What Cavalry does

Cavalry was a UK-based professional motion design and 2D animation software company. Its platform enabled motion graphics creation, 2D animation, and visual effects production, positioning Cavalry between casual design tools and high-end animation suites. The technology featured professional-grade motion graphics tools built specifically for professional creative workflows and was used by major technology companies including Apple, Google, Meta, and OpenAI for motion graphics for marketing, product visualization, and brand content.

The company served two primary customer segments: professional animation and motion design studios requiring advanced 2D animation capabilities, and in-house enterprise creative teams at major technology companies requiring motion design tools for corporate content creation. Cavalry pursued a horizontal segmentation approach targeting both segments with use cases centered on motion graphics creation, 2D animation, and visual effects production. Its value proposition centered on bridging the gap between casual design tools and high-end animation suites, explicitly addressing subscription fatigue and price hikes from incumbent solutions such as Adobe.

On February 24, 2026, Cavalry was acquired by Canva, the Australian design platform company. The acquisition marked Canva's fifth in two years and signaled Canva's shift from a 'casual' design platform to a full professional creative suite provider. Cavalry's technology is being integrated into Canva's Affinity professional creative suite as part of Canva's strategy to build a full-stack creative operating system and compete more effectively with Adobe. Cavalry's individual revenue, pre-acquisition funding history, headcount, and detailed financial metrics are not disclosed in available source data. Note: firmographic metadata in the input (Valhalla, NY; founded 1991; 501-1000 employees; non-performing consumer loan portfolios) refers to a separate entity and is inconsistent with the substantive source material on Cavalry, the UK motion design software company.

Name

Cavalry

Legal name

Cavalry

Website

https://cavalryportfolioservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Cavalry was a UK-based professional motion design and 2D animation software company serving enterprise creative teams at major technology companies including Apple, Google, Meta, and OpenAI before its February 2026 acquisition by Canva.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Performing Consumer Loan Portfolio Management

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (52599), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Debt Buying & Portfolio Acquisition (Charged-Off Receivables) (FSAKAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Performing Loan (NPL) / Loan Portfolio Acquisition Funds (FSANAKAG), Debt Buying / Portfolio Acquisition & Recovery (Debt Purchasers) (BPAAAEAG)

Keywords

• Consumer loan portfolios
• Non-performing loans
• Debt acquisition
• Loan servicing
• Distressed debt management

Headquarters

HQ city

Valhalla

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Cavalry acquires and manages non-performing consumer loan portfolios on behalf of itself and institutional counterparties. The company purchases distressed consumer receivables from originating lenders and oversees the servicing, collection, and recovery processes for those portfolios. Its operations are oriented toward financial institutions seeking to divest non-performing consumer debt.

Product overview

Cavalry is a professional motion design and 2D animation software company. The company offers a standalone motion graphics and 2D animation platform that was used by major technology companies. In February 2026, Cavalry was acquired by Canva, with its technology being integrated into Canva's Affinity professional creative suite as part of Canva's strategy to build a full-stack creative operating system and compete more effectively with Adobe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Non-Performing Consumer Loan Portfolio Acquisition

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CanvacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2026Canva acquired Cavalry on February 24, 2026, as part of its strategy to enhance its professional creative suite. Cavalry's motion graphics capabilities are being integrated into Canva's Affinity suite to strengthen its position against Adobe. The acquisition marks Canva's fifth acquisition in two years and signals its shift from a 'casual' design platform to a full professional creative suite provider.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PRA Group: Global debt buyer specializing in portfolios of nonperforming receivables. Closest direct competitor to Cavalry in the US charged-off consumer loan market, with similar funding model (whole-portfolio and forward-flow purchases) and similar regulatory and recovery economics.
• Asset Acceptance Capital Corp: US debt buyer specializing in charged-off consumer receivables (now part of Encore). Directly comparable to Cavalry in core activity and customer base of banks and consumer lenders.
• Encore Capital Group: Largest US publicly traded debt buyer (parent of Midland Credit Management). Directly comparable to Cavalry in core business of acquiring and collecting on charged-off consumer receivables, with similar customer base (banks, credit card issuers) and regulatory exposure.
• Asta Funding (now Wag! Group): US-based purchaser and servicer of charged-off consumer receivables. Operates in the same debt-buying niche as Cavalry with comparable buyer/seller counterparties and portfolio mix.
• LVNV Funding (Resurgent Capital): Resurgent Capital's LVNV Funding is a major US debt buyer specializing in purchased charged-off consumer portfolios. Directly comparable to Cavalry in asset class, scale, and operating model.
• Sherman Financial Group: Privately held US debt buyer and consumer credit issuer. Highly comparable to Cavalry in portfolio acquisition strategy, focus on credit card and consumer NPLs, and back-office recovery operations.
• Unifund CCR Partners: Privately held US debt buyer and collection agency. Comparable to Cavalry in acquiring and servicing charged-off consumer receivables for major credit issuers and banks.
• CACH LLC (formerly SquareTwo Financial): Privately held US debt buyer focused on acquiring and servicing charged-off consumer debt. Closely comparable to Cavalry in target asset class, scale, and collection-driven business model.
• Portfolio Financial Servicing Company: US debt buyer and servicer focused on non-performing and charged-off consumer receivables. Operates in the same niche as Cavalry with similar seller counterparties and recovery methodology.
• Baycorp Holdings: Privately held debt buyer and collection agency serving US banks and credit issuers. Comparable to Cavalry in whole-portfolio purchases, recovery operations, and regulatory framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cavalryps

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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