For years Indian designers used tools built elsewhere. That is changing, and the companies below show the range. We list what each one does, based on press coverage and company pages, so you can judge fit. We make ExodeUI, so read our entry with that in mind.
Animated and AI video
Animaker is a Chennai-based company whose browser tool lets non-animators make animated videos with characters and templates. InVideo, founded by Sanket Shah and Anshul Khandelwal, builds AI-assisted video creation; Forbes India has described it as building a generative-AI "Canva for video". Both are for marketing and explainer video rather than product UI.
Design to code
Kombai raised a $4.5 million seed round in 2023, led by Stellaris Venture Partners and Foundation Capital. TechCrunch reported it is incorporated in Palo Alto and operates from an office in Pune; its AI turns UI designs into front-end code. DhiWise was founded in Surat in 2021 to turn Figma designs into Flutter and React code; according to productgrowth.in it rebranded as Rocket.new in 2025 and became an AI app builder.
AI product design
Figr, a Bengaluru-based product design startup, raised $2.25 million in a seed round led by Kalaari Capital, according to Inc42, to build AI models for UI and UX design. Noon emerged from stealth in 2026 with $44 million for an AI-native product design tool where screens are real code; Business Standard reported it is headquartered in the US with a presence in Bengaluru.
Interactive UI motion
ExodeUI is a browser and desktop tool for interactive UI and animation, built in India. Designers build state machines, spring physics and inputs visually, save one open .exode JSON file, and runtime packages play it in React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, Solid, React Native, SwiftUI and Flutter. It has an MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor and other AI tools. There is a free Community plan and Professional at $5 per month billed yearly.
Which one should you use?
Making explainer or social video: Animaker or InVideo. Turning finished designs into code: Kombai or Rocket.new. Exploring AI-first product design: Figr or Noon. Shipping interactive components such as toggles, loaders and onboarding: ExodeUI, or Rive from outside India. Try the free tiers before paying.