Top 19 Online Graphic Design software startups

Updated: Mar 24, 2026
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These startups want to disrupt graphic design software with AI-assisted design tools, collaborative cloud-based editing and augmented reality design integration.
1
Canva
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.
2
Figma
Country: USA | Funding: $1.4B
Figma is a collaborative interface design tool that enables the entire team’s design process to happen in one online tool.
3
Picsart
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.
4
Kittl
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.
5
PicMonkey
Country: USA | Funding: $41M
PicMonkey is a visual communications platform that enables both non-designers and designers alike to quickly create stunning visuals.
6
ProtoPie
Country: South Korea | Funding: $39.9M
The easiest interaction design tool for all digital products, allowing designers to build highly interactive prototypes.
7
Vectornator
Country: Germany | Funding: $32M
Vectornator is a vector-focused design platform
8
Pixlr
Country: Sweden
Pixlr provides cloud-based photo editing services that deliver editing capabilities in browsers for both consumers and companies.
9
Facet
Country: USA | Funding: $15.5M
Facet is an AI-powered photo editing tool that can be accessed using APIs
10
Polarr
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.
11
Kapwing
Country: USA | Funding: $12.7M
Kapwing develops online editor for modern videos, GIFs, and images
12
Fotor
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.
13
Balsamiq
Country: USA
Balsamiq is a wireframing tool that allows users to sketch and share user interface mockups for web, desktop, and mobile apps.
14
PixCap
Country: Singapore | Funding: $2.8M
PixCap is a web-based platform for designers to find, create and export 3D designs.
15
BeFunky
Country: USA | Funding: $1.7M
BeFunky is a photo editing application enabling users to edit, save and share photos in social networks.
16
Photopea
Country: Ukraine
Photopea is an advanced image editor, which can work with both raster and vector graphics.
17
Proto.io
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.
18
VistaCreate
Country: Cyprus
VistaCreate is an online graphic design platform that creates designs for professional and personal needs.
19
Ellty
Country: Australia
Ellty is a simple and user-friendly online editor that lets create business designs, presentations, commercial proposals and other graphical materials. The service features a huge library of professional templates and 10 million free stock photos, images and graphic elements. Users can create workspaces tailored to team's needs, control access with customizable permissions and organize team collaboration.
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Fernando Lopez
Editor: Fernando Lopez
Fernando Lopez is a senior editor for SaaStartups. He joined the company after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to his work as a reporter, Fernando worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. Fernando graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (Computer Science). He is more-than-averagely interested in photography and can often be found with a camera slung over his shoulder. He wrote a book about pitching startups to investors. You can contact Fernando at fernandolopez(at)saastartups(dot)com