What Materio does

Materio, Inc. is a Tennessee-incorporated cloud SaaS company headquartered at 1516 Ordway Pl, Nashville, that builds an integrated project management platform for interior design and design-build firms. The platform unifies floor plans, product selections, client approvals, budgets, purchase orders, invoicing, and order tracking in a single system, replacing the typical patchwork of spreadsheets, email threads, and generic project management tools that design teams piece together across a project's lifecycle. Notable technical components include Floor Plan Mapping™ (visual selection markers placed on uploaded plans), a Selections Workflow with full approval-history auditing, contextual commenting anchored to plans and products, automatic notification digests, QR-code job-site posting, a Component grouping system for related product parts (e.g., drapery hardware, fabric, installation), a native QuickBooks Online bi-directional sync, and a payment/invoicing module called MaterioPay. The company also operates a sub-brand called Materio Labs that publishes free standalone utilities for interior designers, including a strip-based Wallpaper Calculator with match-type awareness and a Pedestrian Work Cost Calculator. Co-founders Thomas Chau (formerly of Squarespace, where he scaled the Commerce platform) and Mary Beth Chau (background in digital product and UX research from a family of builders and designers) lead the company. The business runs on a product-led growth motion with a 14-day free trial requiring no credit card, inside-sales assisted demos for larger firms, content marketing through a blog and YouTube tutorials, and free-tool-led inbound via Materio Labs; revenue comes from recurring SaaS subscriptions plus integrated payment processing through MaterioPay, though specific pricing tiers are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Materio

Legal name

Materio, Inc.

Website

https://materio.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Materio is a Nashville-based cloud SaaS platform that unifies floor plans, selections, client approvals, budgets, and QuickBooks-integrated procurement for interior design and design-build firms, serving 1,500+ design professionals across the United States on a subscription model with a product-led free-trial onboarding motion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interior Design Project Management Software

akta.pro primary industry

Software/SaaS Subscriptions (Consumer & Prosumer) (CRAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Interior design software
• Design-build project management
• Selections and approvals workflow
• Construction procurement platform
• Design firm operations SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Monthly or annual subscription access to the Materio platform. Terms of Service reference recurring charges and subscription cancellation. Free 14-day trial offered to new users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Materio sells a cloud-based SaaS platform that serves as the unified operating system for interior design and design-build firms, connecting floor plans, material selections, client approvals, procurement, invoicing, and QuickBooks accounting in one place. The platform is sold via monthly or annual subscriptions with a 14-day free trial, and is supplemented by free standalone utilities under the Materio Labs sub-brand (Wallpaper Calculator, Pedestrian Work Cost Calculator) used as top-of-funnel lead-generation tools.

Product overview

Materio is a unified project management and workflow platform for interior design and design-build teams. The core product (Materio Platform) connects plans, selections, approvals, and budgets in one place. Key features include Floor Plan Mapping™ for visual location-based scheduling, Selections Workflow for tracking approval states, Contextual Commenting for team communications, Notification Alerts for automatic updates, and MaterioPay for integrated invoicing with QuickBooks. The platform also offers QR code functionality for job site access. Additionally, Materio Labs provides free standalone tools including the Wallpaper Calculator (strip-based estimation with pattern repeat support) and Pedestrian Work Cost Calculator.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Materio Labs: A collection of free tools for interior designers and design-build firms, including the Wallpaper Calculator and Pedestrian Work Cost Calculator.

Products and services

• Materio Platform Cloud-based SaaS operating system for interior design and design-build projects that connects floor plans, material selections, client approvals, procurement, and budgets in one unified platform for designers, builders, and clients.
• MaterioPay Integrated payment processing and invoicing feature within Materio that syncs purchase orders, invoices, and expenses with QuickBooks for design-build firms.
• Materio Wallpaper Calculator Free strip-based wallpaper estimation tool with pattern repeat awareness, visual cut plans, and match-type support for professional paperhangers and interior designers.
• Materio Pedestrian Work Cost Calculator Free calculator that estimates the hidden monthly cost of pedestrian work (information switching between disconnected tools) for design firms based on team size, active projects, billable rate, and tool stack.

Quantifiable outcome

• Users save an average of 15 hours per week
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature10 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Houzz Pro: Houzz Pro is a software suite for interior designers, remodelers, and design-build firms, offering project management, client collaboration, and selections. Direct overlap with Materio on SMB interior design and design-build project management; multiple Materio customers cite Houzz Pro as a previous tool.
• Buildertrend: Buildertrend is a leading construction project management platform serving residential builders and remodelers, with selections, client communication, and ordering. Materio customer Lasker Lifestyle explicitly transitioned from Buildertrend to Materio, indicating direct competition for design-build project management.
• MyDoma: MyDoma is a project management and selections platform built for interior designers. Materio customer Miah Millan Interiors reports replacing MyDoma, spreadsheets, and multiple programs with Materio — confirming direct competition for design-firm workflow software.
• CoConstruct: CoConstruct provides project management, selections, and client communication software for custom home builders and remodelers. Direct peer in design-build project workflows, with overlap on client portal, selections tracking, and order management.
• DesignFiles: DesignFiles is a project management platform for interior designers offering mood boards, FF&E schedules, time tracking, and client proposals. Direct competitor targeting the same interior design ICP as Materio with comparable workflow features.
• Studio Designer: Studio Designer is project management, purchasing, and accounting software built specifically for interior designers, with FF&E tracking and QuickBooks integration. Direct competitor with overlap on the same designer ICP, procurement workflows, and QuickBooks sync that Materio emphasizes.

Broad incumbents

• Procore: Procore is the dominant construction management platform for general contractors and specialty trades. While focused on larger commercial construction, Procore's expansion into residential and design-build puts it in competitive proximity to Materio at the upper end of the market.
• Autodesk Construction Cloud: Autodesk Construction Cloud (Build, Takeoff, Docs) is a broad construction technology suite. Architect customers of Materio (e.g., Ritual Architecture) overlap with Autodesk's traditional AEC user base, making Autodesk an incumbent alternative for design-build firms.
• ClickUp: ClickUp is a general-purpose work management platform competing for the project management budget of small design firms. Materio's value prop of consolidating 10 tools into 1 partially overlaps with ClickUp's all-in-one positioning.

Emerging players

• Design Manager: Design Manager is a project management and accounting platform for interior design firms, with purchasing, proposals, and time-billing. Comparable feature set to Materio for design firm back-office workflows, focused on interior design vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwoqPOsgiwcaYQi94T7NupQ
• Instagraminstagram.com/materio.co
• Facebookfacebook.com/MaterioApp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/materioapp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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