Illoca offers an AI-native design engine and a collaborative interface called Illoca Tracing Paper™ that replaces traditional toolsets with an intelligent canvas understanding sketches, markups and natural language. The platform uses multi-agent AI to translate architectural intent into real-time 2D and 3D designs, aiming to reduce manual modeling and speed iteration. Founders Chin-Yi Cheng (CEO) and Chiaowei Yu (COO) bring experience from Google DeepMind, Autodesk AI Lab and Tesla. Illoca positions itself as a productivity multiplier for architects and cites early partnerships with large design and construction firms such as Kajima Corporation. The company completed a $13 million Seed raise to support product launch and expansion. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, Illoca’s stated mission is to set a new standard for professional design interfaces and return creative agency to architects.

Total raised

$13M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

May 2026