A design agency for Series A startups designs the brand, website or product for a company that has early traction and now has to look and work like the next stage. Where the studios below publish a price, it runs from $3,000 a month to $35,000 for DesignMe's largest fixed package.
The Series A is in the bank. Enterprise buyers now ask for a security review, and the site still looks like a side project. A new marketing hire is about to inherit a brand built at seed. You're not alone.
We work with startups at this stage too, so this list isn't ranked. Studios are in alphabetical order, us included, and nobody paid to be on it.
How we picked
A studio made the list if:
- its own site names Series A startups or founders as who it serves
- it designs a product, a website or a brand for startups
- it shows client work on its own site
- it's a studio, not a solo freelancer
We left out freelancers, template shops and studios that say "funded startups" without naming a stage. Prices, ratings and client names come from each studio's own site or Clutch profile.
The six studios at a glance
Three of the six publish a price. Webstacks sets a minimum on Clutch, and Everything Design and Hexcode publish none.
| Studio | Based | Best for | Price signal (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DesignMe | Gdańsk, with partners in London | Fixed packages for brand, site and MVP | Packages $15,000 to $35,000, retainer from $5,400/mo |
| Everything Design | Bengaluru | Brand and a Webflow site before a raise | Not published; Clutch minimum $1,000+ |
| Hexcode (us) | Indore, India | Brand, site and product, sprint by sprint | Not published |
| Metabrand | Not stated on its site | A stated price and a short timeline | Identity from $15,000, identity plus website from $25,000 |
| Prime Design | Not stated on its site | A monthly design team, no contracts | Monthly subscription from $3,000/mo, no contracts |
| Webstacks | San Diego, per its Clutch profile | Composable sites for Series A to IPO | Clutch minimum $10,000+, $200 to $300/hr |
The numbers behind it
| Studio | Clutch | Named clients |
|---|---|---|
| DesignMe | 5.0 (12 reviews, per its site) | |
| Everything Design | Not checked | Xflow, Relanto, Sevenloop, Lumora |
| Hexcode (us) | Profile, no reviews yet | Serval, LlamaIndex, Haven |
| Metabrand | 5.0 (25+ reviews, per its site) | Qorelo, Faasera, SetDev, SuperPlane |
| Prime Design | Not checked | Verta, Vitalis, Helixa Labs, Arcana |
| Webstacks | 5.0 (3 reviews) | Calendly, Fireworks AI, Gong, Solana |
Figures from each studio's own site or Clutch profile, checked . "Clutch minimum" is the minimum project size a studio sets on Clutch, not a quote. Where a studio says "Not checked" for Clutch, we haven't looked at its Clutch profile. Where a rating says "per its site", the studio states it and we haven't checked it on Clutch. Named clients are ones the studio names on its own site.
Notes on each studio
DesignMe
A senior design and build team headquartered in Gdańsk, with partners in London. Its startups page covers funded teams from pre-seed to Series B and sells three fixed-scope packages: Brand + Landing Page at $15,000 (2 to 4 weeks), Brand + Website + Launch Video at $25,000 (2 to 8 weeks) and Brand + Website + MVP at $35,000 (4 to 8 weeks). It also offers a retainer from $5,400 a month that you can pause or cancel anytime, and says it's a Framer Enterprise and Webflow Premium partner. It says its retainer is for teams backed by YC, a16z or a similar fund. Clutch shows 12 reviews and a $10,000+ minimum project size.
Good fit if: you've raised or are about to, and want a brand, site and first product on a fixed price.
Not a fit if: you want a price below $10,000, which is its Clutch minimum.
Everything Design
A Bengaluru studio whose startup page says it's for Series A and Series B founders who need brand, identity and a Webflow site shipped before the next raise, launch or hiring sprint. It quotes four-to-six week timelines because copy, design and development run in parallel. Its page names Armory, a Series A defence-tech company, among its case studies. We found no price and haven't checked its Clutch profile.
Good fit if: you need a brand and a Webflow site live before a raise or a launch.
Not a fit if: you want a price before the first call.
Hexcode (us)
A 15-person studio in Indore, founded in 2020, with US overlap until 1pm PT. We run brand, website and product design in two-week sprints with a demo each Friday. We don't tag our clients by funding stage, so ask us for Series A references. We don't publish a price and have no Clutch reviews yet. See our website design work
Good fit if: you want one team for brand, site and product, bought a sprint at a time.
Not a fit if: you need a price and a Clutch rating before the first call.
Metabrand
A branding agency for seed to Series A startups in AI, SaaS and fintech. It publishes two prices: identity from $15,000, and identity plus a website from $25,000. It says a rebrand takes from three to four weeks, and its site shows 5.0 on Clutch from 25+ reviews.
Good fit if: you want a stated price and a short timeline for strategy, identity and site.
Prime Design
Says it helps seed to Series A startups launch brands, products and websites. It sells one monthly subscription from $3,000 a month with unlimited requests, a dedicated senior team, Webflow development included, no contracts and cancel anytime, and takes some fixed-scope projects too. Its banner still says two spots for July 2026, so confirm it has room. It names Verta, Vitalis, Helixa Labs and Arcana in its work. It states no location, and we haven't checked its Clutch profile.
Good fit if: you want a design team on a flat monthly fee that you can stop.
Not a fit if: you want a single fixed-price project, because its main plan is a subscription.
Webstacks
Says it helps teams from Series A to IPO, with web design, design systems, branding, motion and CRO next to a composable Next.js and Vercel stack. It states no location, and its Clutch profile says San Diego. It publishes no price. Its site shows 4.8 on G2, and Clutch shows 5.0 from 3 reviews, a $10,000+ minimum project size and $200 to $300 an hour. Named clients include Calendly, Gong, Fireworks AI and Solana.
Good fit if: you're a funded B2B company with a marketing team that will run the site, and you want a composable build.
Not a fit if: you want a price or a timeline before the first call.
What changes at Series A?
Your brand and site now have to talk to enterprise buyers and recruits, so design the parts they see first. Compare what each price covers, not only the number.
| Your situation | Design this first | Leave for later |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise buyers asking for a security review | A site that looks like a company, not a side project | A full product redesign |
| Hiring your first marketer | A brand system the team can run | A new logo every year |
| Raising a Series B | A product and site that match your numbers | A rebrand mid-raise |
| The product has outgrown its first design | A design system for the core flows | Every screen at once |
Six questions to ask before you sign
- Which Series A clients can I speak to, and what did they spend?
- What do I own at the end, and how is it handed to my team?
- Who does the work, and how senior are they?
- Can the studio keep going after launch, and at what price?
- How long until the first thing is live?
- What's not included, and what would it cost to add?
Questions
How much does design cost for a Series A startup?
Three of the six studios publish a price. Prime Design starts at $3,000 a month, Metabrand at $15,000 for identity and $25,000 for identity plus a website, and DesignMe's fixed packages run from $15,000 to $35,000. Webstacks sets a $10,000+ minimum on Clutch, and Everything Design and Hexcode publish no price.
How long does a Series A brand and website take?
Everything Design quotes four to six weeks for brand, identity and a Webflow site, Metabrand says a rebrand takes three to four weeks, and DesignMe's packages run from 2 to 8 weeks.
Should a Series A startup hire a studio or an in-house designer?
A studio suits a defined brand or site job before a raise or launch, and an in-house hire suits ongoing work. Prime Design and DesignMe sit between the two with monthly plans, from $3,000 and $5,400 a month, and both let you stop.
Can one studio do brand, website and product?
Yes. DesignMe sells brand, site and MVP design in one package, Prime Design lists brand identity, websites and apps, and we do all three.
Do these studios say they work with Series A startups?
Yes, each names the stage on its own site. Everything Design says Series A and Series B founders, Metabrand and Prime Design say seed to Series A, Webstacks says Series A to IPO and DesignMe says pre-seed to Series B. We say seed to Series B.
Why isn't this list ranked?
Because we're on it. Ranking a list we compete in would tell you more about us than about the studios. So it's alphabetical, with the facts we could check.
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