69 Best Modular Design Startups to Watch in 2025

Arzeda is a biotechnology and software company designing custom microorganisms for industrial applications through computational enzyme design, protein optimization, and metabolic engineering.

Cerebras is an AI company building computer systems designed to accelerate AI workflows.

Terminal Africa is the developer of a delivery aggregator platform designed to make it easier for Africans to send and receive products globally.

Mighty Buildings is a company working in the construction industry with 3D printing technology and advanced composite materials, funded by Y Combinator.

Writer is an AI writing assistant developed for content teams. It provides individuals, teams, and companies the ability to create and enforce a writing style guide to help them improve their branding.

Particle Foundation is a Reno, Nevada-based art company.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a research laboratory that aims to advance scientific discovery in the fields of data science, biology, and Earth sciences for the US government and the private sector.

Superplastic is a creative product and experience studio founded in 2018.

Aesthetic is a creative automation tool for digital marketers

Scintilla Iceland is an interior textile design company based in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Foundation is a blockchain company in which one can create, explore, and collect digital art with non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

InVision is New York City based startup building a collaborative and wireframing design tool.

Geltor is a cellular agriculture company making essential proteins, such as collagen and gelatin, using microbes in their own bio-fermentation recombinant protein production facility.

SimScale is a cloud-based CAE software that helps users perform simulations of CAD models.

Webflow is a company providing a design and hosting platform for users to create websites.

Atoms makes shoes for everyday wear. Made with elastic laces, copper lining, breathable materials, and simple design.

Vollebak is a British clothing brand focusing on utilizing technology and science to construct "clothing for the future."

Minted is a design marketplace that connects users with artists to help them create something one-of-a-kind.

The 3D NFT Marketplace for Building the Metaverse

Verse is a Barcelona-based payments platform.

Company developing collaboration platform for teams to create and maintain design system documentation

A global platform for creating a blog, website, or online store. It was founded in 2007 and acquired by Square in 2018. It is located in San Francisco, California.

CoFluent Design was an electronic system level company that was acquired by Intel in 2011.

Biotechnology company developing proteins from algae for animal and human health and address world's food shortages

Typeform is a technology company that allows users to build well-designed, conversation-based forms for collecting data

Uxpin is a startup from Poland that make UI software tools.

Marketplace connecting independent shop owners and brands with local retailers.

A data-powered spreadsheet company for businesses. It was founded in 2016 and is located in Berlin, Germany.

Zazzle is an online retailer founded in 1999 by Matt Wilsey.

RTFKT is a digital fashion company creating virtual sneakers and collectible non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Company developing light accessories for accident prevention on bicycles and providing bicycle sharing service

Formlabs is a 3D printing system company that provides digital fabrications for industries

Spatial supplies a social understanding of location, founded by Griffin Morris, Lyden Foust and Will Kiessling.

Apptentive is a customer feedback solution that measures shifts in sentiment from customer experience to win back consumers and activate fans. The Apptentive solution helps enterprise brands including Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Jetblue, and eBay. Apptentive captures actionable emotions and feedback from the 90 percent of consumer voices typically missed, and quickly turns that feedback into action.

ClipDrop is an application developed to turn mobile photons into professional product visuals. The application and the company behind it were acquired by Stability AI in 2023.

Le Wagon runs immersive coding bootcamps in 44 campuses worldwide.

InteraXon develops and produces brain-sensing technology such as the Muse headband, an EEG device that interprets mental activity and aims to help with meditation and promote calmness.

CompleteSet is a company that acts as a world archive for collectibles, founded by Gary Darna and Jaime Rump.

Nodes is an education company in India founded by Prajakta Kulkarni.

An artificial intelligence company that is developing the technology to automate computer numerical control milling machines. It is located in London, England and was founded in 2015.

Dispelix is a company that designs and manufactures diffractive waveguide displays for augmented reality (AR) purposes.

General Assembly offers short and long courses in web and mobile development, product management, data science and more, online and in-person, across 15 campuses in 4 continents.

Cedar is a company founded in 2016 by Arel Lidow.

Artsy is the largest online art marketplace with more than 1 million artworks by over 100,000 artists.

Tool for digital design, enabling designers to share and collaborate on their projects.

An e-learning company that has created a bootcamp for adults to gain skills necessary for careers in technology. It was acquired by Chegg in 2019. It was founded in 2012 and is located in Brooklyn, New York.

Developer of a real estate marketing platform to help real estate professionals to focus on lead management and collaborate effectively. The company's platform is for real estate professionals that are featuring MLS integration, high-resolution visuals, responsive design, mobile optimization, lead management tools, and marketing automation software for email, social media, and other channels, enabling clients to grow their businesses online.

UXcam is a mobile app analytics platform for developers.

Simplified is a collaborative design tool to design flyers, business cards, or brand logos in seconds. Thousands of templates to bring your brand to life.

Rent the Runway is a New York City-based company founded in 2009 by Jennifer Hyman.

MURAL is a San Francisco-based software company developing digital workspaces for visual collaboration.

Liquid Robotics is a subsidiary of The Boeing Company engaged in the development of an unmanned wave and solar-powered ocean robot.

Houzz is a company providing an online platform for home remodeling, architecture, interior design, decorating, landscaping and home improvement.

Printify is a marketplace connecting online merchants to major print on demand and dropshipping manufacturers worldwide.

Nifty Gateway is a marketplace for NFT's and digital items.

VeeFriends is an NFT project developed by Gary Vaynerchuk.

Duda is a responsive website builder for digital marketing agencies, hosting companies, and online directories.

Creative Market is a marketplace for design assets like graphics, photos, fonts, website themes, icons, brushes & more.

Splitwise is a company founded in 2011 by Jonathan Bittner, Marshall Weir and Ryan Laughlin.

A consumer goods company specializing in ethical luxury bedding. It was founded in 2014 and is located in Summit, New Jersey.

Knotel is a company founded in 2016 by Amol Sarva.

ARTBnk is an enterprise FinTech platform purpose-built to enable institutions to manage art as a liquid financial asset.

Havenly is a company founded in 2014 by Lee Mayer, Jessie Dixon and Emily Motayed.

Quantum Art is the first platform focused solely on photographers and their work, curating and dropping NFT collections and making NFT photography easily accessible for both artists and collectors

A startup focused on wearable technology design for workplace safety. It was founded in 2015 and is located in Barcelona, Spain.

Asimov is a startup that programs living cells with genetic circuits.

Mission is to curate extraordinary NFT works from the world's leading artists, as well as to unlock access to groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind projects.

Akselos is a developer of engineering simulation technology. The company was founded in 2012 and with operations in Europe, the USA, and South East Asia.

An online platform for buying, selling, and creating cryptocollectables.