Israeli start-up Apply Design creates virtual interior designs with AI

Israeli start-up Apply Design has closed a $3.3 million seed funding round for its platform, which automatically creates virtual interior designs for empty property images. The capital raised will be used to increase the size of the Apply Design team, and to develop more products that will allow homeowners to sell and advertise their properties online. The seed round was led by top US funds like Urban Innovation Fund, Cathexis Ventures, Goodwater Capital, and Y Combinator, which Apply Design joined during their latest summer batch, alongside earlier pre-seed investors like Fusion, Secret Chord, and other strategic real estate angel investors. Prior to founding Apply Design in 2018, co-founders Yaniv Knoll (CTO) and Asaf Amit (CEO) worked together in an elite intelligence unit in the IDF that specializes in 3D solutions for special operations. The duo drew upon that prior expertise in order to develop what they tout as "the next Shopify for property listings."