NedGraphics

What NedGraphics does

NedGraphics, founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York with its European headquarters in De Bilt (Netherlands) and a service center in Wevelgem (Belgium), is a specialized developer of CAD/CAM textile design software serving the fashion and apparel, home furnishing, carpet and rug manufacturing, flooring, and automotive interior markets. The company's product portfolio spans purpose-built desktop applications for print design (Printing Studio, Easy Coloring, Design & Repeat, Color Reduction & Cleaning), woven and knit fabric CAD (Texcelle, Jacquard, Dobby, Easy Weave, Easy Knit), tuft and carpet design (Tuft, Carpet, Tiling), creative/presentation tools (Storyboard & Cataloging, Easy Map Creator, Yarn Book), and a growing family of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop plug-ins. In 2024-2025, NedGraphics introduced the NEDHub cloud platform — comprising NEDKey cloud-based licensing, NEDLink ERP/PLM integration, NEDRecolor SDK for embedded web recoloring, and NEDTag AI-powered smart tagging — alongside AI features such as the AI Coloring Assistant for text-prompt-driven colorway generation. The 2026 release extended these capabilities with 3D simulation for Jacquard and Tuft and integration with Optitex's 3D garment visualization engine.

NedGraphics monetizes through tiered (Essentials, Advanced, Premium) subscription and perpetual software licenses, recurring NEDHub cloud services subscriptions, and professional services including color calibration, simulation, and mapping. The company operates an enterprise field sales motion with quote-based pricing, demo-led conversion, and regional sales directors covering Europe and Asia/Africa, supported by direct offices and agent networks in 40+ locations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America, and Oceania. Notable customers span fashion houses (Oscar de la Renta Barcelona), major carpet manufacturers (Bade Carpet, Forte Cloth International), outdoor/industrial textiles (Phifer Inc.), and textile finishing (Dyefin Textiles), with documented outcomes including 50%+ design time reduction and sample lead time compression from weeks to days.

NedGraphics is a private subsidiary of FOG Software Group, itself a division of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX:CSU), a publicly traded Canadian conglomerate that acquires and operates vertical-market software businesses. The company is operationally integrated with sister FOG subsidiary Optitex, sharing executive leadership (President Frank Maeder) and co-developing 3D and sewn-products workflow integrations. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed; the company employs 51-100 staff and reports 500+ customers and 15,000+ designs created per year using its software.

Name

NedGraphics

Legal name

NedGraphics, Inc.

Website

https://nedgraphics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

NedGraphics develops specialized CAD/CAM software for textile design across print, woven, knit, tuft, carpet, and flooring workflows. The company serves 500+ fashion, apparel, home furnishing, carpet, and flooring manufacturers across 40+ global markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: NedGraphics generates revenue through perpetual and subscription-based software licenses for its CAD/CAM textile design applications. The company offers multiple product tiers (Essentials, Advanced, Premium) and professional plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
2. Cloud Services (NEDHub): Cloud-based services including NEDKey licensing, NEDLink integration platform, and NEDRecolor SDK generate recurring revenue through subscriptions and usage-based billing.
3. Professional Services: Color calibration services, simulation services, mapping services, and consulting for design workflow optimization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NedGraphics develops and sells specialized CAD/CAM textile design software for fashion, apparel, home furnishing, carpet and rug, and flooring manufacturers. Its product suite includes desktop applications for print, Jacquard, Dobby, knit, tuft, carpet, and color management, plus Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop plug-ins and the NEDHub cloud services platform (NEDKey, NEDLink, NEDRecolor). The software enables designers to move from concept through production-ready files, including direct integration with manufacturing machinery such as Staubli, Bonas, and Picanol looms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NEDHub: Cloud-based services hub integrating NEDLink and NEDKey for cloud connectivity and licensing management.
• NEDKey
• NEDLink
• NEDRecolor
• NEDTag

Products and services

• Color Reduction and Cleaning

Quantifiable outcome

• Oscar de la Renta Barcelona reduced design time by at least 50% using NedGraphics for Adobe plug-ins
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability8 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AdobecoreTechnology or IntegrationAdobe is a key technology partner providing the Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop platforms that NedGraphics plug-ins extend with specialized textile design functionality. The 'NedGraphics for Adobe' product line includes Colorist, Design, Repeat, Weave, Knit, Sketch & Fill, and Color Utilities.
• X-Rite (Pantone)coreTechnology or IntegrationX-Rite's i1Pro 3 spectrophotometer integration enables device calibration and profiling. Pantone color libraries are integrated across all NedGraphics applications for accurate color matching.
• StaublicoreTechnology or IntegrationJacquard Connect integrates with Staubli Jacquard machines for seamless design-to-loom workflows. Dobby software supports Staubli drawing-in machine interfaces (Delta 200, 100, Vega).
• PicanolcoreTechnology or IntegrationJacquard Connect supports select Picanol Dobby machines. Dobby software includes Picanol DES loom conversion support and now Blue Box Picanol *.des format.
• BonascoreTechnology or IntegrationJacquard Connect integrates with Bonas Jacquard controllers, optimizing workflows for Bonas Jacquard systems.
• OptitexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNedGraphics and Optitex are both part of FOG Software Group/Constellation Software. They share leadership (Frank Maeder is President of both), co-market at events, and integrate complementary technologies (3DDI, Sketch & Fill). Both serve the sewn products industry with connected design and production solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tukatech: CAD/CAM and pattern-making software for fashion and apparel manufacturers, targeting the same pattern design and marker-making buyer profile as NedGraphics' apparel offering.
• Assyst (Human Solutions / Avalution): CAD and PLM solutions for the apparel industry including textile and pattern workflows, directly competing for the same fashion manufacturer accounts.
• Optitex: Sister company under FOG Software Group; 3D garment design and simulation software serving the same fashion and sewn-products customers, with overlapping leadership and shared product roadmap (3DDI integration).
• CLO3D: Leading 3D garment simulation and digital fashion design software used by the same fashion/apparel designers who use NedGraphics for textile patterning and colorways.
• Lectra: Global leader in CAD/CAM and PIM solutions for fashion, apparel, and technical textiles, directly competing across apparel and soft-goods design-to-production workflows similar to NedGraphics.
• Gerber Technology: Provides CAD, CAM, and production solutions for apparel, fashion, and industrial textiles — a directly comparable design-to-cut platform with deep installed base in apparel manufacturing.

Broad incumbents

• Adobe: Host platform for the NedGraphics for Adobe plug-ins and a broad creative design incumbent; strategic partner but also a competitor to design tasks performed inside NedGraphics' standalone apps.
• EFI Optitex / EFI Reggiani: Broader industrial inkjet and textile printing workflow incumbent (after Optitex integration), overlapping on the production-side end of the design-to-print workflow NedGraphics supports.

Others

• Datacolor: Color management hardware and software (spectrophotometers, calibration) complementing NedGraphics' own color calibration tools; adjacent ecosystem player in textile color workflows.

Emerging players

• Browzwear: 3D apparel design and virtual sampling platform; competing in the digital fashion / virtual sample layer that increasingly overlaps with NedGraphics textile visualization workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTur7f96iXmXCh2UYt1bVvQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/NedGraphics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nedgraphicssoftware
• Instagraminstagram.com/nedgraphicssoftware

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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