PixelForge secures $27M to ship a noise-aware image editor powered by on-device AI

Design · 4 min read

PixelForge announced a $27 million Series A led by Benchmark and released NightCanvas, a mobile-first image editor that runs denoising, super-resolution, and relighting models on-device. The company emphasizes privacy and offline performance for photographers and social creators.

NightCanvas introduces 'noise-aware' layers that allow photographers to selectively apply denoising strength and recomposition, preserving film-like texture where desired. The app integrates with RAW workflows and offers export presets tailored to popular social formats.

PixelForge plans to use funding to expand model optimizations for a wider range of phones, build partnerships with smartphone OEMs, and develop plugins for desktop editing tools. The company sees on-device AI as a differentiator in a market increasingly dominated by cloud edits.

Professional photographers appreciate tools that preserve artistic control; PixelForge’s layered approach aims to balance automated enhancement with manual nuance. Wider adoption will depend on performance across diverse hardware and editing pipelines.