Cyan Ta’eed

Born in New York and raised in Sydney by creative parents, Cyan studied graphic design. With her co-founder and now husband Collis Ta’eed, she launched the first of a group of online markets for designers and developers, Envato. They personally funded the business, working freelance out of a garage to pay for the site build. She is chair of Bright Moon Trust, which funds First Nations social entrepreneurs creating grassroots organisations and initiatives, in Australia’s north.