A design agency for Series B startups designs the brand, product or website for a company that is scaling, with more customers, more teams and a backlog of design debt. Where the studios below show a minimum, it runs from $10,000+ to $100,000+, and Wavespace publishes a price from $2,200 a month.
Revenue is growing and so is the team. The site says one thing, the product says another, and three people have built three different button styles. A new head of design has asked for a system. 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 B startups, or a stage range that includes Series B, 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. Where a studio's own page says a range such as "Series A to IPO", we counted it. Prices, minimums, ratings and client names come from each studio's own site or Clutch profile.
The six studios at a glance
One of the six publishes a price. Four show a minimum, on Clutch or on their own site, and Hexcode shows none.
| Studio | Based | Best for | Price signal (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hexcode (us) | Indore, India | Brand, site and product, sprint by sprint | Not published |
| Lazarev | San Francisco | Late-seed to Series B SaaS and AI | Clutch minimum $100,000+, $100 to $149/hr |
| Parallel | San Francisco and Bangalore | Product teams from seed to Series B and beyond | Clutch minimum $10,000+, $50 to $99/hr |
| Ramotion | San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, per its footer | Brand and product from a larger studio | Minimum $50,000 per project, $150 to $199/hr |
| Wavespace | Not stated, lists offices in 10 countries | Ongoing design on a monthly subscription | Design subscriptions from $2,200/mo, Webflow builds not priced |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hexcode (us) | Profile, no reviews yet | Serval, LlamaIndex, Haven |
| Lazarev | 5.0 (19 reviews) | Accern, Elva, Pika AI, VT.news |
| Parallel | 4.8 | UrbanPiper, Enchanting Travels, Inhouse |
| Ramotion | Profile exists, no rating shown | Netflix, Stripe, Descript, Flatfile |
| Wavespace | 4.9 (250+ reviews, per its site) | Kodezi, Delve, Recruitly, Cerebra |
| 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 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
Hexcode (us)
A 15-person studio in Indore, founded in 2020, with US overlap until 1pm PT. We work with startups from seed to Series B, so ask us for Series B references, and our clients page shows who backs them: Sequoia and Redpoint for Serval, Norwest and Greylock for LlamaIndex, and a16z for Haven. We run brand, website and product design in two-week sprints with a demo each Friday. 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.
Lazarev
A San Francisco studio, with a Mountain View address on its page. It says most clients are late-seed to Series B SaaS and AI companies, and lists Accern, Elva, VT.news and Pika AI among its AI work. Its website design covers custom systems and Webflow, and it also offers product design and branding. It publishes no price. Clutch shows 5.0 from 19 reviews, a $100,000+ minimum project size and $100 to $149 an hour.
Good fit if: you're a funded SaaS or AI company and want a studio with AI launches behind it.
Not a fit if: your budget is under its $100,000+ Clutch minimum.
Parallel
Offices in San Francisco and Bangalore, per its site. Its homepage sorts its work into three stages: seed to Series A, Series B and beyond, and new bets inside big companies. It describes forward-deployed design and engineering teams and publishes no price. Its Clutch profile shows a $10,000+ minimum and a 4.8 rating.
Good fit if: you want a team that can stay with you through Series B and beyond.
Ramotion
Offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, per its footer. Its startup UI/UX page lists SaaS UX/UI as best for Series A and Series B software platforms, and its client list includes Netflix, Stripe, Descript and Flatfile. Its startup page states a $50,000 minimum per project and $150 to $199 an hour, and it shows no rating. Ask which of its clients were at your stage.
Good fit if: you want a larger studio with a long client list, covering brand, web and product in one place.
Not a fit if: your budget is under its $50,000 minimum.
Wavespace
Says it has served companies from seed to Series B since 2019. Its pricing page lists design subscriptions from $2,200 a month, and its FAQ says the Brand Starter Pack begins at $2,200 and the Brand Growth Pack at $4,400. It lists offices in 10 countries and no single headquarters. Its site shows a 4.9 rating from 250+ reviews, and its Clutch profile shows 4.9 from 16.
Good fit if: you want a published monthly price for ongoing design work.
Not a fit if: you need a Webflow build included, because its pricing page doesn't list development as included.
Webstacks
Its site lists Next.js and Vercel in the composable stack it has experts in, next to web design, design systems, branding, motion and CRO, and says it helps teams from Series A to IPO. 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 B?
The job shifts from making one thing look right to keeping many things consistent, so design the system before more screens. Compare what each price covers, not only the number.
| Your situation | Design this first | Leave for later |
|---|---|---|
| Many teams shipping UI | A shared design system | More one-off screens |
| The site and product tell different stories | One brand, then the site and product on it | Separate redesigns |
| Entering a new market or product line | A brand architecture and a landing page | A full rebrand |
| Hiring a head of design | A short audit to set priorities | A long retainer before they arrive |
Six questions to ask before you sign
- Which Series B clients can I speak to, and what did they spend?
- Who will work on this, and how senior are they?
- How do you work with our in-house designers and engineers?
- What do we own at the end, and how is it handed to our team?
- What does the first month produce?
- What's not included, and what would it cost to add?
Questions
How much does design cost for a Series B startup?
Only Wavespace publishes a price, from $2,200 a month for design subscriptions. The rest show a minimum: Parallel and Webstacks $10,000+ on Clutch, Ramotion $50,000 per project on its own site and Lazarev $100,000+ on Clutch. A minimum isn't a quote, so ask for one.
Should a Series B startup hire a studio or grow an in-house team?
A studio suits a defined job like a design system, a rebrand or a site, and an in-house team suits daily product work. Some studios sit between the two: Parallel describes forward-deployed design and engineering teams, and Wavespace sells monthly design subscriptions.
Do these studios say they work with Series B startups?
Yes, each names the stage or a range that includes it. Lazarev says late-seed to Series B, Wavespace seed to Series B, Ramotion lists Series A and Series B platforms, Parallel sorts its work into Series B and beyond, and Webstacks says Series A to IPO. We say seed to Series B.
Can one studio do brand, website and product?
Yes. Lazarev offers website design, product design and branding, Ramotion covers brand, web and app, Webstacks lists web design, design systems and branding, and we do all three.
How do I check a studio has worked at my stage?
Ask for clients that were at Series B when they hired it. The client names on this list come from each studio's own site and don't show funding stage.
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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