Top 19 Online Graphic Design software startups
Jul 07, 2025 | By Fernando Lopez | 24 |
These startups want to disrupt graphic design software with AI-assisted design tools, collaborative cloud-based editing and augmented reality design integration.
1
Country: Australia | Funding: $2.5B
Canva facilitates graphic design by providing a drag-and-drop design tool and a library of stock photographs, graphic elements, and fonts. Canva provides multiple AI design tools to create, edit, and enhance your designs.
Canva facilitates graphic design by providing a drag-and-drop design tool and a library of stock photographs, graphic elements, and fonts. Canva provides multiple AI design tools to create, edit, and enhance your designs.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $749.1M
Figma is a collaborative interface design tool that enables the entire team’s design process to happen in one online tool.
Figma is a collaborative interface design tool that enables the entire team’s design process to happen in one online tool.
3
Country: USA | Funding: $356.2M
InVisionApp provides a design collaboration platform for startups, corporations, and design agencies.
InVisionApp provides a design collaboration platform for startups, corporations, and design agencies.
4
Country: USA | Funding: $195M
Picsart is the world's largest and fastest growing creative platform, powered by more than 150M+ monthly active creators and influencers.
Picsart is the world's largest and fastest growing creative platform, powered by more than 150M+ monthly active creators and influencers.
5
Country: Germany | Funding: $49.7M
Kittl is a simple and easy-to-use design platform that allows creatives to create simple or complex commercial designs.
Kittl is a simple and easy-to-use design platform that allows creatives to create simple or complex commercial designs.
6
Country: USA | Funding: $41M
PicMonkey is a visual communications platform that enables both non-designers and designers alike to quickly create stunning visuals.
PicMonkey is a visual communications platform that enables both non-designers and designers alike to quickly create stunning visuals.
7
Country: South Korea | Funding: $39.9M
The easiest interaction design tool for all digital products, allowing designers to build highly interactive prototypes.
The easiest interaction design tool for all digital products, allowing designers to build highly interactive prototypes.
9
Country: Sweden
Pixlr provides cloud-based photo editing services that deliver editing capabilities in browsers for both consumers and companies.
Pixlr provides cloud-based photo editing services that deliver editing capabilities in browsers for both consumers and companies.
10
Country: USA | Funding: $15.5M
Facet is an AI-powered photo editing tool that can be accessed using APIs
Facet is an AI-powered photo editing tool that can be accessed using APIs
11
Country: Germany | Funding: $13.9M
Phase is a visual and intuitive digital design tool, reworked for the new age.
Phase is a visual and intuitive digital design tool, reworked for the new age.
12
Country: USA | Funding: $13.5M
Polarr makes advanced free online photo editor, also available for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows with professional photo editing tools.
Polarr makes advanced free online photo editor, also available for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows with professional photo editing tools.
13
Country: USA | Funding: $12.7M
Kapwing develops online editor for modern videos, GIFs, and images
Kapwing develops online editor for modern videos, GIFs, and images
14
Country: China | Funding: $10.6M
Fotor is an online multi-platform photo editing tool. It gains popularity with optimized and user-friendly desktop suit for both Windows and Mac, Fotor now supports every major mobile and desktop platform from Android to iOS, with a specialized Fotor for Messenger version, streamlined with Facebook for connectivity and convenience.
Fotor is an online multi-platform photo editing tool. It gains popularity with optimized and user-friendly desktop suit for both Windows and Mac, Fotor now supports every major mobile and desktop platform from Android to iOS, with a specialized Fotor for Messenger version, streamlined with Facebook for connectivity and convenience.
15
Country: USA
Balsamiq is a wireframing tool that allows users to sketch and share user interface mockups for web, desktop, and mobile apps.
Balsamiq is a wireframing tool that allows users to sketch and share user interface mockups for web, desktop, and mobile apps.
16
Country: Singapore | Funding: $2.8M
PixCap is a web-based platform for designers to find, create and export 3D designs.
PixCap is a web-based platform for designers to find, create and export 3D designs.
17
Country: USA | Funding: $1.7M
BeFunky is a photo editing application enabling users to edit, save and share photos in social networks.
BeFunky is a photo editing application enabling users to edit, save and share photos in social networks.
18
Country: Ukraine
Photopea is an advanced image editor, which can work with both raster and vector graphics.
Photopea is an advanced image editor, which can work with both raster and vector graphics.
19
Country: USA
Proto.io is a prototyping platform that allows users to create web & mobile app prototypes that look and feel just like the real thing.
Proto.io is a prototyping platform that allows users to create web & mobile app prototypes that look and feel just like the real thing.
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