Paper
Paper provides a connected canvas that unifies design, code, AI agents, and data for teams, ensuring a seamless transition between design and production-ready code.
Founding Story
Paper was founded with the vision of bridging the gap between design and development. The founders felt that existing design tools were maturing into large businesses that prioritized stability over innovation in the design-to-code workflow. They aimed to create a tool where designers could work with real web standards (like CSS and Flexbox) and AI agents could directly interact with the design canvas.
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Leadership
Founders
Stephen Haney
Founder & CEO. Previously a Product Designer at Retool and a designer at various tech companies. Known for his work in bridging the gap between design and engineering.
Vlad Moroz
Founding Designer. Previously worked on design at tech startups and is a well-known figure in the design-code intersection space.
Executive Team
Stephen Haney
Founder & CEO
Lead designer and product visionary with a focus on code-native design tools.
Vlad Moroz
Founding Designer
Creative designer focused on the intersection of design, code, and AI.
Business Model
Revenue Model
SaaS / Subscription-based (implied)
Pricing Tiers
Paper is currently in early access. Users can join the waitlist or download the desktop app to begin using the platform.
Target Markets
- Technology Startups
- Product Design Teams
- Software Engineering Organizations
- AI-Native Companies
- Design systems engineering
- Rapid prototyping with real data
- AI-assisted UI/UX design
- Collaborative design-developer handoff
- Real-time UI experimentation
History & Milestones
Announced a $4.2 million Seed funding round led by Accel and Basecase.
Launched Paper Desktop, a native application for design and code collaboration.
Introduced Paper MCP (Multiple-Canvas Platform), enabling AI agents to read and write directly to the design canvas.
Incorporation of Lost Coast Labs, Inc. in California.
