Design firepower - without the full-time hire
Ascend is a co-op of product + brand designers who embed in B2B teams.
Ship faster, look sharper, stay lean
3 slot in May
Ready to climb?
Start with a conversation.
The 30 minute call -
What You Walk Away With
01 / About
Bridge the gap between agency polish and in-house speed
A senior talent co-op of multi-disciplinary designer who drive design projects from wireframe to full release.
[ CLIENTS ]
/ United nations, UNICEF,
PURPOSE, NETFLIX, HONEYWELL, BMW Group, ...
[ CLIENTS ]
/ United nations, UNICEF,
PURPOSE, NETFLIX, HONEYWELL, BMW Group, ...
[ RECOGNITION ]
/ If Design, IXDA,CANNES LION, KYOORIUS BluE ELEPHANT...
[ RECOGNITION ]
/ If Design, IXDA,CANNES LION, KYOORIUS BluE ELEPHANT...
[ IMPACT ]
/ Raised for our Clients
[ IMPACT ]
/ Raised for our Clients
[ THE HOW ]
Embedded - not outsourced.
We join your Slack, attend standups, work in your Files- By week three nobody can tell us apart from the team.
[ THE HOW ]
Embedded - not outsourced.
We join your Slack, attend standups, work in your Files- By week three nobody can tell us apart from the team.
[ OFFER ]
Skillsets
UX DESIGN
UI/UX
AI Prototyping
DESIGN SYSTEMS
ACCESSIBILITY
USER TESTING
B2B Enterprise
SaaS
AI Native
WEB DESIGN
CONTENT WRITING
CAMPAIGN
Creatives
BRANDING AND IDENTITY
ILLUSTRATIONS & Typography
MOTION Design
B2B Enterprise
FRAMER
NO CODE AND DEVELOPMENT
NATIVE AND RESPONSIVE APP/WEB
AIR TABLE
FRONT END
[ OFFER ]
Skillsets
UX DESIGN
UI/UX
AI Prototyping
DESIGN SYSTEMS
ACCESSIBILITY
USER TESTING
B2B Enterprise
SaaS
AI Native
WEB DESIGN
CONTENT WRITING
CAMPAIGN
Creatives
BRANDING AND IDENTITY
ILLUSTRATIONS & Typography
MOTION Design
B2B Enterprise
FRAMER
NO CODE AND DEVELOPMENT
NATIVE AND RESPONSIVE APP/WEB
AIR TABLE
FRONT END
02 / Services
Design that ships,
not design that sits.
Six capabilities, one partnership. Mix and match based on the problem - we scope to outcome, not headcount.
UX Design & Strategy
User Research
FLOWS
PROTOTYPES
AI Features
LLM UX
AGENTS
DASHBOARDS
Scalable Design Systems
TOKENS
COMPONENTS
DOCS
UI Design & Handoff
WCAG
RESPONSIVE
ANNOTED
Branding & Art Direction
IDENTITY
CAMPAIGN
STRATEGY
Creative Campaigns
SOCIAL
LAUNCHES
NARRATIVE
03 / Price
No guesswork on pricing -
Two plans, transparent rates.
SUMMIT
CLUB
Pick your route -
Both lead up.
One call - we look at your product, you look at our portfolio. If there's a fit, you pick a tier and we're in your Slack by Monday.
Base Camp
Brand/UX Audit (2-3 Weeks)
Most clients start here, then move to The Summit
$
2,800
↗
Heuristic evaluation across your key flows and brand touchpoints
↗
Competitor benchmarking
↗
1 Design Sprint - Workshop/Ideation sessions
↗
High Fidelity AI Prototypes
↗
Prioritised action report
The Summit
Monthly Design Partner Retainer
2 months minimum commitment
$
6,000
/Month
↗
Fractional design leadership embedded in your team
↗
UX design sprints and workshops, wireframes, High Fidelity AI Prototypes & no-code developement
↗
Brand: Visual design, designs systems, guidelines, campaigns
↗
Tailored for each level of your business
04 / How we work
Build for every stage
You've raised $50m+. You need a senior product designer in your triad to accelerate your roadmap. Today is
05 / MEET THE TEAM
Co-op of three -
no layers.
Six capabilities, one partnership. Mix and match based on the problem - we scope to outcome, not headcount.
Kinshuk Bose
Founder /
Lead Product Designer
Full-time designer, part-time PM - leads UX at Ascend. Overtime dog parent and drone pilot on the weekends.
Always on LinkedIn
Samya Ghosh
Co-OP Partner /
ART DIRECTOR & Design
Art director by title, systems thinker by habit. Led creative for orgs like UNICEF and Meta. Brings Cannes Lions energy and dad-joke timing to every project.
Soumya M
Co-op Partner /
Strategist & Content Writer
10 years of ads, from M&C Saatchi to Ogilvy's top table. Writes for BMW and Uber, wins pitches for Amazon and Domino's. English lit grad gone rogue.
