Visoid raises $2.5M to expand AI visualisation platform for architects

Oslo startup Visoid has raised $2.5 million to push its AI visualisation platform further into architectural workflows and beyond Norway. Skyfall Ventures led the round, with backing from StartupLab, OBOS and Antler, plus new support from Farvatn and byFounders Angel Collective.

Visoid was founded in 2023 by former architect Mark Szoke and serial entrepreneur Joachim Holwech. The pitch is straightforward: take an existing 3D model and turn it into a polished visualisation in minutes, while keeping the original design intent intact. That matters because architecture still leans heavily on slow, traditional rendering work when teams want to test ideas or explain them to clients.

The company is betting that AI will show up earlier in the design process, not just at the finish line. Instead of producing a final image from scratch, Visoid works on top of the models and workflows architects already use, so they can keep iterating without breaking consistency with the underlying project. That puts it in a different category from generic image generators, which may be flashy but are not built around architectural work.

Szoke says the new money will help Visoid hire faster, strengthen the product and expand its market position. The company also plans to add more AI capabilities for architectural workflows, grow its international customer base and build deeper ties with architecture and design firms. For a young startup, that is a sensible target list: fewer grand promises, more time spent making the thing useful to people who actually have to ship buildings.