Open design platform Figma today announced a $25 million Series B funding round led by Kleiner Perkins. Previous investors Greylock and Index also participated. Figma, a cloud-based tool for design, prototyping and collaboration, helps teams better achieve shared understandings around design, resulting in better user
Burrow, a producer of direct-to-customer couches, brought in $4.3 million in seed financing, led by Red & Blue Ventures. Interplay Ventures, and Y Combinator also participated in the funding. By delivering couches directly to customers, Burrow strives to remove retail markups and over 70 percent
Modsy announced it raised $23 million in Series B financing, led by Advance Venture Partners, with participation from Comcast Ventures, NBC Universal, Norwest Venture Partners, Birchmere Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, BBG Ventures, and GV. Modsy helps new homeowners, remodelers, and renters create ideal, personalized design by
Enjoius, an online marketplace for personalized event design services, has acquired $1.4 million in seed financing. Enjoius provides individuals with content, advice, hand-picked products, and event professionals to bring their event ideas to life. Brands can market their products and services on the company’s platform or
warblr hand picks, tests, and curates apparel products – the first of which is socks. According to the company, all of its recommended socks are made of 75% finest combed cotton fiber, 20% nylon, and 2% elastane, making them extremely resistant to pilling and softer
LIFX Beam’s stylish, smart home-enabled accent light beams boast 16 million colors and blended whites, and integrate with such voice assistants as Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, and Google Assistant. Users open the box, choose their layout, and discover new ways to draw light into their
Shortcuts.design is a website with a goal to list every shortcut for all major design apps. Its was created for novice designers to quickly turbocharge their workflow, for mature designers who are making the switch to a new design tool, or for a quick reference
Codenberg is an automation and collaboration web app for graphic designers, many of whom spend 20–30 percent of their time doing work that’s irrelevant to their creativity. The app allows them to reclaim this time by automating such jobs as text correction and data submission. Codenberg
Wake: Versioning + Sketch Sync is a productivity tool that allows users to sync their artboards and keep track of their evolution over time. Users can see a version number next to the filename in the top bar of the dashboard’s detail view. By clicking
Hatchful is a logo design app with logo templates, customizable color palettes, and graphic elements that allow users to create logos and social media assets for their business with no design skills required. The app was created by Shopify, a leading computer software platform for