Mermaid Chart raises $7.5M in seed funding, unveils enterprise products for enhanced visual collaboration

Mermaid Chart raises $7.5M in seed funding, unveils enterprise products for enhanced visual collaboration

Mermaid Chart, a company specializing in text-based diagramming and workflow management tools, has secured $7.5 million in seed funding.

• Product Launch: This funding coincides with the launch of Mermaid Chart's first line of enterprise products, aimed at improving communication, collaboration, and problem-solving through visuals and diagrams for professionals across industries.

• Investors: Notable investors in this round include Microsoft's M12, Sequoia Capital, Open Core Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Good Friends Capital, V1 VC, Irregular Expressions, Firebrand VC, Elefund, Anorak Ventures, Gaingels, Mana Ventures, and others.

• Company Background: Mermaid Chart was founded by Knut Sveidqvist, the creator of the award-winning Mermaid open-source project, which had over 8 million users in 2023 and nearly 65,000 GitHub stars.

• Product Features: Users can quickly build and collaborate on diagrams such as flowcharts, state diagrams, and mind maps, significantly faster than with traditional graphical user interface (GUI) tools.

Mermaid Chart plans to introduce automated documentation tools for software engineers, advanced AI-driven diagramming features, comprehensive workflow management solutions, and a full-service on-premise package for high-security organizations.