PixelForge Raises $18M to Launch a Physics-Driven Motion Design Suite

Design · 4 min read

PixelForge, a design tooling start-up from Berlin, closed an $18 million Series A led by Horizon Capital to build Kinetic, a desktop and web app that brings physics-based motion into interface animation. The company says Kinetic bridges the gap between creative motion design and engineering constraints by producing production-ready code snippets.

Kinetic's core feature is a simulation layer where designers can set mass, friction, and force for UI components, then export high-fidelity Lottie, CSS, or React animation code. PixelForge integrates with Figma and After Effects and offers a live preview that maps to device frame rates and CPU budgets.

The funding will support product development and a new SDK aimed at mobile developers. PixelForge plans an invite-only launch in August 2026 and a wider release with plugin partners by the end of the year.