Rayon is a browser-based collaborative design tool aimed at the architecture, engineering and construction industries. The product supports many file formats including PDF and CAD documents (DWG, DXF) and images, and lets users draw walls, add doors, annotate floor plans, and manage an object library for furniture. Rayon can generate PDFs, calculate square meters, and produce tables from floor plans. The service is multiplayer-first with link-based sharing, annotations, comments and revisions; editors pay a monthly subscription while viewers can access models for free. Founded in 2021, the company has raised early-stage funding to build out the product and grow adoption. The article suggests possible future directions such as a community platform with community-generated content integrated into the product. Rayon provides a browser-based software platform that lets designers of the built environment draw, share and work together. The product targets multiple use cases including commercial real estate, housing, interior space planning, furniture manufacturing and asset management. The company is led by CEO Bastien Dolla and Stanislas Chaillou and is based in Paris, France. Rayon is currently in closed beta and already adopted by category leaders such as Wojo and Colonies. The company raised $2M in a pre-seed round and intends to use the funds to grow its team, refine the product and launch its offering in October 2022. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article.

Total raised

$6M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Sep 2023