Get Backed By The World's Most Ambitious Designers.
Connect with *top tier designers who'll invest up to $100k in design work in exceptional early stage companies, in return for equity.
Connect With Your Design LeaderWhy Design Capital?
TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT
We have a network of senior-level designers across brand, visual, product and web design, with years of experience working with some of the most successful startups across Africa and the emerging market at large.
MAKE THE SEARCH EASY
You get to choose from our pool of seasoned designers, and we also offer pairing recommendations between designers and startups. No more long months, asking for recommendations from friends, Twitter, and family.
SIMPLIFY THE ENGAGEMENT
Straightforward contracts and agreements that work for the startup and designer.
NOT MORE THAN 4.48% IN EQUITY
Designers on Design Capital provide design services worth 20,000 USD to 100,000 USD, and never take more than 4.48% in equity.
The best designers, Period.
Connect with *top tier designers who'll invest up to $100k in design work in exceptional early stage companies, in return for equity.
Seyi Olusanya
Seyi is the Co-Founder of Dá Design Studio, a brand identity design studio in Nigeria. Being in the design industry for over 11 years, he has a vast knowledge base in several design and production niches. He studied Architecture and has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Design from the University of Lagos.
He’s an award-winning designer, loves to give talks, participates in workshops in his “free” time and is very passionate about impacting and contributing to the Nigerian design community.
Mitchelle Chibundu
Mitchelle, AKA “the designer babe,” is a Product Designer based in London, United Kingdom.
She is passionate about designing products people love and trust and skilled at collaborating with the business and her product team to build intuitive and inclusive solutions iteratively. She also loves to teach people about product design.
Kolapo Oni
Kolapo is a Web Experience Designer & Developer based in Lagos, Nigeria, passionate about interactive design, aesthetics & smooth UIs.
He has objectively good taste in music, and he takes great shots on VSCO. He also curates niceties (majorly illustrations & interior design images) on Pinterest.
Currently, he works on the design team at Flutterwave and is a member of the Awwwards Young Jury.
Nemi Banigo
Seyi is the Co-Founder of Dá Design Studio, a brand identity design studio in Nigeria. Being in the design industry for over 11 years, he has a vast knowledge base in several design and production niches. He studied Architecture and has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Design from the University of Lagos.
He’s an award-winning designer, loves to give talks, participates in workshops in his “free” time and is very passionate about impacting and contributing to the Nigerian design community.
It's a 3 step process
GETTING ON BOARD
We evaluate the startup and make sure they're a good fit. We welcome them on board if they are.
PAIRING
To facilitate the pairing stage we collect a deposit finders fee of
$500, this will be completely refunded if the startup doesn't get
engaged with a designer.
We identify the start- up's needs and pair them with an interested
designer(s) who fits. The startup chooses the designer to proceed
with.
ENGAGEMENT
Terms are documented and the agreement between designer and startup is settled.