Stark

Stark is an accessibility infrastructure platform used by 50,000+ companies to build, test, and maintain WCAG-compliant software products. The platform operates across the entire software development lifecycle — from early design in Figma and Sketch through code review in GitHub and final quality checks in browsers — giving designers, developers, product managers, and compliance officers a unified, integrated workflow for accessibility. Key capabilities include AI-powered automated scanning of design files and code repositories, real-time contrast checking, vision simulation, alt-text annotation, touch-target analysis, a Compliance Center for regulatory framework management (ADA, WCAG, EAA), and audit-ready reporting with timestamped historical records. Stark integrates natively into Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Arc, Brave, and GitHub. Founded in 2017 by Cat Noone and Michael Fouquet, the company is headquartered remotely (incorporated as Stark Lab, Inc.) and has raised $7.5 million in total funding including a $6 million seed round in 2022 led by Uncork Capital with participation from Darling Ventures, Indicator Ventures, and prominent angels including Jason Warner (Redpoint), Laura Behrens Wu (Shippo founder), and Des Traynor (Intercom co-founder). Customers include Canva, Microsoft, Pfizer, Visa, Loom, and Eventbrite.