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Dessn

Dessn lets designers and product managers edit a live codebase in the cloud, so design work ships as merge-ready code.

dessn.com · London

CALL NO.CS·DESSN·26
StageSeedMay 2026 · led by Connect Ventures[1][6][3]
Raised$6Mdisclosed rounds[1][3][2]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2024[2][5]
Money

Raised $6M across disclosed rounds.[1][3][2]

Seed closed May 2026, led by Connect Ventures.[1][6][3]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Connect Ventures, Betaworks, N49P.[1][3]

People

Gabriella Hachem, Co-Founder[1][5][7]

Nim Cheema, Co-Founder[1][5][7]

Kevin Grajeda, Founding Design Engineer[2]

Lucie Loubet, Head of Growth[2]

Headcount: sources disagree
6as of Oct 2026

Dessn获600万美元融资,推出面向生产环境的设计工具-至顶网 · Oct 2026[3]

Dessn · Oct 2026[2]

Signals
Aug 17 2026hiringSurfaces are insane. I’ve waited my entire career to be able to open a product page and build d.[11]
Jul 29 2026newsWe're thrilled to welcome Dessn as a new customer. | tldraw[12]
May 12 2026fundingDessn raises $6M for its production-focused design tool | TechCrunch[1]
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Figma Make · figma.com · Same buyer and same job: a product designer taking a feature brief for an existing product and producing a working build.[14]

v0 · v0.dev · Same workflow slot: prompt-driven UI generation for product teams. An independent design-tooling essay names v0 as the blank-slate pattern that fails to integrate with a product's existing visual language or existing flows, which is precisely the gap Dessn...[15]

Weavy · weavy.ai · Same buyer and same budget line: AI-assisted design iteration for product teams. TechCrunch names Weavy in the same cohort of AI design tools that Dessn is positioned against, so a design lead choosing an AI iteration tool would put it on the shortlist.[1][6]

Flora · florafauna.ai · Same buyer and same job to be done: fast AI-driven variation and iteration for product design teams. Named in the same TechCrunch cohort as the tools Dessn is contrasted with, so it is a live alternative in the same evaluation set.[1][6]

Krea · krea.ai · Same buyer and same iteration workflow. TechCrunch groups Krea with the AI design tools Dessn is positioned against, making it a substitute a design team would consider for the same rapid-variation job.[1][6]

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Dessn

CALL NO.CS·DESSN·26

Dessn lets designers and product managers edit a live codebase in the cloud, so design work ships as merge-ready code.

dessn.com · London

StageSeed
Raised$6M
Headcount6
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2024
CompsFigma Make +4

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