# InVision

> InVision was a digital product design and visual collaboration company founded in 2011 by Clark Valberg and Ben Nadel. Its tools helped teams share clickable prototypes, gather feedback, manage design systems and collaborate on Freehand whiteboards. Miro acquired Freehand in November 2023; InVision discontinued its design services and the standalone Freehand version on December 31, 2024.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Clark Valberg (Co-founder and former CEO), Ben Nadel (Co-founder and engineering leader)
- **Products:** Prototype, InVision Studio, Design System Manager (DSM), Inspect / Specs, Freehand
- **Notable:** Reported over 5 million users and adoption at 97% of the Fortune 100 in December 2018., Raised a USD 115 million Series F in December 2018 at a reported USD 1.9 billion valuation., Built a distributed workforce described as roughly 900 employees in a 2019 founder interview.

## Products & services

- **Prototype** — Historical cloud service that linked uploaded screens into clickable prototypes and collected stakeholder comments. Discontinued December 31, 2024.
- **InVision Studio** — Screen design, animation and prototyping application announced in October 2017, with early access documented in 2018.
- **Design System Manager (DSM)** — Shared design libraries and documentation for consistent design systems, with Storybook-related tooling. Discontinued December 31, 2024.
- **Inspect / Specs** — Developer handoff tools for communicating design specifications and assets. Historical product.
- **Freehand** — Collaborative digital canvas for brainstorming, diagramming, workshops, retrospectives and planning. Acquired by Miro in November 2023; its standalone version ended December 31, 2024.
- **Freehand Intelligent Canvas** — Open beta announced March 8, 2023; Smart Objects, task management and Smart Workflows connected canvas activity to structured work, including Jira synchronization.

## Achievements

- Reported over 5 million users and adoption at 97% of the Fortune 100 in December 2018.
- Raised a USD 115 million Series F in December 2018 at a reported USD 1.9 billion valuation.
- Built a distributed workforce described as roughly 900 employees in a 2019 founder interview.
- Freehand assets and core talent were acquired by Miro in November 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2023-03** — Freehand launched the Intelligent Canvas open beta with Smart Workflows, task management and Jira integration.
- **2023-11** — Miro announced its acquisition of Freehand; Jeff Chow and the core Freehand team joined Miro.
- **2024-01** — InVision announced its design-service closure. Miro stated that the standalone Freehand version would also end December 31, 2024 and offered a migration path.
- **2024-12** — December 31 was the announced end of InVision design services and the standalone Freehand version.

## Links

- Website: https://www.invisionapp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/invisionapp/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/InVisionApp
- GitHub: https://github.com/InVisionApp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invisionapp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/invisionapp/

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