Notion raised $418 million total. But the real funding story starts in 2015 — nearly broke, two founders, a rented house in Kyoto, and a product being rebuilt from nothing.
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Author: Anup Yadav
Anup Kumar Yadav is the founder of StartupOrigins.xyz, where he researches and publishes detailed stories about the world's most successful startups. His work explores founder journeys, funding milestones, growth strategies, and the lessons entrepreneurs can learn from them.
Ivan Zhao: The Founder Who Rebuilt Notion From Scratch
Ivan Zhao nearly lost Notion in 2015. He fired his team, moved to Kyoto with almost nothing, and rebuilt from scratch. This is his founder story.
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How Notion Almost Died Before Rebuilding in Japan
In 2015, Notion almost died. The team was gone, the money was nearly out, and the product didn’t work. What saved it was a cold house in Kyoto, eighteen-hour days, and two founders who weren’t ready to quit.
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What Canva Teaches Every Startup Founder
Canva’s success looks obvious from the outside. The decisions that created it were anything but. Here are the lessons hiding inside the journey.
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How Canva Raised Funding After Nearly 100 Rejections
Melanie Perkins heard no nearly a hundred times. This is the story of what it actually took — and who it took — to finally hear yes.
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Melanie Perkins: How a 19-Year-Old Built Canva From Perth
A 19-year-old in Perth noticed design software was failing ordinary people. What she did next took fifteen years and changed how the world creates.
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How Canva Started From a University Project in Perth
A teenage student in Perth noticed design software was too hard. That frustration became Canva — now used by 220 million people worldwide.
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