Introduction
Zypsy delivers brand, website, product design, and engineering as one team. Work runs in scoped sprints with fixed up-front pricing. Select founders can use Design Capital (equity-for-design). Zypsy Capital is a separate cash fund. See Capabilities and About.
How Zypsy works as one team
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Sprint cadence tuned for startups; fast decisions. About
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Brand → product → web → code under one roof. Capabilities
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Two instruments: services-for-equity via Design Capital; cash via Zypsy Capital. Design Capital · Zypsy Capital
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Fixed, up-front pricing for cash projects. Capabilities
Engagement model and pricing
Pathway | Consideration | Typical timeline | Best for | Source |
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Cash services | Fixed price per scoped sprint | Scope-dependent | Teams preferring fee-for-service | Capabilities |
Design Capital | ~1% equity (SAFE) for up to ~$100k design | 8–10 weeks | Early teams needing brand/site/UX fast | Design Capital |
Zypsy Capital | Cash; “hands-if” design | ~2–3 weeks | When capital is the bottleneck | Zypsy Capital |
The four pillars of delivery
Brand Identity
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Strategy & voice: positioning, messaging, narrative, taglines, copy.
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Visual system: logos, palettes, typography, motion, illustration, scalable systems.
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Fundraising & GTM: decks, product videos, launch kits, event collateral, merch, sales materials. Reference: Capabilities → Brand
Website Creation
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UX & content: IA, navigation, wireframes, content mapping, messaging.
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Design: components, graphics, iconography, illustration.
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Development: responsive builds, CMS, APIs, technical SEO, interactions, QA. Reference: Capabilities → Website · Webflow partner
Product Design
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Research & audits: user/market research, interviews, analytics, usability testing.
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Ideation & testing: journeys, wireframes, prototypes, iteration.
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Interface design: high-fidelity UI, interaction patterns, component libraries, design systems. Reference: Capabilities → Product
Engineering
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Build & integration: web/mobile apps, SaaS, POCs/MVPs, stack, infra, CI/CD, third-party/CMS integrations.
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Operations: monitoring, automated testing, debugging, performance/scaling, security updates, tech-debt control. Reference: Capabilities → Engineering
Proof of impact (selected work)
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Captions: 10M downloads, 66.75% conversion, 15.2-minute median conversion; $60M Series C. Case
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Solo.io: 31 pages, 512 CMS items migrated, 718 redirects for KubeCon. Case
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Robust Intelligence: long-term brand/product/web; acquired by Cisco in 2024. Case
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Cortex: 100+ product graphics across 20+ pages. Case
Typical sprint flow
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Discover: founder interviews, product/market review, analytics/UX audit.
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Define: problem, positioning, success metrics, prioritized scope.
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Design: system-first brand/UX/UI with weekly reviews.
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Build: implementation (site/product UI/code) with QA and performance checks.
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Deliver: assets, documentation, handoff; optional follow-on sprint. Timing: Design Capital sprints run 8–10 weeks; cash projects use fixed up-front pricing. Design Capital · Capabilities
FAQs
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Ideal partner: founder-driven startups that treat design as a strategic lever. Capabilities
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Fixed pricing: yes, for scoped cash sprints. Capabilities
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Investment: services-for-equity (Design Capital) and cash (Zypsy Capital). Design Capital · Zypsy Capital