What they do:
Tumult is building the next generation of apps for web design. Our…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Design Tools Startups
This list has 58 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 11 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (25), New York (8), and Paris (4). Largest teams: Superside, BioRender, and Zeplin.
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What they do:
Create, edit, and share procedural material graphs.
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HQ: Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Turn product features into launch videos
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Explore dozens of design directions with your agent
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC F25Early stage
Mojo
Acquired
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Mobile app for creating pro-quality social media videos
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Visly
Acquired
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Build React components visually
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HQ: Remote
Typedream
Acquired
What they do:
Build & launch your website in minutes with AI
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
ClipDrop
Acquired
What they do:
Turn regular mobile photos into professional product visuals
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Friz
Acquired
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AI Social Media Manager
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HQ: Singapore
Easel
Acquired
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Easel is a visual design tool built for the web. Since the web is…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Tastemaker
Shut down
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Interior design marketplace and online retailer
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Ozone
Shut down
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Figma for video
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Pagedraw
Shut down
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Pagedraw is a platform for productionizing designs into code. Thanks…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Unflow
Shut down
What they do:
The next generation CMS built for mobile apps
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Parade
Shut down
What they do:
Launch your company without hiring a designer
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
Clay
Shut down
What they do:
Figma for 3D design
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HQ: Remote
Storyline
Shut down
What they do:
Create Alexa Skills without coding
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
User Hero
Shut down
What they do:
A hub for all your user research.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Milk Video
Shut down
What they do:
Create video testimonials with a link
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
supercontrast
Shut down
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AI Co-Pilot for Design
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Kindamagical
Shut down
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Create + share amazing product GIFs in minutes ⚡️
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Brushes
Shut down
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iPad drawing software.
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YC S10Early stage