1. Fireart Studio
Warsaw design and development studio naming Crunchbase, Pipedrive, Bolt and Replicant as clients; Clutch min $10k+.
studios · updated 2026-09-28 · ordered by Clutch reviews, then starting price
6 design agencies for climate tech startups
Studios with named climate and energy work.
Who wrote this: non boring.gg, a design studio that is also on this list. Every number is from the studio's own site or public directory profile on 2026-09-28; nothing is paid placement. Order is by Clutch reviews, then starting price — a rule stated up front — except that we place ourselves at #2 by choice, marked as such; judge us on the work, not the position. 6 studios. 0 publish a starting price; the rest are estimated. Public starting prices run $10,000–$25,000.
| Studio | Based | Model | From (USD) | Clutch | YC clients named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireart Studio | Warsaw, Poland | Project / retainer | $10,000* | 4.9 · 40 | 0 |
| f1Studioz | Bengaluru, India | Project / retainer | $25,000* | 4.9 · 26 | 0 |
| Refokus | New York, USA | Project | $25,000* | 5.0 · 10 | 0 |
| Friendly | Remote | Retainer | — | — | 0 |
| Semiotic Studio | Remote | Project / retainer | — | — | 0 |
| Studio Contrast | Bucharest, Romania | Project / retainer | — | — | 0 |
* not published by the studio; estimate from public quotes or Clutch minimum project size. Clutch = rating · review count.
The studios
2. f1Studioz
Enterprise UX studio naming Siemens Energy, NASDAQ, Darwinbox and OakNorth; 60% of Clutch reviewers are enterprise.
3. Refokus
Webflow Premium Partner claiming 62 awards; Clutch lists New York and Hamburg with a $25k+ minimum.
4. Friendly
Offers senior product designers on fractional or full-time retainers and says it is trusted by YC-, Bloomberg Beta- and Techstars-backed firms.
5. Semiotic Studio
Startup design partner with one-off and cancel-anytime retainer tiers; dollar prices not shown.
6. Studio Contrast
Fractional design partner offering retainers, fixed projects and a 2-week paid trial; claims clients raised $25M+.
Questions
Does a design agency need experience in my industry?
It helps most in regulated or workflow-heavy domains (fintech, healthcare, legal) where the constraints shape the product. For most SaaS the transferable skill is designing complex data and flows; ask for one comparable shipped product rather than a matching logo wall.
How much does a design agency cost for a startup?
From the public prices in our dataset: subscriptions run $999–6,000 a month; project studios start between $5,000 and $25,000; premium agencies (Clay, MetaLab, Milkinside) start at $100,000 and up. US agencies bill $100–149/hr on Clutch; Indian and Eastern European studios $25–49/hr. non boring.gg engagements average around $20,000.
How did you choose and order this list?
Inclusion: the studio publicly states it serves this segment or names clients in it. Ordering is the rule stated at the top of the page, applied the same to us as to everyone else. Prices are the lowest the studio publishes; unpublished ones are estimates from public quotes and marked. Clutch figures are read on the date shown. Corrections: atul@nonboring.gg.
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non boring.gg is a product and brand design studio in Bangalore, India, working with startups and tech companies across the US, Europe and Australia. Average engagement around $20,000. atul@nonboring.gg