Knapsack, a Portland, Oregon–based SaaS design system platform, has raised $10 million in Series A funding.
Investors
The round was led by Builders VC, with participation from Crosslink Capital, Epic Ventures, Mana Ventures, and Lorimer Ventures. Previous investors include Alumni Ventures, Ascend, Gradient Ventures, Parade Ventures, Founder Collective, Salesforce Ventures, and Slack Fund.
Builders VC is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, dedicated to investing in and supporting founders who are modernizing antiquated, essential industries through technology and operational expertise. The firm invests in early-stage companies from Seed to Series A across sectors, including industrials, healthcare, agriculture (AgriTech), real estate and construction (PropTech/ConTech), and life sciences.
Knapsack Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to enhance its AI features, including its new MCP server integration and ingestion engine, as well as to grow its team and expand its enterprise customer base.
About Knapsack
Knapsack is a design system platform designed for enterprise teams focused on collaboration, customer-centricity, and integrating design tools with engineering and delivery workflows. It integrates seamlessly with tools like Figma and Git, ensuring that all design changes and code are collected, showcased, and compared in one place. Knapsack recently added AI-driven capabilities, including integration with Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP). Founded in 2022, Knapsack currently serves dozens of Fortune 1000 companies.
Funding Details
Company: Knapsack
Raised: $10.0M
Round: Series A
Funding Date: October 2025
Lead Investor: Builders VC
Additional Investors: Crosslink Capital, Epic Ventures, Mana Ventures, Lorimer Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Ascend, Gradient Ventures, Parade Ventures, Founder Collective, Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund
Company Website: https://www.knapsack.cloud/
Software Category: Enterprise Collaboration / DesignOps / AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/knapsack-picks-up-10m-to-help-bridge-the-gap-between-design-and-engineering-teams/