Project Studio, an AI-native platform catering to interior design and fit-out projects, has raised undisclosed funds through a round led by Modulor Capital, with contributions from We Founder Circle, EvolveX, and Thapar Innovate. This deal was advised by capitalCORN. This fund raise should act as a boost to their efforts to improve their offerings and expand footprints across India and across the globe.
The company that was founded by Nikhil Kaushik and Abhishek Jha, is creating an end-to-end operating system that caters specifically to small interior design studios. It is noted that the interior fit-out space has always had an execution gap, where delays, expense blowouts, and reduction in profit margins have always plagued projects.
As stated by Nikhil Kaushik, the central emphasis of the company is to increase predictability and transparency during the execution of interior projects. He has always emphasized that design quality is rarely the point of failure in a project, but unorganized coordination between different vendors, timelines, and payment schedules result in the operation breakdown. The approach of Project Studio is to use AI to increase predictability during the execution of complex multi-party projects.
The funds that have been recently injected are expected to be used mostly to enhance the AI capabilities of this platform. Project Studio is expected to invest in automation and predictive project management that is intelligent enough to indicate potential risks. On the other hand, the company also has plans to expand its go-to-market in India while preparing to expand in international markets.
Vineet Neeraj, Founder and CEO of capitalCORN, noted that Project Studio is addressing a fundamental operational problem in the interior design ecosystem by making execution more predictable and transparent through technology. He also pointed to the company’s early traction beyond India, particularly through pilot deployments in the UAE, as a strong indicator of its potential to scale across the MENA region and other global markets.
From an investor perspective, Modulor Capital’s General Partner Bhavish Sood emphasised that Project Studio’s strength lies in its deep integration into day-to-day project execution. He observed that in workflow-intensive sectors such as interior design, long-term defensibility is created by owning execution rather than just offering surface-level tools, positioning Project Studio favourably for sustained growth.
As of now, Project Studio is functioning in collaboration with no less than 150 interior designing firms in the Indian market and has assisted in more than 3,500 projects in the Indian market. Project Studio is functioning at its full potential in the Indian market and is also in its piloting stage in both UAE and United States markets. The company is expanding its reach to international markets.
As per founders Project Studio’s objective is not to replace independent design studios but to empower them with enterprise-grade technology. By providing a unified operating layer that mirrors the real-world complexity of interior projects, the company aims to help studios remain competitive, profitable and scalable in an increasingly demanding global market.
As interior design and fit-out projects continue to grow in scale and complexity worldwide, Project Studio’s AI-native execution platform positions it to become a critical infrastructure layer for the global interior design ecosystem.
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