1. Outcrowd
US/Ukraine studio claiming $300M raised by clients after its design work; Clutch lists a $5k+ minimum and a $50–99/hr rate.
studios · updated 2026-09-28 · ordered by public starting price
54 design agencies for seed-stage startups
Studios whose starting prices sit in the $5,000–25,000 band that a seed round can fund without a full-time hire.
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 public 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. 54 studios. 12 publish a starting price; the rest are estimated. Public starting prices run $5,000–$25,000.
Showing the top 25 of 54 by public starting price.
| Studio | Based | Model | From (USD) | Clutch | YC clients named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcrowd | Oakland Park, USA | Project | $5,000* | 4.9 · 78 | 0 |
| non boring.gg that’s us · placed, not ranked | Bengaluru, India | Project | $20,000 | — | 0 |
| Roud Studio | Warsaw, Poland | Project | $5,000* | 5.0 · 43 | 0 |
| Studio Ubique | Zwolle, Netherlands | Project / retainer | $5,000* | 4.9 · 14 | 0 |
| Tentackles | Bengaluru, India | Project | $5,000* | 4.8 · 10 | 0 |
| Klutch Studio | London, UK | Project / retainer | $5,000* | 5.0 · 8 | 0 |
| Yellowchalk Design | Bengaluru, India | Project | $5,000* | 5.0 · 7 | 0 |
| Taqwah | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Project | $5,000* | 4.9 · 6 | 0 |
| Moken | Conwy, UK | Project / retainer | $5,000* | — | 0 |
| Eleken | Ukraine (remote) | Monthly retainer | $6,000 | 4.9 · 60 | 0 |
| Superside | Remote (global) | Subscription | $6,000 | 4.8 · 40 | 0 |
| PIXELUP LABS | Bengaluru, India | Project / retainer | $6,000 | — | 0 |
| Foundey | Remote | Retainer | $6,000 | — | 2 |
| Stan Vision | Sofia, Bulgaria | Project | $8,000* | 5.0 · 20 | 0 |
| Groto | Bengaluru, India | Project / retainer | $8,000* | 5.0 · 15 | 1 |
| Halo Lab | Ukraine / Estonia | Project | $10,000* | 4.9 · 100 | 0 |
| Phenomenon Studio | Ukraine / remote | Project / retainer | $10,000* | 4.9 · 90 | 1 |
| Flow Ninja | Belgrade, Serbia | Project / retainer | $10,000* | 4.9 · 56 | 0 |
| Excited | Lviv, Ukraine | Project | $10,000* | 5.0 · 56 | 0 |
| Veza Digital | Toronto, Canada | Project / retainer | $10,000* | 4.9 · 45 | 0 |
| Lollypop Design Studio | Bengaluru, India | Project / retainer | $10,000* | 4.7 · 43 | 0 |
| UX Studio | Budapest, Hungary | Project / retainer | $10,000* | 5.0 · 41 | 0 |
| Fireart Studio | Warsaw, Poland | Project / retainer | $10,000* | 4.9 · 40 | 0 |
| Adam Fard UX Studio | New York, USA | Project / retainer | $10,000* | 5.0 · 34 | 0 |
| Bricx | New Delhi / Gurgaon, India (site lists San Francisco) | Retainer / project | $10,000 | 5.0 · 32 | 4 |
* not published by the studio; estimate from public quotes or Clutch minimum project size. Clutch = rating · review count.
The studios
2. non boring.gg — that’s us (placed here by choice)
That's us. New studio; no third-party reviews yet — judge us on the work.
3. Roud Studio
Small Warsaw/Stockholm web studio (2–9 staff); Clutch min $5k+, mostly WordPress/Shopify work.
4. Studio Ubique
Dutch agency with a second office in Zirakpur, India (not Bangalore); Clutch min $5k+, mainly WordPress.
5. Tentackles
Publishes the Bangalore UI/UX agencies list that ranks.
6. Klutch Studio
London SaaS branding studio claiming 25+ tech brands launched and £70M raised by clients; RevenueCat is listed as a client.
7. Yellowchalk Design
Boutique Bengaluru/Singapore UI/UX studio citing EY, Intel, HackerRank and Hevo as clients; Clutch min $5k+.
8. Taqwah
Bangladesh/UK SaaS UI/UX agency that also sells Webflow templates; Clutch min $5k+, $25–49/hr.
9. Moken
North Wales studio positioned as a design partner for startup MVPs; $5k+ minimum is from Eleken's list.
10. Eleken
Dedicated designer subscription; strong SaaS focus.
11. Superside
Enterprise-leaning creative subscription.
12. PIXELUP LABS
Publishes $15k brand sprints, $25k–40k brand plus site and $6k/month retainers; names Greptile, Reducto and Bland as clients.
13. Foundey
States $6k–7k/month with no long-term commitment and a 2-week pilot sprint; names YC clients Sero AI and Athina. YC clients named: Sero AI (S23), Athina (W23).
14. Stan Vision
Ranks for 'SaaS design agency' and Webflow lists.
15. Groto
Bangalore studio; 'UX agency for startups' guide framed around Demo Day. YC clients named: Ion Design (W24).
16. Halo Lab
Very large Clutch review base.
17. Phenomenon Studio
Large Clutch review base; SaaS design agency page ranks. YC clients named: YC-backed case studies (unnamed).
18. Flow Ninja
Serbian/US Webflow agency naming Upwork, Checkout.com and Andela; Clutch lists founding as 2019, while the site references 2015.
19. Excited
Ukraine/Estonia UX studio with 4 Red Dot awards; Clutch min $10k+, $50–99/hr.
20. Veza Digital
Webflow agency claiming 500+ site migrations to Webflow; Clutch min $10k+, $150–199/hr.
21. Lollypop Design Studio
Terralogic-owned studio with 180+ staff across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, the US, Dubai and Vietnam; Clutch min $10k+, $25–49/hr.
22. UX Studio
Budapest B2B SaaS UX firm with embedded teams and a free 5-day trial; named clients include Cisco, Netflix and CrowdStrike.
23. Fireart Studio
Warsaw design and development studio naming Crunchbase, Pipedrive, Bolt and Replicant as clients; Clutch min $10k+.
24. Adam Fard UX Studio
NY/Berlin UX studio offering an unlimited subscription, fixed-price projects and audits; Clutch min $10k+.
25. Bricx
$10k+/month retainers; publishes ~400 'best agencies' pages ranking itself #1. YC clients named: Writesonic (S21), Collectwise (F24), Gigacatalyst (X26), Gigamind (S26).
Questions
How much should a pre-seed startup spend on design?
Enough to get a credible site and a usable v1 — typically $5,000–20,000 in total across a year. Subscriptions let you spread it; project studios let you stop.
When should a startup hire its first designer instead of an agency?
When design is a weekly need and you can pay $110–160k base (US) or the local equivalent. Before that, a studio or a fractional designer (Eleken from $4,599/mo, Friendly, Studio Contrast) is cheaper and faster to start.
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