# Napkin AI

> Napkin AI turns plain text into editable visuals - diagrams, flowcharts, infographics, mind maps - in about five seconds. Built by two ex-Google engineers who previously co-founded the children's learning platform Osmo, Napkin uses an orchestrator LLM and a 'design agency' of specialized sub-agents to do the work most knowledge workers used to outsource to a designer or a PowerPoint smart-art menu.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Los Altos, United States
- **Founders:** Pramod Sharma (Co-founder & CEO), Jerome Scholler (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~14-23 employees
- **Products:** Napkin Visual AI, Custom Styles, Custom Generation, Napkin AI Image Generator (iOS)
- **Notable:** Reached 5M+ registered users within 12 months of open beta launch., Raised $10M seed led by Accel and CRV in August 2024., Built by the founding duo behind Osmo, the AR learning platform Byju's acquired for $120M in 2019.

## Products & services

- **Napkin Visual AI** — A web app that converts text into editable diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, infographics, timelines, comparison charts and data charts. Click a spark icon beside any paragraph and Napkin returns multiple visual options in about five seconds.
- **Custom Styles** — Apply brand colors, fonts and styling to all generated visuals - auto-extracted from any brand site.
- **Custom Generation** — Specify the exact visual type (Venn, funnel, decision tree, etc.) instead of letting the model choose.
- **Napkin AI Image Generator (iOS)** — Mobile app for generating visuals on the go.

## Achievements

- Reached 5M+ registered users within 12 months of open beta launch.
- Raised $10M seed led by Accel and CRV in August 2024.
- Built by the founding duo behind Osmo, the AR learning platform Byju's acquired for $120M in 2019.
- Shipped 50+ new visual designs and Custom Styles within 6 months of launch.

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Emerged from stealth with $10M seed from Accel and CRV.
- **2024-10** — Shipped 50% more designs including timelines, comparison diagrams and data charts.
- **2025-01** — 20% faster generation, 18% better text accuracy, 45% better icon matching.
- **2025-02** — Launched Custom Styles - brand colors, fonts, auto-extracted from brand sites.
- **2025-06** — Added Custom Generation for specifying exact visual types.
- **2025-08** — Crossed 5M registered users one year after open beta.

## Links

- Website: https://napkin.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napkin-ai
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/napkin_ai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@napkin_ai
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/napkin_ai/

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Last updated: 2026-06-28