SketchGPT Integrates Multimodal Prototyping and Secures $18M Series A

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SketchGPT’s multimodal engine accepts hand-drawn sketches, annotated photos, and spoken prompts to generate interactive prototypes that designers can refine. The system recognizes gestures, layout intent, and micro-interactions, outputting editable components and animated transitions.

The $18 million Series A was led by Meridian Capital with participation from design-focused funds. SketchGPT will invest in improving sketch recognition on low-fidelity inputs, reducing conversion artifacts, and building collaborative features for remote ideation sessions.

Design teams using the feature said it accelerated early-stage concept validation, enabling product managers and stakeholders to see interactions earlier in the process. SketchGPT frames the technology as a bridge between whiteboard ideation and pixel-level prototypes, maintaining designer control while automating rote conversion tasks.