Mira Labs launches NanoBrush: a collaborative VR painting tool and raises $7M

Design · 3 min read

NanoBrush offers designers a pared-back VR canvas optimized for sketching concepts, blocking scenes, and creating spatial color studies. The app minimizes tool complexity in favor of gestures and contextual palettes to keep creative momentum high.

Mira Labs’ $7 million seed round, led by CreativeVentures, will be used to add cross-device collaboration, better layer management, and export paths to 3D asset formats. The company envisions NanoBrush as a pre-production tool that complements heavier sculpting suites.

A key feature is real-time collaborative sessions where multiple creators can paint and comment concurrently, with low-latency synchronization even on consumer headsets. Designers can then export textured meshes and color references to traditional pipelines.

Mira also announced partnerships with several animation studios interested in using NanoBrush for early-stage color scripts and set blocking. The startup believes VR ideation still has untapped potential for teams working on immersive and spatial narratives.