4 SaaS Startups in the Product Design Industry

January 24, 2023

SaaS startups have become the darling of Venture Capital investors, especially in the Product Design industry. Over the past decade, software has proverbially “eaten the world” and SaaS companies have scaled to become unicorn corporations in staggering amounts of time.

In this article, we are examining 4 VC funded SaaS startups in the Product Design industry.

Duro Labs

To assist hardware manufacturers in managing the design and production of their specialized hardware products, Duro offers cloud-based SaaS software. The workflow management tool from Duro is as easy to use as a spreadsheet and incorporates automatic data entry and validation to uphold best practices for the creation of hardware products.

Company details:
Founders:
Kellan O'Connor, Michael Corr
Founded:
2017
Based in:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Website:
Duro Labs
Industries:
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Product Design, SaaS, Software
Latest funding:
$4,000,000
Seed
18 November 2021
Total funding:
$4,000,000
Investors
Bonfire Ventures, Atypical Ventures, Riot Ventures

Laskie

Laskie is a talent-focused job-matching website where applicants may apply for tech employment. Employers may connect with applicants using Candidate Drop, Laskie Platform, and ReverseApply on the free B2C SaaS platform Laskie. A B2B SaaS application called Laskie gives recruiting managers the ability to explore a vast database of screened prospects, create saved searches with automatic matching, and issue personalized invites to engage with candidates. Additionally, businesses may access a weekly email through Laskie's Candidate Drop, which is completely free to use. Employers may obtain a higher degree of assistance for their employment requirements with a dedicated sourcing team for inbound and outbound sourcing, Slack channel help, and Laskie Advisory Services for more focused sourcing efforts.

Company details:
Founders:
Chris Bakke, Daniel O'Shea
Founded:
2020
Based in:
San Francisco, California, United States
Website:
Laskie
Industries:
Information Technology, Marketing, Product Design, Product Management, Professional Networking, Recruiting, SaaS, Sales, Software, Software Engineering
Latest funding:
$6,000,000
Seed
16 December 2021
Total funding:
$6,000,000
Investors
AngelList Talent, Rebel Fund, Bloomberg Beta, Adapt Ventures, TRAC

ProtoPie

Prototyping interactions as easy as pie ProtoPie is an easy but powerful software that allows designers and engineers to plan, communicate, and demonstrate an interactive mobile product. Build a sophisticated prototype without any coding, but leveraging all the native mobile device features. The powerful capabilities are already recognized and adopted by the global top brands and such as Google, Microsoft, R/GA, and Ideo.

Company details:
Founders:
Scotty Kim, Tony Kim
Founded:
2014
Based in:
Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
Website:
ProtoPie
Industries:
Human Computer Interaction, Product Design, SaaS, Software, UX Design
Latest funding:
$8,200,000
Series A
9 May 2022
Total funding:
$18,000,000
Investors
Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Shinhan Capital, Vela Partners, LB Investment, Korea Investment Partners

ThreeKit

ThreeKit is a 3D product configuration and visualization platform that enables brands to create and manage beautiful visuals at scale. The platform combines innovation, expertise, and experience to deliver high-quality solutions that boost online customer engagement and conversions. It also enables businesses of any size to scale and automate beautiful product visuals across channels, both online and offline. ThreeKit allows companies to cost-effectively and easily create thousands of photorealistic, interactive 3D, and augmented reality visuals. The platform users can use the ThreeKit to create a 3D configurator, allowing consumers to make customizations in real-time. Threekit launched its flagship product, Virtual Photographer, a program that creates product images for e-commerce that look real but are completely computer-rendered. It was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Company details:
Founders:
Ben Houston
Founded:
2005
Based in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Website:
ThreeKit
Industries:
3D Printing, Computer, Information Technology, Product Design, SaaS, Software
Latest funding:
$35,000,000
Series B
9 November 2021
Total funding:
$65,000,000
Investors
Salesforce, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, ServiceNow, Shasta Ventures, Salesforce Ventures

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