Studio Designer is the interior design industry's leading business management platform, combining project management, product sourcing, branded proposals, payments, and designer-specific accounting in one system. Founded in 1985 and based in Los Angeles, it serves 20,000+ designers who run roughly $5 billion in annual orders through the software. Backed by Serent Capital since 2022, the company has expanded through the acquisitions of DesignDocs (2023) and Mydoma (2024) to support design firms at every stage of growth.

Richy Nelson is the co-founder and CEO of Roofr, the cloud-based operating system for roofing contractors. A third-generation roofer who first climbed a roof at twelve years old, Nelson transformed decades of hands-on industry experience into a platform trusted by over 12,000 roofing companies across North America. After selling his house to fund the company, surviving Y Combinator in 2017, and raising a Series B from TCV and ABC Supply in January 2025, he leads a 150-person remote team on a mission to build the most trusted roofing platform in the world.