What is NUMI?
Getting high-quality design work shouldn't slow your startup down or drain your budget. You need designs that resonate, delivered at the speed your business operates. NUMI provides exactly that: a flexible subscription to a guild of vetted, world-class designers ready to embed directly into your team. Think of us as your dedicated design department, available on demand, without the overhead of full-time hires or the impersonal nature of traditional agencies. We help you bridge the gap between your vision and a polished, professional reality, ensuring your brand and product look exceptional.
Key Features
🎨 Access Unlimited Design Requests: Submit as many design tasks as you need, and your dedicated designer will tackle them one at a time. This allows for continuous progress across all your design fronts, from product UI to marketing collateral.
🤝 Collaborate Directly with Your Designer: Forget project managers or communication bottlenecks. You'll work directly with your NUMI designer via Slack or Zoom, just like an in-house team member, ensuring clear communication and faster iteration cycles.
🚀 Work with Vetted, Startup-Ready Talent: Our designers aren't just skilled; they understand the pace and demands of a startup environment. They're eager to contribute, move fast, and integrate seamlessly into your existing workflows and timezone.
✨ Cover a Wide Spectrum of Design Needs: Whether you need a polished mobile app interface, a compelling marketing website, engaging social media graphics, or a crisp pitch deck, NUMI designers have the versatility to handle it all. Check our full list [link or reference to section below] to see the breadth of services.
⭐ Benefit from Expert Oversight: While you collaborate directly, your designer's work is supported and reviewed by veteran design leaders (including our RISD alum co-founder). This ensures a high standard of quality and strategic thinking behind the execution.
⏱️ Launch Designs Significantly Faster: Get matched with a designer and start receiving work typically within days, not the weeks or months it takes to hire. Based on client experiences, this can be up to 60x faster than traditional recruitment.
💰 Optimize Your Design Spend: Access top-tier talent for approximately one-third the cost of a comparable full-time hire or agency engagement, making professional design accessible even for early-stage startups.
Use Cases
Launching Your MVP: You're nearing your product launch but need a professional user interface and onboarding flow designed quickly. You subscribe to NUMI, get matched with a product designer, collaborate directly on wireframes and high-fidelity mockups via Slack, iterate based on feedback, and get launch-ready designs within weeks, not months.
Scaling Marketing Efforts: Your startup is growing, and you need consistent, high-quality marketing assets to support campaigns. You use NUMI to create everything from social media ads and email graphics to landing page designs and sales collateral, ensuring brand consistency and freeing up your internal team to focus on strategy.
Preparing for Fundraising: You have a critical investor meeting approaching and need a standout pitch deck and potentially a website refresh to make the best impression. Your NUMI designer works closely with you to craft a compelling visual narrative, refine your branding, and deliver polished materials that instill confidence.
Conclusion
NUMI offers startups a smarter way to handle design. By providing direct access to vetted, collaborative designers on a flexible subscription, we remove the traditional barriers of cost, speed, and complexity. You get the dedicated support of an embedded designer who understands your product and goals, backed by expert oversight, ensuring you receive high-quality design work precisely when you need it. It's the speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness your growing company requires to succeed.





