Friendly
Offers senior product designers on fractional or full-time retainers and says it is trusted by YC-, Bloomberg Beta- and Techstars-backed firms.
studios · updated 2026-09-28 · alphabetical — too few studios to rank fairly
design agencies that work with Techstars startups
Studios that say they work with Techstars-backed companies.
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. Fewer than five studios qualify, so this list is alphabetical and unranked until the data grows; we place ourselves at #2 by choice. 3 studios. 2 publish a starting price; the rest are estimated. Public starting prices run $2,200–$12,000.
| Studio | Based | Model | From (USD) | Clutch | YC clients named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Remote | Retainer | — | — | 0 |
| Outpace Studios | Dubai, UAE | Project / retainer | $12,000 | — | 0 |
| Wavespace | San Francisco, USA | Project | $2,200 | 4.9 · 16 | 0 |
* not published by the studio; estimate from public quotes or Clutch minimum project size. Clutch = rating · review count.
The studios
Outpace Studios
New studio for VC-backed startups publishing a $12k/month retainer and $16k fixed sprints. Site did not respond on 2026-09-28; data from an earlier fetch.
Wavespace
Publishes a brand starter pack from $2,200; says it is trusted by YC, a16z and Sequoia portfolio firms; team largely in Dhaka.
Questions
Can a studio outside my country work with my startup?
Most studios on this list work remotely with clients across the US, UK, Europe and Australia. What to check: named clients in your market, a contract entity you can pay in your currency, IP assignment in the contract, and working hours that overlap yours.
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 Prices are the lowest the studio publishes; unpublished ones are estimates from public quotes and marked.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