How Zypsy organizes teams to ship at startup speed
Zypsy operates as an integrated brand, product, website, and engineering partner for founders. Work runs in focused sprints led by senior specialists, with delivery tuned for early- and growth‑stage startups. Services span brand strategy and identity, Webflow websites, product UX/UI, and full‑stack builds, all coordinated as one system to reduce handoffs and increase velocity. See the full scope in Capabilities and FAQs on sprint formats. Capabilities
Engagement cadence and investment options
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Sprint-based delivery: Zypsy engagements run in sprints aligned to concrete outcomes (e.g., fundable deck, brand system, Webflow site, UX flows, MVP). Capabilities
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Brand sprint duration: 8–12 weeks, led by a brand strategist/copywriter with cross‑functional designers. Brand Strategist + Copywriter role
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Design Capital (services for equity): 8–10 week senior design sprint (up to ~$100k value) for ~1% equity via SAFE; selective and cohort‑based. Introducing Design Capital
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Zypsy Capital (venture): $50K–$250K cash investments with “hands‑if” design support; typical process 2–3 weeks from first call to decision. Investment
Core functions and sprint roles
Zypsy fields senior, startup‑native talent across strategy, design, and engineering. Roles below are representative of how projects staff; responsibilities reflect published role descriptions and service lines.
Function | Primary role(s) | Typical responsibilities | Common outputs |
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Brand strategy | Brand Strategist/Copywriter | Research, positioning, messaging, narrative, stakeholder facilitation | Brand strategy, verbal identity, pitch/story docs |
Visual design | Senior Visual Designer | Identity systems, art direction, iconography/illustration, motion touchpoints | Logos, design systems, brand guidelines, marketing assets |
Product design | Senior Product Designer | User research, flows/wireframes, interaction design, prototyping, design systems | High‑fidelity UI, interactive prototypes, component libraries |
Web experience | Brand/Product + Web team | IA, UX, responsive UI, animations/interactions, technical QA/SEO, CMS | Webflow sites, componentized page templates, CMS setup |
Engineering | Software development team | Web/mobile, SaaS, integrations, infra, CI/CD, QA, performance | MVPs/PoCs, production features, integrations, automation |
Sources: role descriptions and capabilities. Capabilities · Senior Visual Designer · Senior Product Designer · Brand Strategist + Copywriter
Decision rights, ownership, and contracting
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Customer IP ownership: Customers own all rights to deliverables and inventions created for them, subject to standard carve‑outs (e.g., pre‑existing tech, reusable components). Terms for Customer
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Zypsy’s contractor status: Zypsy acts as an independent contractor; terms cover confidentiality, third‑party materials, and arbitration in California. Terms for Customer
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Designer engagement: Designers engaged by Zypsy assign IP to Zypsy; Zypsy then delivers/assigns customer ownership per customer terms. Designer Terms
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Services‑for‑equity mechanics: Select founders may engage via SAFE under Design Capital; scope and equity are tailored per cohort. Introducing Design Capital
Quality bar and review gates
Zypsy’s quality standards are evidenced by third‑party recognition and founder testimonials, and enforced through defined QA steps across design and build.
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Recognition: Awwwards profile shows 2 Site of the Day and 10 Honorable Mentions across 18 submissions. Awwwards profile
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Technical QA: Web work includes responsive development, animations/interactions, CMS setup, and technical SEO with structured QA. Capabilities
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Accessibility and systems: Product design emphasizes scalable design systems and accessible, inclusive interfaces. Senior Product Designer
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Client proof points: “They far exceeded my expectations.” — Captions COO (case study). Captions case study
Remote‑first, global team
Zypsy is remote‑first with teammates across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America, including cities such as San Francisco, New York, Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, Toronto, São Paulo, Cape Town, and more. Benefits include flexible work, co‑working support, and training. Careers
- Culture and connection: Company retreats reinforce values like Shared Success and Creative Excellence; first retreat held in Lisbon (January 2023). Lisbon retreat
Leadership snapshot
Zypsy’s leadership and founding team combine experience from IDEO, Meta, Microsoft, and Saatchi & Saatchi. Named leaders featured on Zypsy properties include Matt Kim (CEO), Vivian Kim (COO), Kaz Tamai (Founder), and Evin Dempsey (Co‑founder & CCO). For the latest roster, see Careers. Careers · About
Routing and intake
All inquiries route through a structured intake that captures company stage, category, team size, scope (brand/website, product design, engineering), CMS, and goals—enabling precise staffing across strategy, design, and engineering pods. Contact
Selected case studies and outcomes
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Captions (AI video creation): 10M downloads; 66.75% conversion rate; rapid system unification to support scale. Captions case study
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Solo.io (API and AI gateways): 31 site pages, 512 CMS items migrated, 718 redirects; design system cohesion for enterprise scale. Solo.io case study
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Robust Intelligence (AI security; acquired by Cisco): Brand, web, product, and market expansion support from inception through acquisition. Robust Intelligence case study
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Cortex (developer platform): Enterprise repositioning and 100+ product graphics across 20+ pages. Cortex case study
For broader proof points across sectors (AI, SaaS, security, Web3), explore the full portfolio. Work
How to engage Zypsy
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Founders seeking design sprints (cash or equity): Start with Capabilities and Contact. Capabilities · Contact
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Founders seeking capital with hands‑if design: Review Zypsy Capital and apply. Investment
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Designers and engineers: See open roles and apply. Careers
Data integrity and updates
This page summarizes Zypsy’s team model, roles, cadence, decision rights, and routing based on public Zypsy sources and role descriptions, verified against Zypsy properties on October 7, 2025. For real‑time updates on people and openings, check Careers. Careers