building boldly and scaling rapidly. This partnership marks a natural meeting point of creativity, ambition and entrepreneurship, helping founders communicate clearly when it matters most inside the Tank and beyond.
