SketchBoard secures $12M to turn whiteboard scribbles into editable UX flows

Design · 3 min read

SketchBoard emerged from stealth with a new web app that uses computer vision and generative models to convert whiteboard sketches and low-fidelity paper prototypes into editable UX flow diagrams and component suggestions. Users can take a photo, and the system recognizes UI elements, hierarchy, and connectors.

The company paired the product launch with a $12 million Series A led by Horizon Design Ventures. The funding will expand model training to handle diverse hand-drawn styles and integrate the output with Figma, Miro, and common prototyping tools. SketchBoard emphasizes privacy: photos are processed with ephemeral storage and optional on-prem models for enterprise customers.

Designers say SketchBoard accelerates early-stage ideation while preserving the tactile advantage of whiteboarding. The company plans to add collaboration features like live co-editing and versioned sketches, and to release an SDK enabling third-party whiteboard manufacturers to ship integrated capture flows.