We are a design and build studio of twelve. We take a small number of startups at a time and stay with them from the first idea to the launch, and usually well past it.
- Founded
- 2019
- In London, by two people and one client.
- Years operating
- 7
- Independent the whole time. No holding group.
- Products shipped
- 64
- Brands, sites and apps that went live.
- Clients
- 41
- From pre-seed to Series C.
- People
- 12
- Every one of them senior. No juniors on client work.
- Time zones
- 5
- London to Lahore to Lisbon, with overlap every day.
- Clients who came back
- 72%
- For a second project, or a retainer.
- Raised after launch
- $480M
- By clients, on the work we made with them.
01How we started
Two designers, one client, and a brief that would not fit a template.
stuudio started in 2019 as two people who kept being asked to do the brand, the site and the product for the same founders, and kept handing the build to someone else. The work was better when it stayed in one room, so we brought it into one.
Seven years on we are twelve, spread across five time zones, and the model is the one we started with: one senior team that designs it and builds it, working directly with the people who founded the company.
What we hold to
- Few at a timeFour or five clients at once, never more. A studio that is always open is a studio that is not busy.Since day one
- Seniors onlyThe people on the call are the people doing the work. Nothing is handed down.Since day one
- Design and codeThe designer and the engineer sit on one project, so what ships is what was drawn.Since 2021
- Stay after launchMost of our work is second projects and retainers. We would rather keep a client than win a new one.Since 2022
Trusted by funded teams
Designed the Dream mobile app, and the W.AI product and website.Three years on Sellix: the brand, the product and the website.Branded Arkade for Ark Labs, and built its website and launch video.Designed and built the BitGPT website.Websites for Jockey and Rodeo, the Rodeo product, and both launch videos.The PREM brand, its website, and the Prem Studio product.The Avior brand, product and website, and the video it launched with.Placeholder: what we did for Hologram, in one line.The years so far
Seven years, from a shared desk to a studio of twelve. The short version.
Work with us2019
Founded in London. The first client is a fintech that needs a name, a brand and a site in six weeks.
Founded2020
The first retainer, and the first hire. We learn to run a studio remotely before everyone else has to.
3 people2021
Engineering comes in house. From here every project is designed and built by the same team.
Design and build2022
Web3 and AI clients arrive in the same year. Launch videos become a service of their own.
7 people2023
Product design for funded startups becomes most of the work. Our first client passes Series B.
Product2024
A studio in Lahore opens beside London. The team works across two ends of the day.
Two studios2025
Fifty products shipped. More than half of the year's work comes from clients we already had.
50 shipped2026
Twelve people, five time zones, and still taking a few projects at a time.
Now
Twelve people, all of them senior
- Sam CarterFounder, design directorLondon, since 2019
- Maya OkaforFounder, brandLondon, since 2019
- Daniyal ShahDesign engineerLahore, since 2020
- Ines DuarteEngineering leadLisbon, since 2021
- Sofia LindqvistProduct designerStockholm, since 2021
- Ahmed RazaFront-end engineerLahore, since 2022
- Clara WeissMotion designerBerlin, since 2022
- Omar HaddadBrand designerLondon, since 2023
- Priya NairProduct designerLisbon, since 2023
- Hassan AliFront-end engineerLahore, since 2024
- Lea MartinProducerLondon, since 2024
- Noah Evans3D and motionBerlin, since 2025
Questions about the studio
How long have you been around?
Since 2019. Seven years, independent the whole time, and the same two founders still run the studio.
Where are you based?
London and Lahore, with people in Lisbon, Berlin and Stockholm. Every project has at least four hours of overlap with the client's day.
How big is the team?
Twelve people: designers, engineers, a motion team and a producer. We have stayed small on purpose.
Are you a network of freelancers?
No. Everyone who works on your project is on the team, and has been for years in most cases.
How many clients do you take at once?
Four or five. It is why our availability line says what it says, and why we sometimes ask a team to wait a month.
Are you hiring?
Rarely, and only senior people. If that is you, write to us with the work you are proudest of.