Can you work inside our existing team?

Yes. We join your Slack, your standups if you want us there, your repository and your ticketing tool. Your product lead sets the priorities; we plan sprints with them and ship through your review and release process.

Which technologies do you work with?

Next.js, React and TypeScript on the web, React Native or native code for mobile, NestJS and Laravel on the backend, PostgreSQL for data, and headless CMSs such as Payload and Sanity. If your stack is different, tell us on the first call and we'll say honestly whether we're the right fit.

How big is the team you provide?

Usually a senior designer plus the developers your roadmap needs. We're a studio of thirteen, so the people you meet are the people who stay on your product, not a rotating bench.

Do you design as well as develop?

Yes, and that's the point. Product design, UX research and the design system come from the same team that writes the code, so nothing gets lost between a Figma file and production.

A first version is one fixed fee for the agreed scope. Ongoing work runs on a monthly retainer sized to the team you need, which you can scale up, down or stop with notice.

You do, from the first commit. Everything lives in your repository and accounts and is documented as we go, so you can hire your own engineers later without a rewrite.

What about time zones?

We plan around your working hours, wherever you are, and keep a daily overlap for standups and reviews. Most of the work happens asynchronously in your tools, so nobody waits a day for an answer.

Services / Product development

An
external
product
team
for
startups

Book a discovery call Get a proposal

Design, frontend, backend, APIs, databases and AI features from one senior team that works inside your product.

Build the first version with us, or bring us into your team to move the roadmap faster. We work in your repository, your Slack and your sprints, and the code is yours from the first commit.

Part
of
your
team
from
the
first
sprint

We pick up your product where it is today, get to know the decisions behind it and start shipping in the first weeks.

From then on we work in your tools and at your pace, with the same people on your product every week.

Four
ways
to
start

Pick the one that fits where your product is today. Many teams start with one and stay for another.

Build
the
first
version

An MVP or a new product as one fixed fee project: discovery, design, build and launch, with the scope agreed before we start.

Extend
your
team

A senior designer and developers join your sprints on a monthly basis, take work from your backlog and ship through your review and release process.

Take
over
an
existing
product

Built by an agency or a team that has moved on? We start with a code review, fix what slows you down and keep shipping while we do.

Add
AI
to
what
you
have

Agents, assistants, search that understands intent and MCP connectors, built into your product. More on our custom AI development.

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What
we
cover

Product design: research, UX, interfaces and a design system in Figma.
Web frontends in Next.js, React and TypeScript.
Mobile apps in React Native or fully native for iOS and Android.
Backends and APIs on NestJS or Laravel, with PostgreSQL behind them.
Data modelling, database design and performance work on an existing schema.
Integrations with payments, CRMs, ERPs and the third party APIs your product depends on.

Already have a codebase? We work in your repository, follow your conventions and go through your code review.

How
it
works

Team: Senior designers and developers
Rhythm: Weekly sprints and demos
Hours: Overlap with your working day
Ownership: Your repository from day one

From
first
call
to
steady
delivery

The first weeks are about earning your trust with real work, not slides.

Intro and code walkthrough
A call about the product, the roadmap and the team. If there is code, we read it before we propose anything, so the plan is based on what is really there.
A first real piece of work
We start with one feature or fix, shipped to production. It shows you how we work and shows us how your team works.
Steady delivery
Weekly sprints with demos, planned with your product lead. Design and engineering move together, so features arrive designed, built and tested.
The long run, or a clean handover
Keep us for as long as the roadmap needs it, or move the work to your own hires with documentation and a proper handover.

Products we've built

WeChange website homepage shown on a desktop monitor

Pannon Turfgrass

Rebranding Hungary’s largest sod producer from logo to logistics app.

Bernhard HegyiManaging director at Pannon Turfgrass Kft.

From teams we've stayed with

Designatives came up with a great new logo and did an excellent job redesigning our website and our whole branding material. We extended our collaboration to software development, and our clients especially love the B2B online ordering system.

Before you bring us in

: Yes. We join your Slack, your standups if you want us there, your repository and your ticketing tool. Your product lead sets the priorities; we plan sprints with them and ship through your review and release process.
: Next.js, React and TypeScript on the web, React Native or native code for mobile, NestJS and Laravel on the backend, PostgreSQL for data, and headless CMSs such as Payload and Sanity. If your stack is different, tell us on the first call and we'll say honestly whether we're the right fit.
: Usually a senior designer plus the developers your roadmap needs. We're a studio of thirteen, so the people you meet are the people who stay on your product, not a rotating bench.
: Yes, and that's the point. Product design, UX research and the design system come from the same team that writes the code, so nothing gets lost between a Figma file and production.
: A first version is one fixed fee for the agreed scope. Ongoing work runs on a monthly retainer sized to the team you need, which you can scale up, down or stop with notice.
: You do, from the first commit. Everything lives in your repository and accounts and is documented as we go, so you can hire your own engineers later without a rewrite.
: We plan around your working hours, wherever you are, and keep a daily overlap for standups and reviews. Most of the work happens asynchronously in your tools, so nobody waits a day for an answer.

Tell
us
where
you
need
help

A few lines on the product, where it is today and what's next on the roadmap. We reply within one working day, or you can book a discovery call straight away.

Designatives is a design and technology agency in Budapest. We design and build brands, websites and digital products for startups and global brands across Europe, the UK and the US.

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An external product team for startups

Part of your team from the first sprint

Four ways to start

Build the first version

Extend your team

Take over an existing product

Add AI to what you have

What we cover

How it works

From first call to steady delivery

Intro and code walkthrough

A first real piece of work

Steady delivery

The long run, or a clean handover