# Marvel Prototyping

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/marvel-prototyping

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: London, UK
- Website: www.marvelapp.com
- Total disclosed funding: $9.8M
- Latest round: Series A (Aug 19, 2016)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Marvel Prototyping Limited is a design platform specializing in digital product development, enhancing collaboration and efficiency for teams through tools for wireframing, design, and prototyping.Founded in 2013 in London, UK, Marvel Prototyping Limited focuses on providing a design platform for digital product development. The company, co-founded by Brendan Moore, Jonathan Siao, and Murat Mutlu, has successfully raised funding across four deals, with the most recent being a Series A round in August 2016, where the company raised GBP 5.27 million led by BGF Investment Management and including other notable investors. The company currently has a post-money valuation of GBP 20 million.Marvel specializes in a comprehensive design platform tailored for digital product development, enabling teams to streamline their creative processes. The platform offers intuitive tools for wireframing, designing, and prototyping, facilitating rapid mockup creation and enhancing collaboration among team members. With features for user testing and developer handoff, users can efficiently validate their designs and generate automatic specifications for a seamless transition from design to development. Marvel caters to a diverse clientele, including Fortune 100 companies, startups, and educational institutions, across markets in North America, Europe, and Asia.Marvel generates revenue primarily through subscription models that cater to varying user needs, including individual designers and large enterprises. The platform operates on tiered pricing plans, encompassing features like enhanced collaboration tools and advanced prototyping capabilities. Revenue is derived from B2B agreements where companies pay for annual or monthly subscriptions based on team size and required features. Key services, such as the interactive prototyping tool and the developer handoff feature, are central to their revenue model, appealing to organizations focused on productivity and workflow optimization.Following the Series A funding round in August 2016, where GBP 5.27 million was raised, Marvel Prototyping Limited's strategy focuses on enhancing its product offerings and expanding into new geographic markets. The company aims to introduce new features and tools within the next year to improve user experience. Additionally, plans are in place to target markets in Asia and South America by 2024. The recent funding will be utilized to support these initiatives, ensuring that the company can effectively develop new products and enhance its market presence.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Aug 19, 2016, $6.9M — Index Ventures, Uncork Capital, BGF Investment Management, Connect Ventures, InReach Ventures
- Seed, Aug 18, 2015, $2M — Index Ventures, Connect Ventures, ustwo
- Seed, Jul 21, 2014, $0.9M — Connect Ventures, ustwo

## Investors

- Connect Ventures — Seed, Series A
- ustwo — Seed
- Index Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/index-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Uncork Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/uncork-capital) — Series A
- BGF Investment Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bgf-investment-management) — Series A
- InReach Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/inreach-ventures) — Series A