Sketchly launches VectorFlow with real-time AI suggestions and raises $12M Series A

Design · 4 min read

Sketchly’s new product, VectorFlow, embeds an AI assistant that suggests component variations, accessible color palettes, and responsive layout adaptations as designers work. The assistant operates on a combination of local inference for style inference and cloud compute for heavier transformations, offering undoable automated edits and batch updates across design systems.

The company raised $12 million in a Series A led by Atlas VC, with participation from Evergreen Impact and a pool of angel designers from major tech firms. Funds will go to expanding collaborative features, plugin APIs, and an enterprise-ready design system manager geared toward large product orgs.

VectorFlow also introduces a version-aware component library to sync tokens and accessibility rules across files. Sketchly says the goal is to reduce repetitive UI work and surface system-level patterns, positioning the product as a hybrid between traditional design tools and emerging AI copilots.