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Programa

Collaborative SaaS for interior design workflows

Overview

What Programa does: Programa provides a SaaS platform tailored for interior design studios and architecture firms to stay organized, on schedule, and collaborate more effectively throughout the design process. How the product works: It is a web-based software that hosts features like quick scheduling and a web clipper, enabling project management, streamlined communication, and delegation, accessible via subscription and usable from anywhere. How it differs from competitors: The platform is specifically designed for interior design and architecture workflows, emphasizing practical productivity tools and strong customer engagement, which helps teams communicate and delegate tasks more efficiently than generic project-management tools. Programa’s goal: To help designers work more efficiently and accurately while maintaining high levels of customer service, making it a reliable, standard tool for design practices.

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About Programa

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Why Programa is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Enterprise SoftwareDesign

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$6.9M

Headquarters

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Founded

2020

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What believers are saying

  • Programa updated its platform in October 2026 with schedules, procurement, and time tracking.
  • The company says it serves thousands of designers across 65 countries.
  • ASID and IDS discounts expand distribution and lower customer-acquisition friction.

What critics are saying

  • No public funding or financials hide runway, burn, and hiring stability.
  • Autodesk, Asana, and spreadsheets compress Programa's pricing power within months.
  • A narrow interior-design niche creates existential risk if studio spending freezes.

What makes Programa unique

  • Purpose-built for interior designers, not generic project management software.
  • Live schedules, procurement, invoicing, and client portals sit in one workflow.
  • ASID, IDS, and Dezeen partnerships embed Programa inside design communities.

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Funding

Total Funding

$6.8M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$15M
$5M
$8.2M
$15M
$30M

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

1%
Startup Daily
Aug 2nd, 2021
Programa, the proptech saving architects and designers from tedious spreadsheets, nails $2 million seed raise

The raise was co-led by Sydney VCs Equity Venture Partners (EVP) and Investible.

Startup Daily
Aug 2nd, 2021
Programa, the proptech saving architects and designers from tedious spreadsheets, nails $2 million seed raise

Melbourne software startup Programa has raised $2 million in a seed round. The raise was co-led by Sydney VCs Equity Venture Partners (EVP) and Investible. Programa’s cloud-based software converts tasks that might take designers two days to complete into jobs that take just minutes, bringing interior designers and architects out of the spreadsheet age and... Read more »

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